Celebrating World Wetlands Day

Wetlands in Southern California Their importance, status, threats and opportunities Saturday January 31, 2015 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Back Bay Science Center, Newport Beach Program includes presentations from: Travis Longcore, Associate Professor, University of Southern...

Bayview Restoration Project

Help Us Plant The Bayview Restoration Project has started! Come out and learn about the habitat restoration project to restore native vegetation to the Upper and Lower Bayview slopes. The planting of the Bayview started on Wednesday, November 19. Planting will take...

Coastal Cleanup Day Success

When the sun set over the Upper Newport Bay last Saturday evening, the birds were chirping just a little louder, the mullet were jumping out of the water just a bit higher — for JOY as over 22,000 lbs of trash and recyclables were picked up by over 750...

Defining the Science of Sustainability

Current Monitoring & Management Strategies Saturday, June 28th 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Back Bay Science Center 600 Shellmaker Road, Newport Beach Speakers include: Debbie Aseltine-Neilson, Sr. Environmental Scientist—Marine Region, CDFW State Wildlife Action...

Tide Lines

In partnership with the Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), Orange County Parks and the Newport Aquatic Center, NBC will present a free screening of TIDE LINES, the 2014 documentary directed by Andrew Naysmith.  The event is free and open to the public. Tide Lines...

Estuary Awareness Day

On Saturday June 7, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. come join us for Estuary Awareness Day and learn why estuaries are so important.   This family event will be held at the new Back Bay Science Center, a 13,000 square foot state-of-the art research-based...