What We Do

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About Us

BTN promotes the use of locally native plants, as well as habitat restoration and preservation by providing service learning and volunteer based habitat restoration programs. Back to Natives also designs, installs and maintains locally native landscapes for homeowners and businesses. Proceeds support our environmental education and habitat restoration programs.
Our Mission: "To encourage and actively participate in the restoration and conservation of Orange County and California wildlands, through education and restoration programs featuring native plants and biodiversity as a centralizing theme."[/tabs][tabs title="Usability"]

Donate

Habitat Restoration and Environmental Education costs money and time. We need volunteers and donations to fulfill our Mission. Please donate and/or become a Member today!
Current Projects
•Expanding the Back to Natives Nursery.
•Internship Program (Workforce Development).
•Community Programs and Public Classes.
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Volunteer

Volunteer with BTN
•Nursery Assistant @ the Back to Natives Nursery.
•Grounds Assistant @ The Back to Natives Nursery.
•Facilities Assistant @ The Back to Natives Nursery.
•Admin Assistant @ The Back to Natives Nursery.
•Construction Assistant @ The Back to Natives Nursery.
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Education

Education Programs
•Know your Soil Class with Elisabeth Leblanc.
•Native Teas with Crag Torres.
•Deal With Drought with Reginald I Durant and Elisabeth Leblanc
•Native Plant Walk with Naomi Gruenthal.

Reginald I Durant Executive Director

Reginald founded Back to Natives Restoration in August 2005 and has been our Executive Director growing a thriving successful organization.

Lori Whalen Director of Education

Lori co-founded BTN in August 2005 and has built a strong educational component into everything we do!

Elisabeth Leblanc Facilities Intern III

Elisabeth has come to BTN all the way from France just to set our facilities and mapping capabilities in order!

Back to Natives Board of Directors Fiscal 2015 Board of Directors

BTN Board of Directors

Why Choose Us

Back to Natives Restoration is THE native plant expert for Orange County and Southern California. Both in propagation and habitat restoration. We provide Workforce Development for dozens of Interns per year, and hands on community services opportunities where volunteers from the local communities have a chance to get their hands dirty during service learning programs teaching HOW to restore habitat.

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