Stories

Tales from the Trails

Tales from the Trails

When I heard the story that early settlers named Hollywood after toyon, a common Southern California shrub with bright red…

Silence is Not an Option

Silence is Not an Option

In these times of such great upheaval, I’ve been thinking deeply about responsibility. Not just personal responsibility—the role each of…

COVID-19 Non-Profit Impacts – We Need Your Help

COVID-19 Non-Profit Impacts – We Need Your Help

In just a few short months, Covid-19 changed the world as we know it. As with so many of you,…

We’re Hiring – Fuel Modification Coordinator

We’re Hiring – Fuel Modification Coordinator

Founded in 1990, Laguna Canyon Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the South Coast Wilderness, a…

Balance

Balance

At 6:30am, on day 51 of #ShelterInPlace, I was on Thalia Street beach with my dog, Miró, walking at the…

Beginning Backyard Birding

Beginning Backyard Birding

With the ongoing stay-at-home order, the Restoration Team at Laguna Canyon Foundation is getting a little antsy. Normally, we spend…

OneOC Spirit of Volunteerism Awards

OneOC Spirit of Volunteerism Awards

We are grateful – especially in the difficult times we are in – to honor three of our volunteers through…

A Time for Reflection

A Time for Reflection

It seems only yesterday that our staff at Laguna Canyon Foundation was just settling into our new headquarters. We hadn’t…

Wildflower Watch

Wildflower Watch

Here in Laguna Canyon, we‘re tucked right in the middle of coastal sage scrub, an abundant plant community rich with diverse plants and wildlife. On…

It Takes a Village

It Takes a Village

Being born and raised in Laguna Canyon, I had the simple pleasure as a child of exploring the hills whenever and wherever…

‘Tis the Season

‘Tis the Season

Laguna Canyon Foundation’s Restoration Team does a variety of fieldwork in the wilderness parks and around our local cities to…

Nesting Season is Coming

Nesting Season is Coming

While hiking on the trails in Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, I heard a bird call. I looked up…