The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy has exciting events for the community during the month of July. Besides the Nature Walks and Restoration Activities, Storytime Tails and Nature Club for Kids is back. Many of the preserves and the Nature Centers are open, but it would be a good idea to check the website to make sure your hiking path has not been damaged by the land movement. Also in order to keep all these areas open, volunteers are needed to help restore and maintain the beauty of Palos Verdes. Today in the Volunteer Activities you can find additional opportunities to help our reserves.
Special Events
Guided Nature Walk at Abalone Cove Reserve will take place on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. You will discover the panoramic coastal beauty of Abalone Cove Reserve. Enjoy a stroll with knowledgeable guides through fragrant restored coastal sage scrub habitat. This is an easy to moderate walk. Sign up at pvplc.org/calendar.
Nature Club for Kids will take place on Saturday, July 13, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the George F Canyon Nature Center. This will be a Wildlife Tracking themed Nature Club where you can learn about the how scientists study animals that we don’t often see. This event is free and suitable for ages 5 to 10.
Native Plant Sale will take place on Saturday, July 13, 202, at George F Canyon from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Create your own butterfly garden with a beautiful native plant from the Palos Verdes Peninsula. A native plant expert will give you a professional tips on creating a garden way station which will become a home for local species. George F Canyon is located at 27305 Palos Verdes Drive East, Rolling Hills Estates. White Point Nature Education Center will also be having their Native Plant Sale on Saturday, July 27, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, for another opportunity to get native plants. White Point Nature Education Center is located at 1600 Paseo del Mar, San Pedro.
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy Storytime Trails will take place on Sunday, July 14, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Join the group at the White Point Nature Center for fun stories about the cool critters that live in the nature preserve. Storytime includes crafts and hands-on activities. Recommended for ages 3-6 and their caregivers.
Guided Monthly Walks
Family Nature Walk will take place at George F Canyon Nature Preserve on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. At the preserve, naturalists will guide you along a trail through the preserve to discover a unique variety of wildlife in their canyon habitat (with amazing views of the LA Basin). Meet on the back patio of the Nature Center and come inside to explore after the hike. Park in the Preserve lot located at 27305 Palos Verdes Drive East, Rolling Hills Estates. Sign up at pvplc.org/calendar.
Guided Family Nature Walk will take place at White Point Nature Preserve on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. Naturalists will guide you along a trail (with amazing views across to the ocean) to discover a unique variety of wildlife in their coastal sage scrub habitat. Meet in front of the Nature Center and come inside to explore after the hike. Preserve parking available at the end of the street in a gravel lot at 1600 West Paseo del Mar, San Pedro. Sign up at pvplc.org/calendar.
Outdoor Restoration Activities
Outdoor Volunteer Day at Abalone Cove Reserve will take place on Saturday, July 6, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Join the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy to volunteer on a breathtaking coastal reserve and help restore wildlife habitat. Students can receive community service hours. Sign up at pvplc.volunteerhub.com
Outdoor Volunteer Day at Agua Amarga Reserve will take place on Saturday July 27, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Help remove invasive weeds and care for a community restoration site to benefit wildlife. Sign up at www.pvplc.volunteerhub.com.
Outdoor Volunteer Day at White Point Nature Preserve will take place on Sunday July 28, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Join volunteers at White Point Nature Preserve as they work to maintain the preserve’s restoration area of native plant species to improve critical habitat for wildlife at the preserve and beautify outdoor natural space for the community. Sign up at pvplc.volunteerhub.com
Volunteer with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy Rapid Response Team on Fridays & Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Work alongside the field staff to help protect important wildlife habit. Help with trail maintenance, fence building, installing signage and more. Students can receive community service hours. No experience is needed. Must be 15 and up. Sign up at www.pvplc.volunteerhub.com.
Community Outreach Volunteer Opportunities
The Conservancy is looking for volunteers who enjoy sharing their love of nature and the Peninsula, at community events held around the South Bay. Join the Community Outreach volunteer team to help engage our local community at events and greet participants at the free monthly guided nature walks. No experience is needed and a flexible schedule is available. For more information, contact Lynn Rotunno, at lrotunno@pvplc.org. This is open to ages 18+.
Native Plant Demonstration Garden Volunteer
On Saturdays at the White Point Nature Preserve, they need help to cultivate, restore and maintain the White Point Native Plant Demonstration Garden. No experience is needed. For more information contact Lynn Rotunno, Volunteer Program Manager at lrotunno@pvplc.org.
Become a Nature Education Docent
If you are interested in sharing your love of nature on the Peninsula with students either in the classroom or on field trips, or greeting visitors at one of two nature centers the Conservancy manages, perhaps you would like to become a volunteer education docent. For more information contact Holly Gray at hgray@pvplc.org. This great opportunity is open to ages 18+ and all training and materials provided.
To read my prior article on Palos Verdes Hikes and Trails,
Photo of Abalone Cove Reserve courtesy of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
