***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
CONTACT: REGINALD DURANT, DIRECTOR OF RESTORATION, (949) 335-8655
BACK TO NATIVES RESTORATION
BACK TO NATIVES RECEIVES $7,000 GRANT FROM ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR VOLUNTEER HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM
IRVINE, Calif., January 10, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit public charity has received a $7,000 grant from the Orange County [...]
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Back to Natives receives $7K grant from O.C. Community Foundation
Posted by Admin on January 10th, 2012
Back to Natives teams with the U.S. Forest Service to teach restoration
Posted by Admin on January 8th, 2012
The United States Forest Service & Back to Natives Restoration Present a…Restoration Training Program
13 Days in 2012
Back to Natives Restoration, in a cooperative agreement with the Cleveland National Forest, is providing hands on habitat restoration training over the course of 6 weeks beginning on February 16. Each training session will focus on specific aspects of the restoration [...]
Back to Natives receives $5K grant from Ralphs for habitat restoration
Posted by Admin on January 4th, 2012
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
CONTACT: REGINALD DURANT, DIRECTOR OF RESTORATION
BACK TO NATIVES RESTORATION, (949) 335-8655
BACK TO NATIVES RECEIVES $5,000 GRANT FROM RALPHS FOR VOLUNTEER HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM
IRVINE, Calif., January 4, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit public charity has received a $5,000 grant from Ralphs to support its Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program.
Back to Natives is [...]
Posted in Charities, green, Orange County, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana, Volunteer 
Tags: back to natives, habitat, Orange County, ralphs, restoration, Santa Ana 
No Comments »Anonymous “Save Santiago Creek Alliance” opposes finishing bike trail
Posted by Admin on December 18th, 2011
A new website of people who are against finishing the Santiago Creek bike trail, called the “Save Santiago Creek Alliance,” is purporting to represent resident’s of Santa Ana’s Casa de Santiago, Fisher Park, Floral Park, Morrison Park, Riverview, and West Floral Park neighborhoods – but not one name appears anywhere on the website. It is completely [...]
Environmental Nature Center presents Winter Nature Camps for kids
Posted by Admin on November 17th, 2011
ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER PRESENTS WINTER NATURE CAMPS FOR KIDS
Enrichment program offers opportunity for children to spend time in nature.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 17, 2011 – The Environmental Nature Center is presenting Winter Nature Camps for students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. Session 1 is December 19 – 22, and Session 2 is December 26 – [...]
Posted in Education, green, Nature, Orange County, Santa Ana, Youth Tags: camp, environmental nature center, newport beach, Orange County, teachers No Comments »Back to Natives Restoration celebrates grand opening of greenhouse at Santiago Park
Posted by Admin on November 13th, 2011
[ November 19, 2011; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
Contact:Reginald Durant, Director of Restoration, Back to Natives Restoration, (949) 335-8655
Back to Natives Restoration Celebrates Grand Opening of Greenhouse at Nursery at Santiago Park
City of Santa Ana provides space for non-profit to grow plants in support of habitat restoration and environmental education programs.
SANTA ANA, Calif., October 30, 2011 – Back to Natives Restoration, [...]
Posted in Charities, Entertainment, green, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana Tags: back to natives, greenhouse, nursery, restoration, Santa Ana, santiago park No Comments »So. Cal. Edison to build a Showcase Zero Net Energy home at the Great Park
Posted by Maryann Maloney on October 20th, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 20, 2011
CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574
Southern California Edison Selects Great ParkTo Showcase Zero Net Energy Home
Building will demonstrate the latest in energy-efficiency
IRVINE – The Orange County Great Park Board today authorized Chief Executive Officer Mike Ellzey to negotiate a lease with Southern California Edison for the construction of a Zero Net Energy [...]
Posted in Environment, green, housing, irvine, Orange County, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana Tags: great park, irvine, Orange County, southern california edison No Comments »Free electronic waste collection and recycling event in Orange on 10/22
Posted by Admin on October 11th, 2011
[ October 22, 2011; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]
Global e-Recyclers is partnering with the 1st Presbyterian Church of Orange to host a FREE electronic waste collection and recycling event! Go green! It’s FREE! Properly dispose of your electronics and benefit your local community!
