Activity Cards

Take a walk through the renovated 12-acre Historic District at Crystal Cove State Park. Learn about the colorful past of the Cove and hear about the different uses for each cottage. Park at the Los Trancos parking lot, then cross at the intersection and walk across the marked pathways towards the historic district to the first cottage #34 on top of the hill. There is a $15 day-use parking fee.

Please come join Irvine Ranch Conservancy staff and land stewards search for and remove California’s worst weed: Yellow Starthistle! You will be able to visit an area of the Reserve that is otherwise not open to the public and participate in a successful campaign to remove this single population and prevent its spread.

Led by Sea & Sage Audubon Society in partnership with the Irvine Ranch Water District, this free monthly bird walk is a great way to learn more about the wonderful world of birds. Discover a diversity of birds with expert birders like Chris Obaditch as you explore the freshwater ponds, San Diego Creek, butterfly garden, and riparian areas of the beautiful 300 acre San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine. You will look for wintering ducks and shorebirds in the shallow ponds, watch egrets and herons stalking the edges of the deep ponds, and look up for raptors such as Osprey, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Harrier, and White-tailed Kite. Spring specialties include migrating swallows, warblers, vireos and shorebirds. The walk is about 1 to 1.5 miles long, and you may witness first-hand the wonders of migration, adaptations, camouflage, feeding, preening, and nesting plus learn what you can do to help local birds. Open to all ages who are interested in bird-watching; children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress appropriately for a spring walk around open water. Please contact for further information or directions www.seaandsageaudubon.org or the Audubon House Volunteer at 949-261-7963. There is no registration required.