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Oc Parks January 2014 Calendar Of Events

Here are some highlights from the OC Parks Jan Calendar of events, if you lot are looking for hiking ideas or other outdoor events inwards the calendar month of January, brand certain to banking concern jibe our some of these swell events!

OC Parks JANUARY 2014 calendar of events

January 1 – Bimonthly Bird Walks
8 – eleven a.m.
Join Naturalist Mike Clayton on a aeroplane walk at Riley Wilderness Park. All levels of birders welcome. As a wild animals sanctuary, Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park is a abode to an abundant let out of native plants together with former groves of Western Sycamores together with Coast Live Oaks which edge the park’s ii seasonally flowing creeks. The remaining nation features rolling hills together with canyons of Coastal Sage Scrub together with grasslands. Come prepared for a morn of exploring this delightful common together with its abundant aeroplane life.
Location: Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park. 30952 Oso Parkway, Coto de Caza, CA 92679
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/rileypark/
Cost: Free Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923–2265
Special Instructions: Bring your binoculars together with have on shoes amongst adept traction, some of the trails are steep. 

January 2, 9, 16, 23, thirty – Tideland Tykes
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Join our save staff for a fun-filled raise together with kid sense that may include arts together with crafts, story telling, hands-on activities or outdoor nature walks. Come prepared for an exciting outdoor experience!
Location: Upper Newport Bay. 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Cost: $5 per pupil Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2290
Special Instructions: Ages 2 to 8 years recommended. Space is express together with registration is required. Please telephone band (949) 923-2275, or electronic mail unbic@ocparks.com to register.

January three – Explore the Plants on the Trail to Barbara’s Lake
9 – 11:30 a.m.
Join us on a wonderful morn walk to Orange County’s alone natural lake spell learning nigh our native California flora life. This 2-mile leisurely hike volition hold upward led past times Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per soul Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions:  Online reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Ages 8 together with up. Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Road/SR-133, unopen to 3.5-miles S of I-5/405). For questions, telephone band (949) 497-8324.

January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – Wild Tales
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Visit amongst Preserve staff for story-telling fun! After a story, larn to a greater extent than nigh the natural history of the Bay through crafts, hands-on activities together with nature walks. Come prepared for an exciting outdoor experience!
Location: Upper Newport Bay. 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Cost: $5 per pupil Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2290
Special Instructions: Ages 2 to 8 years. Space is express together with pre-registration is required. Please telephone band (949) 923-2275, or electronic mail unbic@ocparks.com to register.  

January 4, 11, 18, 25 – Nature Walk
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Join our naturalists on a nature walk together with larn nigh Trabuco Canyon animals together with nature. Light to moderate walk on by together with large paved roads. Meet at the Nature Center but within the primary entrance of the park.
Location: O’Neill Regional Park. 30982 Trabuco Canyon Road, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678
Cost: Free Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2260
Special Instructions: All ages welcome. Meet at the Nature Center but within the primary entrance. Event is conditional on weather.

January 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 – Redwood Grove Hike
9:30 – eleven a.m.
Join OC Parks' trained staff on an slow 1.1-mile hike to the park's Coastal Redwood grove. You will use your five senses to engage amongst nature equally you lot stroll to the Redwoods. You volition also cause got an chance to learn nigh our native plants along the way. The hike begins each Sabbatum together with Dominicus morn at 9:30 a.m. from the park's Nature Center. Don't forget to see our Nature Center when you lot are there, too!
Location: Carbon Canyon Regional Park. 4442 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea, CA 92823
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/carboncanyon/
Cost: Free Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (714) 973-3160
Special Instructions: All ages. Participants should recall water, sunscreen, hat, hiking shoes. Meet at Nature Center located at due east destination of the park. Reservations preferred, delight telephone band (714) 973-3160 or electronic mail carboncanyon@ocparks.com.

