Channel Islands Restoration is excited to bring you a trip to the beautiful and remote Santa Rosa Island, where you will enjoy spectacular views, great company, and ample time to enjoy island life among friends. Learn about the island's history, geology, and ecology among peers and like-minded environmental enthusiasts! Join us in exploring sandy white beaches, hiking the breathtaking Cherry Canyon, and much more! We’re looking forward to the island adventure!
The Santa Clara River Preserve spans almost two miles of this amazing waterway and encompasses nearly 1,000 acres of upland habitat and riverbed. There are few locations on the Santa Clara River that are accessible to the public. Now with the opening of this preserve, TNC has provided a beautiful space for outdoor education, community gatherings, wildlife viewing, and hiking. On the preserve, we want to give everyone a chance to connect with the dynamic Santa Clara River.
Join Channel Islands Restoration to clean up the Elwood Beach and Bluffs area (7729 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117). The largest volunteer effort in California, Coastal Cleanup Day, is our day to give back to the ocean, beaches, and creeks that make Santa Barbara County such a wonderful place to live. Get outside, enjoy nature, and remove marine debris from our beaches and waterways. This year is the 41st annual Coastal Cleanup Day! Volunteers of all ages can participate at any of the 2025 cleanup sites. Pre-registration is required. Everyone who registers will be entered into a drawing to win some awesome prizes!
This is a unique and rare opportunity to take a day trip to Eastern Santa Cruz Island and contribute to an important project to revegetate several acres of habitat. We will focus on restoration near the lookout at Cavern Point. Channel Islands National Park plans to restore native vegetation in an area degraded by years of grazing, with ongoing support from volunteer work leaders. Channel Islands Restoration will assist by leading trips for National Park Service volunteers this year, so this is your opportunity!
For the past three years, we’ve been working with Elings Park and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden to transform a one-acre plot into a thriving California-native habitat for plants and wildlife. This long-term restoration project will ultimately include approximately 1,400 native plants, creating valuable habitat while tracking changes in plant and animal diversity over time.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to take a day trip to Eastern Santa Cruz Island and contribute to an important project to revegetate several acres of habitat. We will focus on restoration near the lookout at Cavern Point. Channel Islands National Park plans to restore native vegetation in an area degraded by years of grazing, with ongoing support from volunteer work leaders. Channel Islands Restoration will assist by leading trips for National Park Service volunteers this year, so this is your opportunity!
We know there are five species of reptile on the northern Channel islands today--but where did they come from? How has island life changed them over the thousands of years since they arrived? And how can a pile of boards, a fishing rod, a glucometer, liquid nitrogen, and a field-portable ultrasound help us understand them better? Come hear what collaborative research on island snakes and lizards is beginning to tell us about their evolutionary stories, and what we're doing to learn more about them.
The Santa Clara River Preserve spans almost two miles of this amazing waterway and encompasses nearly 1,000 acres of upland habitat and riverbed. There are few locations on the Santa Clara River that are accessible to the public. Now with the opening of this preserve, TNC has provided a beautiful space for outdoor education, community gatherings, wildlife viewing, and hiking. On the preserve, we want to give everyone a chance to connect with the dynamic Santa Clara River.
We need volunteers to help us communicate information about the sheep and the grazing project to any curious hikers. No previous experience is required, and we will provide information regarding frequently asked questions. Volunteers will sit in a stationary spot along the trail near the sheep grazing. Feel free to bring a comfy camp chair, a book, binoculars, water, and anything else you would like with you while relaxing in the beauty of the San Marcos Foothills Preserve.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to take a day trip to Eastern Santa Cruz Island and contribute to an important project to revegetate several acres of habitat. We will focus on restoration near the lookout at Cavern Point. Channel Islands National Park plans to restore native vegetation in an area degraded by years of grazing, with ongoing support from volunteer work leaders. Channel Islands Restoration will assist by leading trips for National Park Service volunteers this year, so this is your opportunity!
The Santa Clara River Preserve spans almost two miles of this amazing waterway and encompasses nearly 1,000 acres of upland habitat and riverbed. There are few locations on the Santa Clara River that are accessible to the public. Now with the opening of this preserve, TNC has provided a beautiful space for outdoor education, community gatherings, wildlife viewing, and hiking. On the preserve, we want to give everyone a chance to connect with the dynamic Santa Clara River.
The Santa Clara River Preserve spans almost two miles of this amazing waterway and encompasses nearly 1,000 acres of upland habitat and riverbed. There are few locations on the Santa Clara River that are accessible to the public. Now with the opening of this preserve, TNC has provided a beautiful space for outdoor education, community gatherings, wildlife viewing, and hiking. On the preserve, we want to give everyone a chance to connect with the dynamic Santa Clara River.
Beginning in the fall of 2023 and running for three years, this restoration project concentrates on California-native plants within a one-acre plot and compares the abundance, diversity, and composition of plant and animal life before and after the transformation. To achieve this work, we’re seeking volunteers to help clear invasive plant species, prepare the site for plantings, plant our projected 1,400 plants, and monitor the progress along the way through varied scientific methods.
Beginning in the fall of 2023 and running for three years, this restoration project concentrates on California-native plants within a one-acre plot and compares the abundance, diversity, and composition of plant and animal life before and after the transformation. To achieve this work, we’re seeking volunteers to help clear invasive plant species, prepare the site for plantings, plant our projected 1,400 plants, and monitor the progress along the way through varied scientific methods.
The Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae) is one of six subspecies of island fox endemic to California’s Channel Islands, and represents one of conservation’s biggest success stories. Following its near extinction in the late 1990s, the Catalina Island Conservancy has maintained a comprehensive recovery and monitoring program focused on long-term population health and stability. Learn about past and present efforts to protect and monitor this incredible species.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to take a day trip to Eastern Santa Cruz Island and contribute to an important project to revegetate several acres of habitat. We will focus on restoration near the lookout at Cavern Point. Channel Islands National Park plans to restore native vegetation in an area degraded by years of grazing, with ongoing support from volunteer work leaders. Channel Islands Restoration will assist by leading trips for National Park Service volunteers this year, so this is your opportunity!
Channel Islands Restoration grows thousands of native plants for restoration projects, and we are taking the big step of moving to a new location that can accommodate our expanded needs. We have rented a 21,000-square-foot greenhouse space in Goleta, and it’s a real fixer-upper! We need your help getting things ready. This will be a rewarding volunteer project. Please come out and support our new nursery space in Goleta.
Candice Meneghin will showcase how Friends of the Santa Clara River achieves the protection of environmental and cultural resources across Ventura and Los Angeles counties by balancing the needs of people and the environment through outreach and education, wildlife and habitat restoration, and preservation through advocacy and litigation.
Join us to help plant nearly 700 native plants at the San Marcos Foothills Preserve and bring ‘al-tipašumawiš—meaning “one at peace”—to life. Conceived by Chumash elder Ernestine Ignacio De Soto, this ethnobotanical garden will be a living tribute that teaches visitors about the plants the Chumash people have used for generations for food, medicine, and fiber.
Get ready for an incredible day at Toyon Bay with the Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI). You'll have the chance to make a real difference through rewarding restoration work while exploring the island's stunning natural beauty. We are planning to install a new native planting in the courtyard and weed and water the plantings we installed at the beginning of this year. The plants will be providied by the Catalina Island Conservancy.
The Santa Clara River Preserve spans almost two miles of this amazing waterway and encompasses nearly 1,000 acres of upland habitat and riverbed. There are few locations on the Santa Clara River that are accessible to the public. Now with the opening of this preserve, TNC has provided a beautiful space for outdoor education, community gatherings, wildlife viewing, and hiking. On the preserve, we want to give everyone a chance to connect with the dynamic Santa Clara River.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to take a day trip to Eastern Santa Cruz Island and contribute to an important project to revegetate several acres of habitat. We will focus on restoration near the lookout at Cavern Point. Channel Islands National Park plans to restore native vegetation in an area degraded by years of grazing, with ongoing support from volunteer work leaders. Channel Islands Restoration will assist by leading trips for National Park Service volunteers this year, so this is your opportunity!
Even better? It’s a great way to learn, explore, and connect with nature while making a real impact.
Beginning in the fall of 2023 and running for three years, this restoration project concentrates on California-native plants within a one-acre plot and compares the abundance, diversity, and composition of plant and animal life before and after the transformation. To achieve this work, we’re seeking volunteers to help clear invasive plant species, prepare the site for plantings, plant our projected 1,400 plants, and monitor the progress along the way through varied scientific methods.
Channel Islands Restoration grows thousands of native plants for restoration projects, and we are taking the big step of moving to a new location that can accommodate our expanded needs. We have rented a 21,000-square-foot greenhouse space in Goleta, and it’s a real fixer-upper! We need your help getting things ready. This will be a rewarding volunteer project. Please come out and support our new nursery space in Goleta.
Channel Islands Restoration is organizing a tabling event for Earth Day in Santa Barbara. We’re looking for outgoing volunteers to help spread the word about all the great work Channel Islands Restoration is accomplishing. We will organize activities for the kids, sell merchandise, and sign up new volunteers. The shifts will be around 3 hours long. It will be a fun event with a chance to meet like-minded people. If you’re interested, please get in touch with us by email at volunteer@cirweb.org or call 805.448.6203 and let us know which day you’d like to volunteer.
The Santa Clara River Preserve spans almost two miles of this amazing waterway and encompasses nearly 1,000 acres of upland habitat and riverbed. There are few locations on the Santa Clara River that are accessible to the public. Now with the opening of this preserve, TNC has provided a beautiful space for outdoor education, community gatherings, wildlife viewing, and hiking. On the preserve, we want to give everyone a chance to connect with the dynamic Santa Clara River.
Channel Islands Restoration is organizing a tabling event for Earth Day in Ventura. We’re looking for outgoing volunteers to help spread the word about all the great work Channel Islands Restoration is accomplishing. We will organize activities for the kids, sell merchandise, and sign up new volunteers. The shifts will be around 2.5 hours long. It will be a fun event with a chance to meet like-minded people. If you’re interested, please get in touch with us by email at volunteer@cirweb.org or call 805.448.6203 and let us know which day you’d like to volunteer.
Channel Islands Restoration grows thousands of native plants for restoration projects, and we are taking the big step of moving to a new location that can accommodate our expanded needs. We have rented a 21,000-square-foot greenhouse space in Goleta, and it’s a real fixer-upper! We need your help getting things ready. This will be a rewarding volunteer project. Please come out and support our new nursery space in Goleta.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to take a day trip to Eastern Santa Cruz Island and contribute to an important project to revegetate several acres of habitat. We will focus on restoration near the lookout at Cavern Point. Channel Islands National Park plans to restore native vegetation in an area degraded by years of grazing, with ongoing support from volunteer work leaders. Channel Islands Restoration will assist by leading trips for National Park Service volunteers this year, so this is your opportunity!
