Do you remember a time not too long ago, when children enjoyed playing outdoors, getting dirty, and breathing fresh air as they created imaginary worlds in their young, creative minds? It was a time when children spent countless hours exploring, playing, and living in nature. A time when children ran around backyards, parks, and school…
The ENC Excellent Educator series brings all kinds of educators together for fun afternoons of learning exciting hands-on ways to teach children about science and nature. Everyone is invited! Classroom teachers, outdoor educators, scout leaders and parents – anyone who wants to be a better educator. On Wednesday, January 27, ENC Facility Manager Sarah Fitzgerald…
Coyotes are unique animals that have adapted to living among humans quite successfully, unlike most wildlife. Skie Bender of Wolf Haven International will present a family friendly educational program about coyote behavior and biology. During this program she will explain the amazing roles coyotes play in ecosystems, as well as how we can help protect our…
Today we’re sharing some short blog posts from the 2nd graders from Ms. Rumsey’s Class at Salem Lutheran School. The students were visited by our Traveling Naturalist Sama and had an opportunity to meet several of our educational animals. Miss Sama Today I learned about some really cool animals. There was a Snake, a really…
Brown Bats are cute helpless little creatures there losing their homes every day. They’re being infected by a disease that is spreading to all bats in the world, and if we don’t save them they will be gone. Bats are part of the food chain, so if they die out then this will affect the…
During my time interning at the Environmental Nature Center, I was given the opportunity to learn more about nonprofits and the hard work and dedication that goes into making the ENC the successful organization it is today. I had the pleasure of working alongside the fun personalities of the ENC staff, all of whom show…
L Facio Designs set out to create an affordable candle that smells amazing while using responsible materials and we’re so happy to share them with the world. All of our candles are made with soy wax grown in the USA, a classic cotton wick, and fine fragrance and essential oils hand poured into a recyclable…
Artistique Studios is delighted to present an array of artistic gifts that give back to our community. Award-winning teen artist Katie Gerlt, who has won many prizes at the ENC’s own children’s art contests over the years, has created beautiful fine art of animals, flowers and portraits of people. Her new line of notecards featuring…
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…
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…
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…
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…