January 4 – Caspers Park Foundation Meeting
9:30 – eleven a.m.
Interested inwards volunteering at Caspers Wilderness Park? Join our monthly coming together held inwards the Caspers Wilderness Park Nature Center. This is a swell chance to larn but what volunteer’s do, equally good equally regard others who dearest nature, the outdoors, together with preserving the common for all. Meeting starts at 9:30 a.m., followed past times an informative lecture presented past times invitee speakers at 10 a.m. Jan speaker: Ilse Byres - History of the Hot Springs. 
Location: Caspers Wilderness Park.  33401 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Website: www.ocparks.com/caspers/
Cost: Free Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2210
Special Instructions:   For to a greater extent than information, telephone band the common part at (949) 923-2210.

January 4 – Family Hike
3 – five p.m.
Join us on this really enjoyable, slow 2-mile hike over moderate but uneven terrain (100-ft. elevation gain). Families welcome.  You volition hike inwards i of the most various areas inwards the park, through a canopy of oaks past times Barbara’s Lake together with back.  Led past times Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.   
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per soul Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions:  Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, James Dilley Preserve (east side of Laguna Canyon Rd/Sr-133, but N of 73 Toll Road). For questions, telephone band (949) 497-8324.


January 4 – Caspers Park Astronomy Night
5 – 8 p.m.
Come for a grand tour of the universe! Join Allan together with other amateur astronomers to cause got a await inwards the telescopes to regard Venus together with Jupiter including 4 of its largest moons. Take a guided tour of the constellations together with larn the myths together with facts nigh the cosmos. Observe the wonders of the nighttime heaven including nebulas, galaxies, star clusters together with double stars.
Location: Caspers Wilderness Park.  33401 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Website: www.ocparks.com/caspers/
Cost: Free Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2210
Special Instructions:  Rain or cloudy skies cancels the event. For to a greater extent than data telephone band the common at (949) 923-2210.  

January five – Edible & Useful Plant Hike
8 – eleven a.m.
Native Americans together with early on pioneers constitute their uses for local together with introduced plants, together with directly scientific discipline is finding out nigh potentially valuable medicines inwards our wild backyard. Learn nigh these edible together with useful plants during a moderate, but steep, uneven 3.5 mile hike (600-ft. elevation gain) amongst Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalist, Karin Klein (author of fifty Hikes inwards Orange County).
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per soul Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Willow Canyon Staging Area (20101 Laguna Canyon Road, but S of El Toro Road intersection). For questions telephone band (949) 497-8324.

January five – 1st Dominicus Restoration Program at Talbert Nature Preserve 
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Come bring together us for some R&R at Talbert Regional Park inwards Costa Mesa equally nosotros boot off the first community based Talbert Restoration & Revitalization Project. Learn nigh the native plants together with wild animals of our Coastal zone. We volition regard the 1st Dominicus of each calendar month nine a.m. to 12 p.m. at the corner of 19th St. together with Balboa Blvd. inwards Costa Mesa.
Location: Talbert Nature Preserve. 1298 Victoria Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
Cost: Free Parking: Free
Contact: (714) 376-7414
Special Instructions: This computer program volition hold upward cancelled if rainy/muddy conditions are nowadays 24 hours prior or enrollment minimums are non met.

January 5, 12, 19, 26 – Nature Hike
9 – 10 a.m.
Join our Park Rangers Dominicus mornings for an slow 1-mile hike on the Nature Trail. The trail takes visitors through grassland, oak woodland, riparian together with sandy cactus scrub communities. Meet at Old Corral Day Use area. Rain volition cancel hike. 
Location: Caspers Wilderness Park.  33401 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Website: www.ocparks.com/caspers/
Cost: Free Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2210
Special Instructions: Wear comfortable clothing, hiking shoes. Sunscreen, H2O together with insect repellent are recommended. For additional information, delight telephone band the common at (949) 923-2210.

