Newport Bay Conservancy Naturalist Training

Registration for the 2026-27 Naturalist Training is coming soon! Please reference last year’s details below and check back by the end of July 2026 for this year’s full details and registration page. ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~ Newport Bay Conservancy (NBC)...

Building the Next Generation of Restoration Leaders

Building the Next Generation of Restoration Leaders Newport Bay Conservancy is excited to announce a Restoration Internship Program, supported by the State Coastal Conservancy’s Lower Constellation Coastal Sage Scrub and High Marsh Restoration Project. This paid...

Supporting Watershed with Inclusive Mentorship

Newport Bay Conservancy is excited to launch Supporting Watershed with Inclusive Mentorship (SWWIM), with the support of the California Natural Resources Agency’s Youth Community Access grant. The SWWIM program provides paid internships to develop young adult...

Fostering Interest in Nature

  Newport Bay Conservancy is excited to work in partnership with the City of Newport Beach and the Newport Dunes Resort to provide FiiN (Fostering Interest in Nature) for 5th grade students. This free, overnight nature camp includes 3 days and 2 nights at the...

Donor Spotlight: Subaru Love Promise

In its ongoing, multi-year collaboration with Newport Bay Conservancy, Subaru and its inspiring initiative, the Subaru Love Promise, brings people together for a worthy – and musical! – purpose at the Newport Beach Jazz Festival. Subaru’s partnerships with a wide...

Celebrate World Wetlands Day Saturday, February 4, 2023

Join us to celebrate World Wetlands Day 2023 with an online symposium followed by in-person wetland tours. In 1971, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands became the first global conservation agreement. Its founding principles specify seven values of wetlands, including...