Public Programs

APRIL PROGRAMS

Cool Crafts Roundup

Second Thursdays of the Month
April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, and August 14
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
No reservations required. Free onsite parking.

​At our Cool Crafts Roundup, kids of all ages and adults will get the opportunity to hear stories, roll up their sleeves, and be creative! Crafts and stories are inspired by the environment around the Rancho and offer a multitude of perspectives to create a meaningful and hands-on experience. 

​All ages are welcome, while supplies last. 
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Native Plant Week 

RLA is celebrating Native Plant Month in April!
Special guided garden tours and talks about native plants
Wednesday, April 16 through Saturday, April 19
No reservation needed; free for all.

From Wednesday, April 16, through Saturday, April 19, we’re offering garden tours led by our volunteers and native plant talks by RLA staff. Sign up at the front desk when you check-in.

  • Our thirty-minute volunteer tours will be offered Wednesday through Saturday at 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, and 3:30 PM.
  • Our garden staff talks will be on Friday, April 18, and Saturday, April 19, at 2 PM. All tours and talks are first come, first served. 

Join Us in the City Nature Challenge!

Sunday, April 27, 2025
1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
RSVPs encouraged; free for all. 

Are you up for a challenge? This year, Rancho Los Alamitos is participating in the City Nature Challenge (CNC) and we want you to join us! The CNC started in 2016 as a competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco and has grown into an international event while motivating people around the world to find and document wildlife in their own cities. Organized by the Community Science teams at the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM), the CNC is an annual four-day global bioblitz from April 25th through the 28th, where cities are in a collaboration-meets-friendly-competition to see what can be accomplished when we all work toward a common goal.
 
Observations are counted through the iNaturalist site. Download the app and learn from staff and volunteers on how to upload pictures from your phone of your wildlife observations. Tour our gardens while looking for wildlife. Join us for self-guided scavenger hunts with small, free giveaways. 
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SAVE THE DATE

​Exploration Talks

Second Thursdays of the Month, Every Other Month 
Upcoming Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Door Opens at 5:30 pm, Event from 6:00 pm - 7 pm
$10 per person, free for members. 

This series explores a range of topics significant to our community, focusing on environmental, multicultural, and historical issues. Presented by experts in the field, these presentations will ignite curiosity and foster a deeper connection to the world around us. 

​Tickets will be made available soon. ​
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