January five – Nature Center Open 
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The Nature Center is opened upward the 1st Dominicus of each month. Join a Park Ranger for a tour of the nature middle together with larn nigh local history, flora together with fauna.
Location: Santiago Oaks Regional Park. 2145 N. Windes Drive, Orange, CA 92869
Cost: Free Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (714) 973-6620

January 7, 11, 21, 25 – Modjeska House Tour 
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Docent-led tour of the historic solid together with grounds.
Mailing Address Online: 25151 Serrano Road, Lake Forest, CA 92630-2534
Website: http://www.ocparks.com/modjeskahouse/
Contact: (949) 923–2230
Cost: $5 per person
Special Instructions: Advance reservations required, telephone band (949) 923-2230. Directions provided amongst reservations. 

January 8, 22 – Ride amongst a Ranger  
8 – eleven a.m.
Join us for a scenic cycle ride on the San Diego Creek Bike Path together with Back Bay Loop Trail every other Wed from 8 to eleven a.m. This 14.3 mile intermediate, casual cycle ride begins at William R. Mason Regional Park together with travels through the Back Bay Loop Trail back to Mason. 
Location: Mason Regional Park. 18712 University Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
Cost: Free Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2220
Special Instructions: For to a greater extent than information, delight contact Park Ranger Candi Hubert at (949) 923-2222. Recommended for ages xvi together with up. Rides are every other Wednesday. Please choose water, sunscreen together with helmet. Rides volition hold upward cancelled without notice if inclement weather condition conditions are present.

January nine – Fitness Hike at Dilley
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Raise your pump charge per unit of measurement together with your spirits on this strenuous, fast-paced, 5.5-mile hike over steep together with uneven terrain (900-ft. elevation gain) amongst Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per soul Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Online reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Ages fifteen together with up. Not for beginners. James Dilley Preserve (east side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, but N of 73 Toll Road). For questions, telephone band (949) 497-8324.

January 10 – H5N1 Long Winter’s Night Hike  
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
The Long Winter’s Night Hike volition characteristic many fun activities:
A alive beast presentation, hot cocoa together with cookies, anda hike through the wilderness area.
Location: Peters Canyon Regional Park. 8548 E. Canyon View Ave., Orange, CA 92869
Website: http://ocparks.com/peterscanyon/
Cost: Free Parking: Free for volunteers
Contact: (714) 973-6611
Special Instructions: Space is limited, delight telephone band to register: (714) 973-6611. Meet inwards the parking lot close the common office.

January eleven – 2nd Sabbatum Trail Work Day
8:30 – eleven a.m.
Come bring together common staff together with our trail leaders past times volunteering to assistance amongst habitat restoration, non-native flora removal together with trail operate throughout Irvine Regional Park. Please have on jeans together with durable shoes or boots. Park provides tools together with gloves. Bring sunscreen, hat, snacks, together with water.
Location: Irvine Regional Park. 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869 Website: www.ocparks.com/irvinepark/
Cost: Free Parking: Free for volunteers 
Contact: (714) 973–6835
Special Instructions: Ideal for ages 12 together with up. Minors must hold upward accompanied past times an adult. Large schoolhouse groups/companies welcome, telephone band (714) 973-6836 for grouping registration.

January eleven – California Native Plant & Wildflower Hike
9 a.m.  – 12 p.m.
Learn to position native plants amongst Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists on this moderate but fast-paced, steep together with rocky, 4.8-mile hike (700-ft. elevation gain).
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per soul Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Ages 12 together with up. Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, unopen to 3.5 miles S of I-5/405). For questions, telephone band (949) 497-8324.

January 11, 18, 25 – Campfire Program
7 – 8 p.m.
Every Sabbatum night, join us for a campfire computer program that may include a slide presentation, wilderness safety, games together with activities for children, beast adaptations, skins together with skulls, a alive beast demonstration together with a run a endangerment to see the Nature Center. Topics may vary weekly.
Location: Caspers Wilderness Park. 33401 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Website: www.ocparks.com/caspers/
Cost: Free Parking: $5 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2210
Special Instructions: All ages welcome!

