Katie & Nick at Naturama.Re-used insect!David distributing popcorn.Leslie showing campers how to make furoshiki during Naturama.Tie die!making paper beads out of recycled magazines.Show & tell in the Green & Blue group.Meghan brought chocolate from Belgium for the pot luck!Campers from every group worked together to make this neat recycled art project! Thank you to those…
The Blended Life at the ENC!
Orange County-based Raw Food Chef Alysha Maiorelli taught another inspiring raw foods class at the ENC last night! Alysha taught participants the art of blending organic fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds to create delicious and simple soups and smoothies! Alysha prepared a Cookies N’ Cream Smoothie, Strawberry Milkshake, Green Smoothie Magic, Chocolate Almond Fudge D-Lish…
Spring Break Camp at the ENC!
Painting the habitats for our imaginary creatures. Catching (and releasing) crayfish! Playing indoor games in our library. Puzzle time! Students used armatures to create the “head” of their choice. Even the lizards came out to check out the action! More fun with crayfish. The Nature Games kids take a break from running about the Center!…
Spring Wildflowers at the ENC!
Brittlebush Fuchsia flowering gooseberry Hummingbird sage Blackberry Redbud Bitter Cherry Blue eyed grass Island morning glory Fairy duster Seaside daisy Beavertail
Wonders of the Sea Book Signing with Marc Shargel
Marc Shargel’s beautiful photography books are still for sale at the ENC – at prices WAY below anywhere else!Marc signing a book for a guest – some of the books we have for sale are signed by Marc, the author/photographer!Guests enjoyed a fabulous photographic journey along California’s coast. We were reminded that everything is connected,…
N.S.I. – Nature Scene Investigators at the ENC!
Meghan is READY with her lab coat, clip board & loud speaker!Leslie informs the students of the crime and describes the steps they must take to solve it.Students take water samples to see if the water is safe for tree frogs (the victim).Interviewing Bo, our Executive Director.Interviewing Mike our Grounds Coordinator.Examining particulates to establish the…
Early Season Wildflowers at the ENC!
Wildflower season has started here at the ENC. While we do not have a large display of annual wildflowers, our shrubs and trees are putting on quite a show – especially the Ceanothus!Island snapdragon glows in the late afternoon sunset and columbine flowers nod in the cool late Winter breeze.Manzanita flowers reward those patient enough…
Population Connection Workshop at the ENC!
Helen delaMaza represented Population Connection in February and provided training to ENC staff and visiting teachers. Population Education’s lesson plans are all about people–how the human race has grown and shaped the world around us. World population has quadrupled in the past century, changing the way we use natural resources and function as societies. Population…
Chaparral, Fire, and Grizzly Bears: A different way to view Orange County Nature
Chaparral, Fire, and Grizzly Bears: A different way to view Orange County Nature A presentation by Richard W. Halsey Thursday, February 25, 2010 The Laguna Canyon Foundation and the Environmental Nature Center presented writer, naturalist, and director of The California Chaparral Institute for this indoor “trailside chat.” Of all the distinct, natural communities in California,…
Daisys Plant OC Native Host & Nectar plants in the ENC’s Butterfly House!
ENC Grounds Coordinator Mike Swingholm shows Daisy Girl Scouts how to plant plants in our Orange County Native Butterfly House!
Art of Nature during Presidents Week, 2010
Mr. Dan helping to paint a clay reptile. Jack IS Art in Nature. Working on our “habitats.”