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Check this page often to find links to articles and features about Back to Natives Restoration.

November 25, 2012  OC Register Hikers take a pass on Black Friday by Mona Shadia

July/August, 2012  Old Town Orange Plaza Review "Notes from a Neighbor: Back to Natives Restoration" article by Don Cribb

July 3, 2012  HealthyCal.org "Enjoying the outdoors, as nature intended" article by Helen Afrasiabi

June 29, 2012  Newport Beach Independant "One on One with Reginald I. Durant, Native Landscaping" article by Gina Dostler

January 1, 2010  89.3 KPCC - So California Public Radio "OC-based Back to Natives helps restore habitat and wilderness" article by Susan Valot.

December 16, 2009 ICTV-30 Irvine News Click on the Back to Natives link for an update on Mason Regional Park habitat restoration.

June 4, 2009
City of Irvine Community Television. Click on the June 4 episode, then on the Habitat Restoration link on the popup window.

March 4, 2009 Irvine World News Front page and page 3, Group returns native plants to proper place, by Cameron Bird

March 3rd, 2009 KPFK 90.7FM Gustavo Arellano interviews Reginald I. Durant. Listen to the interview on the 4 o’clock report with Gustavo Arellano.

March 2, 2009 Orange County Register Outdoor Section, front page. Reporter tries his hand at restoring Mother Nature, by Cameron Bird

February 16, 2009 OC Arts & Culture, Show Your Love, by Holly Lewis

February 12, 2009 Orange County Register  TOWNS/CENTRAL

December 31, 2008 Sunset Magazine Online: Fresh Dirt Going native: how a California group is rebuilding the natural landscape, By Jim McCausland

December 29, 2008 Orange County Register Native plants given a chance

December 28, 2008 Orange County Register Volunteers help give native plants a chance, by Michael Mello

November 28, 2008 Orange County Register Local News: Buy Nothing Day turns free market on its head, By Cameron Bird

August 5, 2008 OC Green Guide, The Exclusive OC Green Guide Interview with Back to Natives.

December 30, 2007 Orange County Register, Outdoors Section, Lending nature a hand, by Shawn Price

October 31, 2007 Santa Ana Arts District Back to Natives for the Holidays

Abstract for In The Light of Evolution Volume II Biodiversity and Extinction, John C. Avise, Stephen P. Hubbell, and Francisco J. Ayala, Editors, National Research Council

California Green Solutions Urban SoCal habitat restoration for people and our neighbors

 
Press Releases

February 7, 2013 – Back to Natives chosen by Green Bliss Café as their 1% for the Planet partner. See the entire release

December 13, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration, received a $7,000 grant from the Orange County Community Foundation (www.oc-cf.org)  to support its Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program.   See the entire release.

December 12, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration, received a $5,000 grant from Ralphs to support its Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program.   See the entire release.

December 11, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration,received a $1276 donation from CH2M HILL’s Southern California Green Team to help fund a greenhouse expansion project at Back to Native’s Nursery at Santiago Park in Santa Ana. See the entire release.

December 10, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration, received a $1000 GreenWorks! grant from Project Learning Tree. See the entire release.

December 9, 2012 – Reginald Durant, Director of Restoration at Back to Natives, was named an “Earth Month Hero” by the Wyland Foundation in 2012.   See the entire release.

August 28, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration receives donation of collecting net from Bioquip Products to gently remove critters from greenhouse. See the entire release.

June 30, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration receives $10,000 grant from REI for Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program. See the entire release.

February 4, 2012 – Back to Natives Restoration is presenting a native plant landscape workshop for the community on February 11, 2012 from 9AM to 2PM. See the entire release.

January 6, 2012 - Back to Natives Restoration has received a $7,000 grant from the Orange County Community Foundation to support its Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program at the Santiago Park Nature Reserve in Santa Ana. See the entire release

January 5, 2012 - Back to Natives Restoration has received a $10,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support its Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program. See the entire release

January 4, 2012 - Back to Natives Restoration has received a $5,000 grant from Ralphs to support its Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program.  See the entire release

April 5, 2011 – Back to Natives is collaborating with the Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment (OCICE) to restore habitat in Mason Regional Park in Irvine. See the entire release.

February 23, 2011 – Back to Natives partnering with the City of Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Department to provide public programs at the Santiago Nature Center. See the entire release.

January 24, 2011 – Back to Natives is presenting a free native plant landscape workshop for the community in Corona del mar. See the entire release.

January 5, 2010 – Back to Natives is presenting a free native plant landscape maintenance workshop for the community in Costa Mesa. See the entire release.

