Want to learn about art techniques in a beautiful outdoor setting?  FOLC’s annual Art In The Garden Workshop is for you!  A free opportunity to learn from professional artists, our 2026 event is Free Flow Plein Air with Laci Dane. Join us for a free mini acrylic painting session set in the beautiful gardens at…

Caterpillars are the engine of food webs. They feed birds, support pollinators, and keep ecosystems thriving – and on Saturday, June 13, Friends of the Lost Coast, BLM King Range, and the Humboldt County Office of Education celebrate all things caterpillars with a free event at the Lost Coast Nature Center in Whitethorn.  Anchored by…

After a great hike to the rarely-visited top of Gilham Butte last summer, FOLC is teaming up once again with local landowner, John Miller, on Sunday, June 14 for this Return to Gilham Butte Hike! On this outing, we'll get an exclusive tour of this special BLM holding via private access, high up in the…

Join us in the Native Plant Garden at the Lost Coast Nature Center in Whitethorn for our Third Sunday of the month volunteer work party! Please bring your own water. Snacks and tools provided. Rain cancels. Email [email protected] for more information or to register for a youth stipend – $10/hr for ages 10-17.

2026 Camp Schedule: WEEK 1: June 22 thru 26 – 10am-4pm  4-6 year olds WEEK 2: June 29 thru July 3 – 10am-4pm  7-9 year olds WEEK 3: July 6 thru 10 – 10am-4pm  10-13 year olds WEEK 4: July 13 thru 17 – 10am-4pm  4-6 year olds WEEK 5: July 20 thru 24 –…

Join FOLC & Sanctuary Forest for an intimate guided hike on North Slide Peak Trail in King Range National Conservation Area on Sunday, June 28. Led by BLM Geologist, Sam Flanagan, we'll walk along a stretch of the magnificent King Range crest, exploring both the ongoing geologic processes at work in the region and the…

2026 Camp Schedule: WEEK 1: June 22 thru 26 – 10am-4pm  4-6 year olds WEEK 2: June 29 thru July 3 – 10am-4pm  7-9 year olds WEEK 3: July 6 thru 10 – 10am-4pm  10-13 year olds WEEK 4: July 13 thru 17 – 10am-4pm  4-6 year olds WEEK 5: July 20 thru 24 –…

Friends of the Lost Coast and BLM King Range’s Trailhead Hosts program organizes volunteers to assist BLM with engaging visitors at Black Sands Beach in Shelter Cove on the weekends of highest summer usage – Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day. Our Trailhead Hosts answer questions and share information about the King Range, beach…

Join FOLC and BLM on Saturday, July 5th from 9:30am to 12pm for our second Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup of 2025! Timed to occur the morning after Shelter Cove’s massive July 4th festivities, this is perhaps the most important beach cleanup of the year. FOLC will offer a limited number of $10/hr stipends for youth, ages 10-17…

2026 Camp Schedule: WEEK 1: June 22 thru 26 – 10am-4pm  4-6 year olds WEEK 2: June 29 thru July 3 – 10am-4pm  7-9 year olds WEEK 3: July 6 thru 10 – 10am-4pm  10-13 year olds WEEK 4: July 13 thru 17 – 10am-4pm  4-6 year olds WEEK 5: July 20 thru 24 –…