Upcoming Events
at Nature Collective
Anytime you’re looking for free things to do in San Diego, see what’s happening at Nature Collective. We offer free nature tours and family days. For other events, like a film screening, there’s an admission price that lets us offer these experiences.
Our activities are for anyone in town – from locals to visitors – and all ages.
Join CEO Jennifer Bright and key Nature Collective staff for Coffee + Connections. Please register below and enjoy this casual meet-and-greet, open-house-style event, where you can connect with key staff, learn about our programs and project updates, and meet others who share your passion for protecting nature.
It’s Great Outdoors Month! Come discover the great outdoors at the San Elijo Lagoon: where fresh water meets salt water and many animals find sanctuary. Watch and listen closely for resident birds of all types – from hummingbirds to osprey- that call the salt marsh and mudflats home. All year round, you can enjoy, photograph, and identify a host of native plants. Our Nature Center Loop Trail is accessible, providing fun for all.
Volunteer Emmy Garnica leads your nature experience.
Summer is here, and the plant life at San Elijo welcomes the season in different ways! Upland plants shift into foliage of relaxing browns and slip into water-saving dormancy; but salt marsh plants, irrigated by seawater, burst out in emerald green, like a well-tended golf course. We might spot tiny salt crystals winking from the salt grass, hear the Belding’s Savannah Sparrow belting out tunes from the pickleweed or catch an Osprey playing a game of catch-the-fish. Fun and fascinating times ahead!
Weather permitting. Wildlife is unpredictable. There is no guarantee of what you will see.
We need your help to restore precious habitats within the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve and the surrounding areas. By removing invasive plants like castor bean, garden nasturtium, or desert grape, we can make room for native plants to flourish, supporting a more balanced ecosystem.