November 27, 2010 - Back to Natives, in a cooperative agreement with the United States Forest Service in the Cleveland National Forest, will lead a hands-on habitat restoration training course. See the entire Media Alert here.

November 27, 2010 – Back to Natives is presenting a free native plant landscape maintenance workshop for the community in Newport Beach. See the entire release.

October 25, 2010 - Back to Natives Restoration will be leading a community volunteer event at the Wildlife and Watershed Nature Center in Santiago Park in Santa Ana. See the entire release

October 24, 2010 - Back to Natives Restoration, in a cooperative agreement with the United States Forest Service in the Cleveland National Forest, will lead a hands-on training course for restoration volunteers. This successful program is now in its fourth year. See the entire release

October 9, 2010 - Back to Natives Restoration, has received a $5,000 grant from the United States Forest Service for Habitat Restoration in the Cleveland National Forest. See the entire release

October 4, 2010 - Back to Natives Restoration has received a $5,000 grant from Ralphs to support its Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program.  See the entire release

October 3, 2010 - Back to Natives Restoration has received a $10,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support its Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program. See the entire release
 
December 15, 2009 – Back to Natives Restoration, a 501 (c)(3) non profit public charity is collaborating with the Heritage Museum of Orange County in Santa Ana to perform a Service Learning Habitat Restoration Project within the Museum’s 4.5 acre Nature Center. The project will commence on January 17, 2010 from 9AM to 12PM when volunteers from the community will begin removing non-native invasive plants at the site.  See the entire release.

August 19, 2009 Back to Natives Restoration, a 501 (c)(3) non profit public charity is providing landscape design services for the "Costa Mesa Green Home," which many believe will be the greenest home in Orange County, California when certified 'Platinum' by the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) for Homes Program. See the entire release.

May 25, 2009 Back to Natives Restoration, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization is hosting a charity fundraiser on Thursday, June 25, 2009. See the entire release.

April 20, 2009 Earth Day Weed-a-Thon at Mason Regional Park in Irvine this Sunday, April 26 from 9AM to 12PM. See the entire release.

February 2, 2009 Back to Natives Restoration, a 501 (c)(3) non profit public charity is collaborating with Earth Resource Foundation to restore native habitat at Jeronimo Creek, in Mission Viejo on February 14, 2009 -- Valentine's Day. See the entire release.

August 4, 2008 Back to Natives Restoration, in a cooperative agreement with the United States Forest Service in the Cleveland National Forest, led a nine month long hands-on training course for restoration volunteers. Twelve individuals graduated from the program. See the entire release.

June 23, 2008 Back to Natives Restoration, a 501 (c)(3) non profit public charity recently received a $10,000 grant from the Wachovia Foundation to assist with Service Learning Programs.  See the entire release.

June 14, 2008 Back to Natives Restoration was this year's recipient of the Orange County Wild "Landsteward of the Year" Award. See the entire release.

March 2, 2008 Back to Natives Restoration will provide a Post Fire Recovery Weed Survey and Assessment of the affected areas of the Cleveland National Forest from the Santiago Fire. See the entire release.

March 2, 2008 Back to Natives Restoration will provide a Post Fire Recovery Weed Survey and Assessment of the affected areas of the Cleveland National Forest from the Pomacha Fire. See the entire release.

December 2, 2007 Back to Natives Restoration and volunteers from the community will assist students from San Juan Elementary in San Juan Capistrano to install a trail in their new habitat garden on December 16, 2007 from 9:00AM to 2:00PM.  See the entire release.

November 13, 2007 Back to Natives Restoration and nearly 100 volunteers from throughout Orange County will assist the Earth Resource Foundation to restore native habitat at Jeronimo Creek, in Mission Viejo Saturday, November 17.  The restoration will improve habitat for animals and beautify the area for human visitors.  See the entire release.

October 15, 2007 Back to Natives Restoration and 35 student volunteers from Tarbut V'Torah in Irvine, will plant native plants in William R. Mason Regional Park on October 17. The native coastal sage scrub plants will improve habitat for animals and beautify the area for human visitors.  See the entire release.

September 13, 2007- IRVINE PAVILIONS CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING. "Green" themed ceremony will include a donation of Pavilions own compost to "Back to Natives" a non-profit group dedicated to the restoration and conservation of Orange County. See the entire release.

August 27, 2007 Back to Natives Restoration, in a cooperative agreement with the Cleveland National Forest, will provide hands on training for restoration volunteers over the course of a 9 month training program. See the entire release.