[ January 28, 2012; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
Habitat Restoration at Santiago Park Nature Reserve, on 1/28/12, 9AM to 12PM
Do some good in the New Year with Back to Natives! Come assist us in restoring habitat for animals at the Santiago Park Nature Reserve in Santa Ana. We meet at the Reserve once a month to remove weeds, cast native seed and plant native [...]
Bikeway and Pedestrian Master Plan Update
Work efforts are underway for the City of Santa Ana Circulation Element Update. This project includes updating the existing Santa Ana Bikeway Master Plan and creating a Pedestrian Master Plan. Currently, the existing conditions of bicycle and pedestrian facilities are being inventoried and mapped. User needs assessment that requires community [...]
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 [...]
I finally got around to reading the Santa Ana Zoo’s press release regarding the cancellation of their elephant rides. Wow. Zoo officials showed absolutely no remorse at all in a release that stated that the rides are ending not because of the allegations of abuse of the elephants (see the shocking video above), by the company, Have [...]
Posted in Nature, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana, Youth 
Tags: elephant rides, friends of the santa ana zoo, Santa Ana Zoo 
30 Comments »The disaster that is Fisher Park’s stretch of Santiago Creek
UPDATE: Now YOU can vote to support the completion of the portion of the Santiago Creek bike trail that runs through Santa Ana’s Fisher Park neighborhood. Click here to vote!
Did the Fisher Park NIMBYs who are blocking the completion of the Santiago Creek bike trail ruin [...]
[ November 20, 2011; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Check out the baby anteater at the Santa Ana Zoo, for free this Sunday!
This Sunday, November 20, is the third Sunday of the month and you know what that means… Free Santa Ana Resident’s Day at the Santa Ana Zoo, at Prentice Park. Click here for directions. Click here to visit the Zoo’s Facebook page.
If [...]
Posted in Civic Affairs, Entertainment, Nature, Santa Ana, working families, Youth Tags: free day, holidays, ocelot, residents, Santa Ana, Santa Ana Zoo No Comments »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 »[ November 19, 2011; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]
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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 »[ October 16, 2011; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
Santa Ana residents can get into the Santa Ana Zoo, for free today, Sunday, Oct. 16, with proof of I.D. or a utility bill. Santa Ana Zoo is located at Prentice Park, located at 1801 E. Chestnut, Santa Ana.
Displays over 300 animals from around the world on 21 acres. Open daily from 10am to 4pm, once [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana, Youth Tags: chemistry day, free day, national chemistry week, Santa Ana Zoo No Comments »[ October 9, 2011; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
OC Parks Newsroom, by Kristi Bergstrom, Staff Assistant
Acorn Day at O’Neill Regional Park - The free event will take place Sunday, October 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Acorn Day returns to O’Neill Regional Park on Sunday, October 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get back to nature with family fun for all!
There will be ranger-led [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Nature, Orange County, Parks and Recreation Tags: acorn day, o'neill regional park, oc parks, Orange County No Comments »[ 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 [...]
[ September 16, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ]
The City of Santa Ana Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency At Santiago Nature Reserve Center Presents:
Friday Night Fire Series
Date: Friday, September 16, 2011
Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Location: 600 E. Memory Lane, Santa Ana, 92706 (2blocks east of Main Street and Main place Mall).
Cost: Free!!!
Join us at the Santiago Park Nature Reserve for our annual summer night series with the new up and coming [...]
[ August 27, 2011 5:30 pm to August 28, 2011 12:00 am. ]
The Santa Ana Zoo’s signature gala eventZoofari is back, on Saturday, August 27 from 5:30 pm to 12:00 am.
This year’s theme is “Get Spotted at the Zoo” as we raise funds for a new exhibit featuring the spotted Amazon jungle cats, the Ocelots.
Begin your evening’s adventure by entering to a whole themed world inside the Zoo.
Sip a [...]
[ August 13, 2011; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ]
There will be another “Save Our Orchard” demonstration this Saturday, August 13th, 2011 from 10am – 2pm.
Also, the activists who are fighting to stop development at the site of the Sexlinger Orchard will be formally introducing the Save Our Orchard Coalition to the City Council this coming Monday, August 15th at 5:30pm at the City [...]
Posted in Development, Entertainment, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Politics, Real Estate, Santa Ana Tags: demonstration, Santa Ana, sexlinger orchard 2 Comments »[ July 24, 2011; ]
The Orange County Fair is the place to be today with a diverse schedule of fun and entertainment that includes:
Ballet Folklorico Raices at 11:15 am and Las Estrellas Ballet Folklorico at 2:15 pm
The Pink Floyd Experience at the Pacific Ampitheater
Surfin’ Safari: The Ultimate Tribute to the Music of the Beach Boys With Special Guests The Breakaways, A Special [...]
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