Restoration Projects
RESTORATION PROJECTS
OC Habitats Restoration Projects are varied from wetland to coastal sage scrub habitats and everything in between. We have worked or are working with the following groups to restore areas around Orange County due to human encroachment, habitats loss, and recent fire damage. We have weeded, planted, watered, and maintained these areas to help protect existing habitats and restore them to their native glory and provide much needed habitat for the variety of species that rely on them. Our goal is to provide one restoration event per month throughout the year. We invite our regular volunteers and any individual who would like to help our efforts to join us.
Current Projects:
Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy
Turtle Rock Nature Center
Newport Back Bay - Project Grow
City of Santa Ana
Past Projects:
OC Parks - Santiago Oaks Regional Park
- Irvine Regional Park
Fairview Park Restoration
Butterfly Garden at Huntington Beach Central Park
Beach Cleanups
Group Events:
Any group larger than 8 participants must sign-up with us directly. If you wish to host a group at one of our restoration events, please contact us via email at staff@ochabitats.org.
Education & Outreach
HABITAT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Our Habitat Educator Team will come to your school or a nearby natural environment (local park, beach, etc) to teach about the local habitat and use curriculum based information to support in-class standards. We offer programs from kindergarten through high school! Click below to learn more and reserve your Habitat Program Today.
NATURE CLASSES & PROGRAMS
OCH provides hands-on experiential learning to students and groups, big and small. Our programs include all habitat types within Orange County and topics can vary from vernal pools in Costa Mesa to Mountain Lions in Cleveland National Forest. Our range from 2nd grade through college level.
Habitat & Species Monitoring
Coastal Habitats Surveys
Coastal Dune Habitat Surveys: Where it all began. OCH trains all monitors to be able to correctly identify all shorebirds on the Orange County Coast. Once trained, our monitors survey over 20 segments of beach each month and share their data with local agencies and nonprofits. Using the combined data of OCH and others, those organizations then work to ensure the protections of these habitats and species.
Sea Urchin Monitoring
In 2022, we partnered with Get Inspired (Nancy Caruso) to begin a sea urchin monitoring project. We started by determining all intertidal zones in Orange County then developed a system of surveys (visual and focused) to determine the population density of purple and red sea urchins in our local ecosystems. Our goal is to see if there is any spillover of urchins in our local kelp forest.
PARTNERS AND FRIENDS
OC Habitats is incredibly proud of all the work we have accomplished, but we also acknowledge that we could not have done it without the help and support of our partners! Our friends in other non-profits, corporations, and agencies have brought us closer to achieving our mission in many ways.
Check out their organizations below!