Event Date: Saturday, October 22nd, 9 AM – 3 PMLocation: Grand Street Center Parking Lot @ 146 Grand St, Orange, CA [...]
Posted in Charities, Churches and Religion, Entertainment, green Tags: 1st presbyterian, ewaste, Orange, recycling No Comments »National Public Lands Day at Santiago Park
Posted by Admin on September 23rd, 2011
[ September 24, 2011; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Back to Natives Restoration “National Public Lands Day at Santiago Park”
Come assist Back to Natives in restoring habitat for animals at the Santiago Park Nature Reserve in Santa Ana!
Bring gloves, sunscreen, a re-usable water bottle filled with water, hat, and closed toed shoes.
Who: YOU!
What: Habitat Restoration
When: Saturday, 9/24/11, 9AM – 12PM
Where: Santiago Park Nature Reserve [...]
Inner-Coastal Watershed Clean-up at the Santiago Park Nature Reserve on 9/17
Posted by Admin on September 8th, 2011
[ September 17, 2011; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
The Inner-Coastal Watershed Clean-up is taking place on September 17th between 9am and 12pm.
Watershed Clean-up registration begins at 9am at the Nature Center at: 600 E. Memory Lane, Santa Ana, CA 92706.
Santiago Creek Wildlife and Watershed at Santiago Park Nature Reserve
Volunteer Event: Creek and Park Clean Up
Site Address and Volunteer Sign-in and Meeting Location: Santiago [...]
Zumba Summer Night in downtown Santa Ana this Friday night, 8/19
Posted by Admin on August 19th, 2011
[ August 19, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ]
Join us for a Hot Sizzling Zumba Summer Night, this Friday, August 19, 2011, from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, at the Manhattan Plaza in the Santa Ana Artist Village (downtown Santa Ana), located at 200 North Main Street, in downtown Santa Ana. Only $15.00/person for 90 minutes of exhilarating, calorie burning dance fitness party!
Please support our on-going efforts to help a local organization called [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Dance, Entertainment, green, music, Santa Ana Tags: dance fitness, green being project, party, Santa Ana, zumba summer night 4 Comments »Edible landscaping with Back to Natives on August 13, at Santiago Park
Posted by Admin on August 8th, 2011
[ August 8, 2011; 11:00 pm; ]
Join Brian Maddock from Back to Natives this Saturday, August 13, from 1-4PM, to learn about creating an edible landscape using Native Plants and other non-invasive foodplants that compliment Natives. Participants will learn about the biological relationship between plants, microorganisms, and soil; and discover how to create a harmonious system that recycles waste and adds nutrients [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Food, green, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana Tags: august 13, back to natives, edible landscaping, santiago park, saturday No Comments »Composting workshop with Back to Natives at Santiago Park on July 23
Posted by Admin on July 21st, 2011
[ July 21, 2011; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
Composting Workshop with Back to Natives
Saturday, 7/23/11, 1-4PM
Join Brian Maddock from Back to Natives to learn the step by step process of decomposition and the conditions necessary for composting efficiently. Brian will discuss appropriate composting material and the importance of brown to green waste ratio. This class will explore the many techniques used to compost organic [...]
Posted in Charities, Education, Entertainment, green, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana Tags: back to natives, composting workshop, Santa Ana, santiago park No Comments »Eat at Pinkberry on July 23 and support Back to Natives Restoration
Posted by Admin on July 20th, 2011
[ July 23, 2011; August 18, 2011; September 22, 2011; ]
This summer you can support Back to Natives Restoration by eating at your favorite Santa Ana restaurants.
Back to Natives Restoration is dedicated to the restoration and conservation of Orange County and California wildlands, through education and restoration programs featuring native plants as a centralizing theme. BTN promotes native plants, as well as habitat restoration and [...]
Join the Back to Natives “Barnraising” at Santiago Park on Saturday, July 23
Posted by Admin on July 18th, 2011
[ July 23, 2011; 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
Greenhouse “Barnraising”
Saturday, July 23, Two shifts starting at 8AM!
Join Back to Natives Restoration (BTN) this coming Saturday, July 23, starting at 8 am, to help install the final parts for the shade screen cover and dig the holes for the propagation benches and move in the DG floor for BTN’s new greenhouse at the Back [...]
