Happy New Year from Back to Natives! We’ve thought long and hard, and we’ve
come up with this list of suggested New Year’s Resolutions for you!

1. Give Mother Nature a hand – volunteer at least once a month (with
Back to Natives!)

2. Get in shape – spend time in Nature (volunteering with Back to
Natives!)

3. Make new friends/meet cool new people (while volunteering with Back
to Natives!)

4. Donate funds to help Back to Natives (every little bit helps keep
our programs going!)

2009 will be a Year of Volunteering with Back to Natives. Here are the
dates of our upcoming HABITAT RESTORATION volunteer events (weeding,
planting, and seeding):

1-11-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Caspers Wilderness Park in San Juan Capistrano

1-12-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Jeronimo Creek in Mission Viejo

1-12-09, 12:30 – 2:30PM, at San Juan Elementary’s Habitat Garden

1-18-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Mason Regional Park in Irvine

1-26-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Jeronimo Creek in Mission Viejo

1-26-09, 12:30 – 2:30PM, at San Juan Elementary’s Habitat Garden

2-8-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Caspers Wilderness Park in San Juan Capistrano

2-9-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Jeronimo Creek in Mission Viejo

2-9-09, 12:30 – 2:30PM, at San Juan Elementary’s Habitat Garden

2-22-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Mason Regional Park in Irvine

3-8-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Caspers Wilderness Park in San Juan Capistrano

3-22-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Mason Regional Park in Irvine

4-12-08, 9AM – 12PM, at Caspers Wilderness Park in San Juan Capistrano

4-26-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Mason Regional Park in Irvine

5-10-08, 9AM – 12PM, at Caspers Wilderness Park in San Juan Capistrano

5-24-09, 9AM – 12PM, at Mason Regional Park in Irvine

RSVP for any of these events to volunteer@backtonatives.org or 949-509-4787,
and we will send directions and more info. ALWAYS bring gloves, sunscreen,
a re-useable water bottle, snacks, a hat, and closed toed shoes.

And if you’re up for a long term commitment:

Restoration Volunteer Training Program
Back to Natives has partnered with the US Forest Service to provide a 9
month restoration volunteer training program. BTN will educate volunteers in
dry restoration practices within the Cleveland National Forest. For more
information and to sign up for this FREE training program please contact
restoration@backtonatives.org. The 2008/9 class has already begun, but we
welcome participants to join in at any time. Remaining dates are: January
17, February 21, March 21, April 25, & May 16 .
Click here for a registration form, and an event waiver.

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(949) 509-4787 voice/fax
(949) 335-8656 cell
Saving Habitat One Person at a Time
www.backtonatives.org