Expanding youth stipend opportunities for stewardship and introducing Redway/Garbeville residents to the work we do in the King Range, Friends of the Lost Coast is partnering with Redwoods Rural Health Center on several events to improve landscaping at their facility in Redway. February’s event is rescheduled for Saturday, April 13 from 10a.m. to 1p.m. The…

Join FOLC and BLM on Friday, April 19, from 3pm to 6pm for our first Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup of 2024!  We’ll meet at 3pm at Mal Coombs Park in Shelter Cove and will work until 3pm to help keep Shelter Cove’s beaches clean and pristine. FOLC will also be offering a limited number of $10/hr stipends…

Celebrate Earth Day by helping to steward our local public lands on Sunday, April 21 from 10a.m. to 2p.m. in Shelter Cove. Join Friends of the Lost Coast and BLM King Range National Conservation Area for fun, the satisfaction of service work, free lunch for volunteers, and an Earth Day poster contest for youth.  Service…

FOLC & BLM are excited to host a free lecture at the Shelter Cove Community Clubhouse on Friday, April 26 with Dr. Dawn Goley, Cal Poly Humboldt Professor of Zoology and Director of the Stranded Marine Mammal Monitoring Program.  In this lecture, she will highlight the work of/data collected by the Shelter Cove Community Hub…

Those who enjoy walking Shelter Cove’s beaches and are interested to contribute to the conservation of local marine mammals are invited to join Friends of the Lost Coast, BLM and Dr. Dawn Goley, Director of Cal Poly Humboldt’s Stranded Marine Mammal Monitoring Program, for a volunteer training on Saturday, April 27 from 10am to 2pm.…

Join Friends of the Lost Coast and BLM for a day of service at Black Sands Beach in Shelter Cove from 10a.m to 1p.m. Work will consist of weeding and planting in the native plant gardens at the national monument site, plus invasive plant removal in the larger Black Sands Beach area. Meet 10am at…

Join us in the Native Plant Garden at the Lost Coast Education Center in Whitethorn for our First Thursday of the month volunteer work party! Please bring your own water and snacks. Tools will be provided. Rain cancels. Email [email protected] for more information or to RSVP.

Join FOLC & BLM on Sunday, May 5, from 10am to 2pm, for a Lost Coast Trail Stewards workday in the King Range.  Work will consist of brushing, raking, tree removal, and trail tread enhancement on the loop portion of the Pacific Rim Trail.  Meet 9:50am at the Pacific Rim Trailhead on Shelter Cove Rd,…

Join FOLC & Sanctuary Forest for this bilingual Summer Hike Series kickoff - a wildflower identification hike at Jones Beach in Sinkyone Wilderness State Park with native plant expert, Cheryl Lisin. Meet a few minutes before 10am at Jones Beach Trailhead. Spanish language translation will be provided by Erika Granadino, interpreter with CA State Parks.…

Spring is a perfect time for planting, so come stock up on native plants for your garden at Friends of the Lost Coast’s special Mother's Day Celebration & Native Plant Sale on Sunday, May 12 from 10a.m. to 3p.m., weather permitting.  The nursery has a wide selection of flowering native annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and…