Crystal Cove Conservancy

Our Natural Resource Interns are diving right in! The interns recently met with California State Parks staff at Crystal Cove to learn the ins and outs of careers with the California State Park system. Guest speakers, Lana and Riley, shared their personal journeys and advice on how the interns can pursue a career in the natural resources field.

The summer season is quickly approaching, which means it's time to welcome the 2024 Natural Resource Summer Interns to Crystal Cove! This week, The Conservancy held an orientation for this year's undergraduate and graduate interns, along with some new part time education and programs staff. The group spent the day touring Crystal Cove, getting to know one another and learning about projects they will be conducting at the park. We're so excited to have them join the team!

We're thrilled to be one of 11 nonprofits to receive generous funding from Cox Communications! Thanks to this generous grant, we'll continue to expand our K-12 STEM education programs that serve thousands of students each year.

We're #hiring! The Crystal Cove Conservancy team is looking for a dynamic individual with #development and #marketing experience to join us as an Advancement Manager. Apply today with your cover letter and resume! https://lnkd.in/gGZ96xWy

Join The Orange County MPA Council (@ocmpacouncil) on May 23 from 6-7:30 PM PST for their 3rd installment of the Racial, Indigenous, & Social Justice-led Speaker Series discussions! 🔗 Please register for the webinar at tinyURL.com/RISJ-May to join us! 🎥 Check out the recordings from panel discussions 1 & 2 on the MPA Collaborative Network’s YouTube Channel.

As an environmental organization, it's safe to say Earth Day is a pretty big deal around here. We wanted to take a minute to thank the Crystal Cove community and partners like REI who celebrated with us over the weekend at stewardship events in the backcountry and activities in the Historic District. Whether you came out to help us pull invasive mustard in the field or connected with our team to discover how we can help the planet, your support never ceases to amaze us! Happy #EarthDay! 🌎

On Wednesday, April 3, Crystal Cove Conservancy welcomed a full house for a Cove Talk with California’s Secretary of Natural Resources, Wade Crowfoot, and Crystal Cove Conservancy President & CEO Kate Wheeler. Sponsored by Bank of America, the Cove Talk was a free event that welcomed more than 100 guests to the Crystal Cove State Park Historic District where attendees were guided through a broad-ranging conversation with deep dives into the impact of climate change, using nature-based solutions to address its impacts, and collaborative work to create more equitable access to California’s public lands and waters especially for California Indigenous Tribes.

Calling all undergraduate and graduate students! Interested in beginning a journey into a natural resource career? Apply for the 2024 Natural Resource Summer Internship today! In partnership with Crystal Cove State Park, UC Irvine and Parks California, the Natural Resource Internship gives interns the chance to work under the guidance of Conservancy and State Park staff to develop a natural resource project at Crystal Cove State Park. This is a paid internship position for both undergrad and grad students. Applications are due by Sunday, April 7. Apply today at https://lnkd.in/gi5zrd6Z.

Shoutout to our friends at Capital Group for joining us on a recent rainy morning, as they helped plant native coastal sage scrub species at a restoration site at Reef Point and explored the park during an interpretive hike with The Conservancy's programs team!

Last week, The Conservancy's Programs Team visited our friends over at Back Bay Science Center where they learned about their education programming, and even got to visit the touch tanks to feed some sea stars! We love getting out in the community to connect with other organizations with similar missions. Thanks to Back Bay Science Center for welcoming us!