For ages 3 months – 6 years old. Hey Kids, bring your favorite adult!
Hike on the Madrona Marsh Preserve while listening for birds, looking for frogs, and learning about nature.
Would you like to help create and learn about different habitats? Help Mardona Marsh Preserve by removing non-native plants, replace them with locally grown native plants, and pick up trash left at the Preserve. Soon, the work you will have done will attract many birds, butterflies and other insects!
Open to adults and students 14 years and older. Children between the ages of 14-18 must have a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian. Participants must arrive on time and wear close-toed shoes. Snacks and drinks provided at 10:30 a.m.
To apply to be a Habitat Restoration volunteer, please download and complete: Volunteer Application for Restoration (PDF).
More about Mardona Marsh Preserve here.
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium invites the public to participate in their monthly Beach Clean-Up. Keep our Coastal Park eco-friendly and clean! Come find out what marine debris is doing to our ocean and help us to collect and categorize what we find on Cabrillo Beach. Meet at the steps in front of the John M. Olguin Auditorium. Free and open to all ages.
Groups are required to make reservations by the Thursday before the event. Call Monday through Friday between 9am to 5pm at 310-548-7562.
Following a morning of conservation efforts, visitors can extend their experience by visiting the aquarium’s Exploration Center, Aquatic Nursery, Virginia Reid Moore Marine Research Library and the Susanne Lawrenz-Miller Exhibit Hall. The Aquarium displays local marine life of Southern California and will be open to the public from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Plan to stop by CMA’s volunteer-run gift shop for a wide selection of gifts and books.
Visit the White Point Preserve Nature Center for hands-on science activities, children’s literature, and art projects; to ignite your imagination and expand your knowledge about the natural world. Live animals occasionally included.
The whole family can experience a hands-on-science exploration of one of the Peninsula’s amazing wildlife species! Learn and listen as wonderful librarian, Carla Sedlacek, shares children’s literature featuring the featured animal. Afterwards, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the wildlife exhibits in the Nature Center, take a self-guided family walk on the trails, and enjoy lunch (bring your own) by the sea at a shady picnic table under historic trees.
Free and appropriate for all ages. Stroller friendly. Leashed dogs welcome. Reservations recommended.
2019 Exploration Themes:
- July 6 PV Blue Butterfly
- Aug 3 Cactus Wren
- Sept 7 Desert Cottontail
- Oct 5 Hummingbirds
- Nov 2 Gray Fox
- Dec 7 Peregrine Falcon
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy hosts nature walks throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Check our South Bay Events Calendar for upcoming events and hikes.
Additional information about White Point Nature Education Center & Preserve.
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Wander along a willow filled canyon stream with coastal sage scrub restored habitat. Look down on the Peninsula’s rare Catalina Schist from one of the few places you can see the rock exposed.
Bring the children for an easy and educational walk in this beautiful canyon preserve. Our Naturalist will guide you through coastal sage and riparian woodland habitat to discover the unique variety of birds, mammals, reptiles and insects that make this urban wilderness their home. This walk concludes inside the Nature Education Center with a hands on exploration of our exhibits. Free and appropriate for all ages. Stroller friendly. Leashed dogs welcome. Reservations recommended. Easy to moderate.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy hosts nature walks throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Check our South Bay Events Calendar for upcoming events and hikes.
Join Audubon leader Ron Melin and friends on a ramble around a great local birding area.
Identify the different species of birds at the Madrona Marsh Preserve as well as other parks throughout the city of Torrance. This program occurs every 1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesday of every month from 8:30am – 10am. All are welcome to attend this walk. Free! Donations accepted.
Additional information about Mardona Marsh Preserve.
Enjoy the Birds of Madrona with a Walk with Bob Shanman, every 2nd Wednesday of the month. Bring your friends for a ramble around a great local birding area.
Additional information about Mardona Marsh Preserve.
Would you like to help create and learn about different habitats? Help Mardona Marsh Preserve by removing non-native plants, replace them with locally grown native plants, and pick up trash left at the Preserve. Soon, the work you will have done will attract many birds, butterflies and other insects!
Open to adults and students 14 years and older. Children between the ages of 14-18 must have a waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian. Participants must arrive on time and wear close-toed shoes. Snacks and drinks provided at 10:30 a.m.
To apply to be a Habitat Restoration volunteer, please download and complete: Volunteer Application for Restoration (PDF).
More about Mardona Marsh Preserve here.
Interactive science activities featuring wildlife species that thrive in the restored habitat. Themed children’s literature and art activities follow. All ages welcome.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy hosts nature walks throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Check our South Bay Events Calendar for upcoming events and hikes.
The Palos Verdes Land Conservancy harvests seeds that have grown for thousands of years right here on the Peninsula, and then raises them in the Conservancy’s nursery. Come be inspired by colorful, drought tolerant native plants that make fertilizers and insecticides virtually unnecessary, and require little or no water. Naturalists are on hand to give advice about the one gallon size pots ($8) and smaller sized pots ($5). Many of these species will attract butterflies and other pollinators to your yard.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy hosts nature walks throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Check our South Bay Events Calendar for upcoming events and hikes.
