RAYNIE HOOLE, native Californian, lives in Laguna Hills. Her focus is ceramics and likes making functional pieces, primarily cups, plates and bowls to be used for serving and eating food. Also, she makes pots to use in the garden. She wants to create something mundane yet beautiful, something to enjoy while using everyday. Raynie Hoole and…
Artisan Sneak Peak: August Heart
August Heart is unique, handmade jewelry designed by Diane Valeriano, a resident of Newport Beach. Diane has been designing jewelry and selling it since 2012. Her designs are one-of-a-kind stretch bracelets made with semi-precious stones, gems and metals such as silver, pewter, gold and silver-plate, brass and bronze. She has been selling her designs in…
Artisan Sneak Peak: Zorami Samuelson
Zorami creates apparel for budding yogi’s. She intends that her designs will be fun to wear, will spark enthusiasm for asanas, and will exude a sense of gratitude and peace. As a new mom of 2 little ones, Zorami fell in love with and yearned for mom and baby yoga classes. They were a perfect…
Artisan Sneak Peak: Arborel Woodwork
Arborel Woodwork creates eco-friendly, individually handcrafted goods in California. The Arborel Collection features serving boards, serving trays, presentation boards, vinyl record boxes, art easels, book easels, frames & more. Each piece is uniquely designed in its variety, type, size, shape and nature of wood. Their sustainable materials include distressed, recycled, repurposed and new wood as well…
Coyote Information
A number of people have contacted us recently about seeing coyotes, so we thought we’d share some great information straight from the City of Newport Beach website: Coyotes are found in ALL areas of Orange County – and Newport Beach is no exception. Contrary to popular belief, these animals do not require open space or…
Winter Nature Camp gets kids outside
The Environmental Nature Center will be hosting two weeks of Winter Camp for children in K-6th grade. The first week of camp will take place from December 21-23 and the second session will take place from December 28-30. Campers are invited to participate for a full day of camp from 9am-3pm or a half-day…
ENC Nature Preschool Launches New Website
The ENC recently launched a new website to keep the community informed on the progress of its new Nature Preschool. Encnaturepreschool.org went live recently and features information about the funding progress and plans for a green building design. Visitors to the website can preview the development progress of the ENC Nature Preschool and will have…
Girls Inc. coming to the ENC!
Girls Inc. of Orange County has partnered up with The Environmental Nature Center and will host programs pertaining to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math at the ENC. The Girls Inc. STEM Club Mobile Robotics program will be at ENC on November 21st from 9am to 12pm to introduce students and their families to the…
ENC Fundraiser at the Stag Bar + Kitchen
The Alumni Collective is hosting a fundraiser in support of the Environmental Nature Center at The Stag Bar + Kitchen on Wednesday, November 18th from 6 pm. This event will provide guests with a sneak peek of the return of the historic Stag Bar in Newport Beach, CA while donating 100% of food and beverage…
It’s ENC Fall Faire Time!
It’s that time of the year again – the Fall Faire at the Environmental Nature Center! On Sunday, October 18th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the ENC will host its largest fundraiser with over 3000 attendees annually. Come join in on all the fun at our most exciting event of the year! Decorate your…
Valerie & Fiorella join the ENC Team!
The Environmental Nature Center has recently expanded our team. Valerie Bain is our new full-time Traveling Naturalist and Fiorella Gardella is our new Naturalist! Both are passionate about nature and education. Valerie and Fiorella are the perfect contribution to our team! Valerie started working for the ENC as a Summer Camp teacher in 2009 and we…
Come Taste the Twilight at the ENC!
The Environmental Nature Center will host its annual appreciation dinner for its members, the “Taste of Twilight”, on September 30th at 5:30 pm. Guests are invited to walk the trails and participate in the fun activities the ENC staff has in store. Next, our guests will gather on the patio to enjoy a picnic dinner…