If you’ve noticed this season’s rainfall seems a bit heavy, you’re right. Meteorologists are saying this is Southern California’s worst storm in years, with us experiencing record-setting downpours and flooding. With these surprising storms and heavy rains, there is no better time to learn how to put that extra rainfall to good use. Cindy Berglund…
Archives for January 2017
Newport Beach resident gets a facelift!
by Lola Olvera, ENC Communications Intern The Environmental Nature Center’s beloved stream and pond are getting a makeover. Environmental Nature Center (ENC) staff and volunteers began the project by bringing out shovels and gloves and getting their hands dirty as they pitched in to help restore the Center’s 300-foot recycling stream. The winding body of…
Robert Shelton to be Remembered at the ENC
A memory walk and casual, social gathering to celebrate the life of Robert Shelton will be held on Saturday, January 28th from 12:30 to 2:30PM at the Environmental Nature Center (ENC), 1601 E. 16th Street, Newport Beach. A 59 year resident of Corona del Mar, Robert passed away in November at the age of 93….
ENC invites local educators to learn, implement hands-on science education with two workshops
by Lola Olvera, ENC Communications Intern As ENC Naturalist Fiorella Gardella says, not all learning happens “behind a book.” At the ENC, most of it happens outdoors. On January 23, Citizen Science for Educators — Gardella’s brainchild and the ENC’s first-ever program of its kind–finally comes to fruition, bringing together teachers and soon-to-be teachers to learn about…
Wolves and Coyotes and Dogs, OH MY!
Skie Bender of Wolf Haven International will present “Wolves, Coyotes and Willdife!” on January 26, 2017 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. The program takes a close look at the differences and similarities between wolf and coyote biology, behavior, social structure, historical and current ranges, and ecosystem roles. How do our domesticated dogs compare and contrast to these wild canids?…