CALIFORNIA MOM TURNED DATE FARMER Rancho Meladuco Date Farm is inspiring a whole new audience for dates. Rancho Meladuco Date Farm was founded by Joan Smith in the Fall of 2015. She is a resident of Orange County California, mother of 3, CPA by trade, and most recently date farmer. She grew up in Bakersfield,…
Artisan Marketplace Preview: Disruptive Drinkware
Christi, Taylor and Brian were like most kids—environmentally responsible and active. They always carried re-usable water bottles to school and sports activities, but they had a problem. These bottles were BORING. What could they do about it? They were only kids. Fast forward to today, when they had an idea. They thought of the most…
Artisans Marketplace Preview: Susanna Basaintt
Susanna has studied hand weaving since the 1960’s and is a member of the Weaver Guild. The objective of Susanna’s work is to surround herself, and others with beauty, magic, and creativity. As a Fiber Artist, she envisions the home as a circle of light that surrounds and nurtures. Her designs are spontaneous creations that…
Welcome ENC Fall Interns!
Makena Dandley (center) is our new Events and Community Outreach intern. Makena will be helping us with facility rentals (eg. weddings), special events (eg. Artisans Marketplace), monthly events (Teacher’s Night Out), and outreach events (booth set-ups). We’re so happy to have someone with her background and enthusiasm on our team! Makena is a recent graduate…
Teachers Night Out back with a bang this Fall!
Looking across our fire-pit to a sea of eager teachers, I feel humbled that they’ve chosen to spend their free time here at the ENC and excited to learn from each and every one of them. On September 27th, about 25 educators from all over Orange County gathered at the ENC for our first Teacher’s…
Artisans Marketplace Preview: Tom Greeley
by Angelica Camacho, ENC Communications Intern With a career that spans over 50 years, Tom Greeley has built a legacy with his ceramic art. Greeley began his career by creating art pieces in college and from there, he made art wherever he could find the means to do so. From his experience in ceramic art,…
Artisan Marketplace Preview: Pat Plattner
by Angelica Camacho, ENC Communications Intern Pat Plattner brings her own special touch to every piece of jewelry she creates. Massage therapist, esthetician and Reiki practitioner, Plattner lives a fulfilling life coupled with her favorite hobby turned business: handmade jewelry. Off the Cuff Handmade Jewelry is Plattner’s creation, the product of her creativity and a…
Bo Glover receives ANCA Leadership Award
Environmental Nature Center Director Bo Glover receives ANCA Leadership Award for lifelong commitment to the profession Prestigious award announced as Environmental Nature Center breaks ground on community’s first Nature Preschool. The Environmental Nature Center’s Executive Director Bo Glover will receive the prestigious Leadership Award from the Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA). ANCA promotes and supports…
Camper Spotlight: Benjamin Abrams
by Melissa Pepper, ENC Communications Intern The Abrams family are frequent visitors to the ENC and its trails. They had been members for quite some time, but began attending more frequently when their son, Benjamin Abrams, was born. They find peace in the escape the center brings. In fact, it is the location where Benjamin…
Welcome Horticulture Intern Kirsten Babcock!
by Amelia Kimberlin, ENC Communications Intern Kirsten Babcock, an incoming senior at Edison High School, is delighted to be the Environmental Nature Center’s newest Horticulture Intern! Kirsten, while looking for a way she could she could better our community and give back to nature, learned about this position at the ENC and had to apply!…
A Ssssuper Day at Little Naturalist Camp!
by Amelia Kimberlin, ENC Communications Intern Today is the second day of the Little Naturalist Camp Session 2, and this week’s theme being “Nature Creativity,” the program is filled with an array of creative ways to interact with nature, from building structures out of sticks and branches to meeting the Center’s snakes! Each group gets to…
Learning and Being Creative at ENC Nature Adventure Camp!
by Angelica Camacho, ENC Communications Intern Summer Nature Camps are in full swing here at the ENC! As an intern new to the center, I have been eager to explore the trails and nature within and I could not have asked for a better opportunity than visiting a Nature Adventure Camp in action. This week,…