We preserve and restore the environment on Catalina, promoting and modeling ecologically sustainable communities to create a healthier future for this Island and our Earth.
The Conservancy provides formal, classroom lessons and non-formal outdoor experiences designed to deliver nature-based engagement and experiential learning.
As the oldest and largest private land trust in the state of California, the Catalina Island Conservancy opens its wildlands for the public to enjoy in many ways.
Operation Protect Catalina Island is a 30-year commitment to making the Island safer and more resilient by reducing wildfire risk, safeguarding freshwater and restoring native plants. Through this long-term effort, the Conservancy will help protect the people, livelihoods and wildlife that depend on one of the most unique places on Earth.
Support a worthy organization dedicated to restoring and protecting Catalina Island’s wildlands – help save animal species on the verge of extinction and maintain unique habitats for all to enjoy.
Time: Meet at the Trailhead Visitor Center at 7:30 a.m., return by 1 p.m. Details: Get ready for an island adventure! Volunteers will be picked up at the Trailhead Visitor Center and transported to different areas of the island. All supplies will be provided. Let us know you're coming! Click the sign up button below […]
Where: Meet at the Trailhead at 8 a.m., return by 12:30 p.m. Details: Seed sowing, up-potting, and gardening. Enjoy music and light snacks while you work! Let us know you're coming! Click the sign up button to RSVP.
Time: Meet at the Trailhead Visitor Center at 7:30 a.m., return by 1 p.m. Details: Get ready for an island adventure! Volunteers will be picked up at the Trailhead Visitor Center and transported to different areas of the island. All supplies will be provided. Let us know you're coming! Click the sign up button below […]
This training is two-hours in total and consists of two short videos and a follow-up webinar. The videos that you watch before attending the webinar provide an overview of the natural and cultural history of Catalina and then highlights the work that the Catalina Island Conservancy does to manage the 88% of Catalina Island. These […]
This training is two-hours in total and consists of two short videos and a follow-up webinar. The videos that you watch before attending the webinar provide an overview of the natural and cultural history of Catalina and then highlights the work that the Catalina Island Conservancy does to manage the 88% of Catalina Island. These […]
Where: Meet at the Trailhead at 8 a.m., return by 12:30 p.m. Details: Seed sowing, up-potting, and gardening. Enjoy music and light snacks while you work! Let us know you're coming! Click the sign up button to RSVP.
Time: Meet at the Trailhead Visitor Center at 7:30 a.m., return by 1 p.m. Details: Get ready for an island adventure! Volunteers will be picked up at the Trailhead Visitor Center and transported to different areas of the island. All supplies will be provided. Let us know you're coming! Click the sign up button below […]
Where: Meet at the Trailhead at 8 a.m., return by 12:30 p.m. Details: Seed sowing, up-potting, and gardening. Enjoy music and light snacks while you work! Let us know you're coming! Click the sign up button to RSVP.
Time: Meet at the Trailhead Visitor Center at 7:30 a.m., return by 1 p.m. Details: Get ready for an island adventure! Volunteers will be picked up at the Trailhead Visitor Center and transported to different areas of the island. All supplies will be provided. Let us know you're coming! Click the sign up button below […]
Time: Meet at the Trailhead Visitor Center at 7:30 a.m., return by 1 p.m. Details: Get ready for an island adventure! Volunteers will be picked up at the Trailhead Visitor Center and transported to different areas of the island. All supplies will be provided. Let us know you're coming! Click the sign up button below […]
Join us for a free walk guided by Conservancy naturalists to learn about native and exotic plants. This activity reoccurs the last Wednesday of every month. Meet at the Trailhead Visitor Center for a shuttle ride at 9:15 a.m. to the Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Gardens. Participants receive free entry to the garden.
Discover the critical role of native Catalina Island plants in this engaging, hands-on propagation workshop and guided garden tour. Learn why native species are essential to healthy ecosystems and how to grow these plants to support local biodiversity. Conservancy staff will lead a short educational talk and a walk through the Botanic Garden, highlighting […]
This 7-hour excursion into the wildlands of Catalina Island expands on the concepts covered in Naturalist 1 Training. Education staff will guide you through a course-work book while exploring the landscape and ecosystem of Catalina. The Naturalist 2 Training field excursion runs from 8:30am-3:30pm and begins and ends at the Conservancy's Trailhead Visitor Center. Course […]
Join us for a unique geology workshop on Catalina Island led by Dr. Paul D. Asimow, the Eleanor and John R. McMillan Professor of Geology and Geochemistry at Caltech. Dr. Asimow will lead participants on a field-based exploration of Catalina’s interior, highlighting the island’s unique geologic features and the stories they tell about its history. […]
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15th Annual Art Show and Sale
Sunday, Oct. 26 | Newport Harbor Yacht Club
View and collect original works from 10 renowned plein air artists celebrating Catalina’s rare species and rugged beauty. Register today for early catalog access.