January 12 – Second Dominicus Restoration Program
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Join Preserve staff together with other volunteers inwards enhancing the Bay’s habitat for local wildlife. Activities may include non-native flora removal, planting natives, watering, trash cleanup together with Butterfly Garden maintenance. No sense is necessary; water, snacks together with tools are provided. 
Location: Upper Newport Bay. 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Cost: Free Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2290
Special Instructions: Minors aged xvi together with younger must cause got legal guardian nowadays at all times. Space is express together with pre-registration is required. Please telephone band (949) 923-2275, or electronic mail unbic@ocparks.com to register. Program volition hold upward cancelled if inclement weather condition is present.

January xiv – Dilley Loop Nature Hike
9 a.m. – eleven a.m.
Get unopen to nature on this leisurely 2-mile hike (370-ft. elevation gain) over steep together with uneven terrain equally you lot location plants together with animals or perchance their tracks together with signs along the way.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per soul Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions:  Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Ages 12 together with up. James Dilley Preserve (405 South to 133 S to stoplight at 73 turn-off; brand a U-turn, become 1 block. Dilley is on the right). For questions, telephone band (949) 497-8324.


January xvi – Fitness Hike at Little Sycamore
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Raise your pump charge per unit of measurement together with your spirits on this difficult, strenuous together with fast-paced, 4.8-mile hike (400-ft. elevation gain) over really steep, uneven terrain amongst Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteers.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per soul Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Online reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Ages fifteen together with up. Not for beginners. Hiking poles suggested. Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Road/SR-133, unopen to 3.5-miles S of I-5/405). For questions, telephone band (949) 497-8324.

January 17 – H5N1 Morning Stroll to Barbara’s Lake
9 – 11:30 a.m.
Enjoy an outdoor stroll to Barbara’s Lake (Orange County’s alone natural lake) on this leisurely paced, level, 2-mile hike amongst Laguna Canyon Foundation volunteer naturalists.
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per soul Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235
Special Instructions: Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. All ages welcome! Little Sycamore Canyon Staging Area/Nix Nature Center (west side of Laguna Canyon Rd/SR-133, unopen to 3.5 miles S of I-5/405). For questions, telephone band (949) 497-8324.

January xix – Birding Basics amongst Ranger Portia
8:30 – eleven a.m.
Explore the various aeroplane populations of Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve amongst Ranger Portia on the 3rd Dominicus of the month. From seasonal migratory species to year-round residents, birders of all ages volition savour a morn outdoors on these informative, withal fun-filled walks. The computer program volition regard at the "Constellation Street" common entrance at 8:30 a.m. Come prepared for your birding adventure amongst binoculars, hat, sunscreen together with appropriate footwear.   
Location: Upper Newport Bay. 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Cost: Free Parking: Free
Contact: (949) 923-2290
Special Instructions: All ages. This computer program volition hold upward cancelled if rainy/muddy conditions are nowadays 24 hours prior or enrollment minimums are non met. This computer program is FREE, but pre-registration is required. Please telephone (949) 923-2275, or e-mail unbic@ocparks.com to salve your location together with have directions to the Constellation Street entrance.

January xix – Afternoon Geology Hike
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Enjoy unspoiled canyon views together with larn nigh the geology of this area. The rocks together with fossils reveal fascinating stories nigh the park’s ancient environments. This volition hold upward a 3.5-mile hike over steep together with uneven terrain (650-ft. elevation gain).
Location: Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. 18751 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Cost: $2 donation per soul Parking: $3 per vehicle
Contact: (949) 923-2235

Special Instructions: Reservations required, sign-up online: www.lagunacanyon.org/activities. Willow Canyon Staging Area (20101 Laguna Canyon Rd, but S of El Toro Rd intersection). For questions, telephone band (949) 497-8324.
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