Editor’s Note: This is part of a monthly feature on notable regional parks in Orange County, which is rich with places to get outside and have fun with the family and explore nature. Nature and beauty ...

A $13.8-million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to finish cleaning Upper Newport Bay is slated to begin later this month, federal officials announced this week. “It’s good to see government ...

A wake of turkey vultures sit in a dead tree, the prickly pear cactus are blooming on the bluffs above and herons pick through the marsh grass feeding on small fish and critters. Not too far away, ...

In just its first few weeks in operation, a low-tech water wheel has already scooped up enough trash and debris from the Upper Newport Bay to fill nine dumpsters — including a mattress and more than ...

The 22nd Annual Coastal Cleanup Day at Upper Newport Bay is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The event is organized by the Newport Bay Naturalists & Friends, Orange County Beaches and Parks and the ...