Back To NativesRESTORATIONis dedicated to the restoration
and conservation of Orange County and California wildlands,
through education and restoration programs featuring native
plants as a centralizing theme. BTN promotes native plants,
as well as habitat restoration and preservation by providing
service learning and volunteer based habitat restoration
programs.
Through outreach and education, Back to Natives strives
to involve the community in the process of ecological restoration
and conservation. We believe that a little "ecological enlightenment"
and a chance to "get your hands dirty" is the best way to
improve relations between people and Nature.
Come see Back to Natives at the 2012 Spring Garden Show at South Coast Plaza! April 26-29.
Buy native plants and seeds!
Have you volunteered with Back
to Natives?
Without funding, BTN
cannot put on volunteer restoration events!
Back to Natives Nursery at Santiago Park Volunteer Work Days: Fridays 8AM to 11AM. RSVP required. Check out other volunteer opportunities HERE.
The Nursery location is very rustic. Closed toed, low heeled shoes are recommended. There are restrooms available a short distance (1000 feet) away at the Nature Center
The BTN Nursery at Santiago Park is open by appointment only. Please call or email us to make an appointment to tour the Nursery. At this time availability of plants is extremely limited as we have just started production. Soon we will have availibility lists published to our website for offsite ordering with Will Call pick up at the Nursery.
Remember to Sign up for Ralphs Community Contributions Program! Everytime you buy groceries, scan your Ralphs card and a donation will be made to BTN. Last quarter BTN supporters racked up over $300.00 in Community Contributions from Ralphs!
*NEW*
Help Grow Native Plants in the
BTN Nursery! Volunteers are needed to help staff the BTN Nursery at Santiago!
Back to Natives receives
$10,000 Grant from R.E.I for habitat restoration service learning project at Santiago Park Nature Reserve.
Back to Natives receives
$7,000 Grant
from the Orange County Community Foundation for the service learning habitat restoration program at Santiago Park Nature Reserve!
Back to Natives receives
$5,000 Grant from United States Forest Service for habitat restoration
in the Cleveland National Forest. (Read More)
Back to Natives receives
$10,000 Grant
from Wells Fargo Bank to support its volunteer habitat
restoration program.
(Read More)
Back to Natives receives
$5,000 Grant
from Ralphs to support its volunteer habitat restoration
program.
(Read More)
BTN provides landscape
design for Costa Mesa Green Home! First Platinum LEED home in Orange County!!
Back to Natives provided landscape design services for the "Costa
Mesa Green Home," which many believe to be the greenest
home in Orange County, California. The home was certified 'Platinum'
by the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) for Homes Program.
(Read more)
BTN provides landscape
design for Living Green at 319! Back to Natives provided landscape design services
for the "Project
319", which many believe to be one of the
greenest homes in Orange County, California.
Click HERE to learn more about our professional services, which raise money to fund environmental education and habitat restoration programs!
Our friends from the Paintd Phantom are donating 10% of the profits from the sale of EARTH HORSE products to Back To Natives! Check out their great products! (they have organic!)
Verizon
and Sprint Users-
Eco-Wireless will donate 20% of your rate plan purchase
to Back to Natives. If you or your
business is considering a new Verizon or Sprint
phone or plan, please
give them a look.
