In celebration of Earth Day, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris invites Orange County residents to participate in numerous volunteer activities and events to clean up our coastlines and waterways, restore habitat, dispose of household and e-waste, and plant the seeds for our future.
April 22nd marks the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day. Let’s commit ourselves to being responsible stewards of the environment and improving the quality of life in our communities.
Please join your neighbors at the following events!
Saturday, April 15, 9-11 a.m.
Santa Ana-Delhi Channel, Mesa Dr. & Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris and Orange County Coastkeeper invite you to a river channel cleanup. You can prevent hundreds of pounds of trash from entering the marine environment.
Banning Ranch Conservancy - Fairview Park Habitat Restoration
Saturday, April 15, 9-11 a.m.
Fairview Park, 2525 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Banning Ranch Conservancy adopted an area of Fairview Park for habitat restoration. Get involved from start to finish for a yearlong process of restoration.
Earth Day at Quail Hill Community Center
Saturday, April 15, 11 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
39 Shady Canyon Dr., Irvine, CA 92603
Visit Quail Hill Community Center to enjoy guided hikes, a compost demo, interactive activities offered by the City of Irvine and partner agencies.
Tustin Household and E-Waste Event
Saturday, April 22, 8-11 a.m.
Tustin City Hall, 300 Centennial Way, Tustin, CA 92780
Caltrans staff will be on-site to collect items that are too bulky for residential garbage bins, such as mattresses, furniture and toys. E-waste will be accepted. You can dispose all these items at no charge. All Orange County residents are welcome.
No RSVP required.
Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Costa Mesa City Hall, 77 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Join Costa Mesa residents for a day of education and fun activities.
Banning Ranch Conservancy - Beach & Santa Ana River Channel Cleanup
Saturday, April 22, 9-11 a.m.
Lifeguard Tower 74, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Help clean up harmful trash where the Santa Ana River and Pacific Ocean meet. Volunteers will work to save the birds, the waters, and the lands, together.
Growing Together at the Native Seed Farm
Saturday, April 22, 9-11:30 a.m.
Irvine Ranch Conservancy – Native Seed Farm
Come help behind the scenes at the Irvine Ranch Conservancy’s one-of-a-kind Native Seed Farm in Irvine. Every day at the farm is different; depending on the needs of the farm volunteers will be harvesting seeds from beautiful native plants, planting new seeds in the annual plots, working in the native plant demo garden, or tending to younger seedlings in the nursery.
Newport Bay Conservancy - Earth Day at the Bay
Saturday, April 22, 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center
2301 University Dr., Newport Beach, CA 92660
Join the Newport Bay Conservancy for a free family-friendly day full of hands-on arts and crafts, educational activities, and science discovery
Saturday, April 29, 9-11 a.m.
12751 Lambert Rd., Irvine, CA 92618
Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County invite you to Harvest Solutions Farm to help harvest seasonal produce or plant crops so that our neighbors have consistent access to nutritious food creating a foundation for community health and well-being.