By Lola Olvera, ENC Communications Intern It’s not only students who learn, but teachers as well. For our Teacher’s Day Out event at the ENC on April 1 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, we’re bringing you the wisdom of Project Learning Tree, an organization which provides educational workshops for teachers, parents and students. Its…
How to create a Hummingbird Garden in Orange County
Since hummingbirds have to eat twice their body weight in nectar and insects each day, they’re protective of their good food sources in the garden and will fight aggressively to defend them. Hummingbirds do tend to try the red flowers first but their sugar content is what they really are looking for regardless of color….
The Way Things Were
By Lola Olvera, ENC Communications Intern Before shopping malls and highways, there were the Tongva, a group of indigenous people who resided where we live today. Here at the ENC, we’ve made it one of our priorities to educate the community about the culture that thrived here long ago. For decades we’ve encouraged the community to…
Get Inspired at the ENC this March!
by Chelsea Moreno, ENC Communications Intern This season’s heavy storms were a dream for the drought, but were a nightmare for California’s kelp forests. Kelp populations have sunk to an all-time low in California after a series of severe storms, according to The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Don’t let this get you…
ENC partners with ReadAloud.org to encourage reading in children
By Lola Olvera, ENC Communications Intern More than half the children in this country – 13 million children – will not hear a bedtime story tonight. This concerning fact comes courtesy of ReadAloud.org, a decade-long, non-profit public awareness movement with a goal to have every child read aloud to by a parent or loved one…
Reading in the Redwoods
by Lola Olvera, Communications Intern Who wouldn’t want to create their own little world? In Doris Burn’s heartwarming picture book “Andrew Henry’s Meadow,” a lonely but inventive little boy does just that, building makeshift homes for himself and his friends, exactly the way they like it. Hear the rest of the story at our next…
Help us celebrate! We’ve turned 45.
In 1972, the Environmental Nature Center was nothing more than a lot full of weeds, mounds of dirt and gnarly, untended vegetation. 45 years later, our center boasts a beautiful running stream, a plethora of different plant and animal species and a hardworking team of talented naturalists and teachers who run fantastic programs for all…
Have a Whale of a Time at Presidents Week Camp!
No plans for President’s Week? You’re in luck, the ENC is here for you this President’s Week, February 20-23, with full and half day camps! Join us for educational outdoor fun for campers in kindergarten through 6th grade. Campers will be separated by grade level into small groups of 10-15 students and will rotate between…
Observe and Learn About Hummingbirds at the ENC’s Hummingbird Walks
How do you look for one of the smallest birds in the world? How do you catch up with a bird whose wings flap so quickly it creates a humming sound we can hear? Naturalist Leslie Helliwell knows how-and will teach a group of curious individuals on February 4 as they take to the trails…
Heavy Rains! Collect it!
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…
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….