ENC Nature Preschool

One week left to help our friends from Skip the Plastic Straw with their Recycle for Good project! From now until April 17 they are asking PORT STREET families to collect empty soda/beer/juice cans and plastic water/soda/juice bottles. They will pick them up and donate the proceeds to The Environmental Nature Center! https://www.skiptheplasticstraw.com//recycling-for-good-pr

Join Hi-Time Wine Cellars North American Wine Buyer & Certified Sommelier, Dan Williams, for an infotaining virtual wine tasting of three organic or sustainable wines on May 21st from 6-7PM. All proceeds benefit the ENC Nature Preschool ! http://ow.ly/W0q250Ej9BF

It's #FlowerFriday ! #BeachEveningPrimrose #CamissoniopsisCheiranthifolia is starting to bloom! This native grows along the CA coast, from 0-300 feet. It's not too late to plant some in your yard! You can buy then for $2.50 in our online #NativePlant sale: http://ow.ly/nRa750EkWhs

It's #EARTHMONTH ! START COMPOSTING. Composting is an empowering way to reduce waste to landfill. Start a pile in your backyard or find a curbside composting service near you. Fruit and veggie scraps, coffee grounds, and eggshells are great candidates for home compost.

Many thanks to our friends at Stu News Newport for featuring some of our upcoming events! If you do not already subscribe we urge you to! Tons of great local news. http://ow.ly/CPK250Ek0h0

Teachers! It's #EarthMonth ! National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) - the nation's largest celebration of environmental education - is April 19-23! Learn about planned activities here: http://ow.ly/rxLS50Ei8WU

Happy #TreeTuesday ! In Winter deciduous trees like this #WesternSycamore #platanusracemosa lose their leaves allowing you to notice things like the complex lattice shapes its branches make against the sky. Don't miss our plant sale on 1-30! http://ow.ly/loP050D6KQe

Educators! Join us for the 1st Teachers Night Out of 2021 on Jan 21 - in person or virtually - to discuss Lessons Learned from our Virtual Spaces. Evelyn Serrano of the California Science Center will be our guest speaker - and rafle an amazing door prize! http://ow.ly/pAZD50D5TQH

We're having a Rain Barrel Sale! Join us on January 30, 9:00 AM 12:00PM. RESIDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A $35.00 REBATE PER RAIN BARRELLIMIT 2. $20 per barrel donated to ENC! More info here: http://ow.ly/WPIK50D2T2H

This year, thousands of schools around the country took their chairs, desks and easelsand log stumps, straw bales, picnic blankets and Wi-Fioutside, to study under leafy tree canopies and shady tents. We hope 2020 will be remembered as the year education broke free of the four walls of our school buildings and embraced the healthy, fresh air outside. http://ow.ly/7pC450D0P1I

Feeling generous? Check out the #EnvironmentalNatureCenter Amazon Wishlist! Purchase a book for our library or items needed for our Animal Ambassadors! https://a.co/cTKEhhM

Ever wonder what our Nature Campers do all day at #ENCNatureCamp ? Check out this cute video made by our video intern Emma! After School Nature Camp is now enrolling! http://ow.ly/2E9050D0MgV