Back to Natives Santiago Park Nature Reserve Volunteer Program

Back to Natives is working with the City of Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Department to provide a habitat restoration volunteer program within the Santiago Park Nature Reserve. Volunteers gather in the Reserve once a month to pull weeds, collect seed, and plant seed/cuttings/plants. Here are a few shots from a recent event!


Thank you to the Orange County Community Foundation, REI, Ralphs & the Wells Fargo for funding our 2011-12 Service Learning habitat Restoration Volunteer Program!


Removing invasive Fountain Grass from Santiago Creek!


Volunteers removed ALL of the seed heads, and now they are going through and removing as many of the plants as possible.


Removing the invasive, non-native weeds allows space for the natives to grow. Native plants provide habitat for animals and a diverse ecosystem is more enjoyable for humans that visit the reserve!

Come join us! Upcoming volunteer dates are listed at http://www.backtonatives.org/volunteer.shtml - see you soon!