February 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Joey and Johnny’s Clubhouse
Joey and Johnny DiMento have been entertaining their young friends at the Nature Center on the third Sunday of each month. Ten-year-old Joey and her younger brother Johnny (age 7) have always enjoyed hanging out at the Nature Center, investigating the exhibits, reading the children’s books, doing nature-oriented crafts, and exploring the trail. Their parents, Danny and C.J., are long-time members and highly involved volunteers at BVAS. The monthly gathering of kids began when the DiMento family signed up to…
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »LeConte’s Thrasher: A Desert Specialist on the Edge? – Monthly General Meeting
Living only in sandy washes and dunes in the Southwest, LeConte’s Thrasher is perhaps more specialized for life in the desert than any other bird of North America. Yet it faces serious conservation challenges. For decades, it was best known in California as a resident of the Coachella Valley. Few, if any, now survive there. The birds prefer to nest in cholla cacti, a habit that helps protect the nest from predators—but not from drought. In the Coachella Valley, the…
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Coastal Birding 101
Please join us for this walk along Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Highway. We should see waders, songbirds, and shorebirds. Location: Buena Vista Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Meet in the parking lot. Leader: Tom Troy (760-420-7328)
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Preschool Nature Storytime
Bring your little ones (ages 3-5 years) to our monthly storytime program featuring a different topic each month. Every 4th Monday of the Month at 10am at the Nature Center.
Find out more »March 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »10th Annual Birdhouse and Nature Art Auction
The Birdhouse and Nature Art Auction will be Saturday, March 14, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Nature Center. The entrance fee of $15 will include music, hors d’oeuvres, wine, and craft beers. Be creative! We are accepting birdhouses, beehouses, and other nature-themed art. This might include painting, sculpture, quilt, or other inventive art you’d like to create with nature in mind. Bring your masterpieces to the Nature Center in February and early March. In order to preserve space,…
Find out more »Joey and Johnny’s Clubhouse
Joey and Johnny DiMento have been entertaining their young friends at the Nature Center on the third Sunday of each month. Ten-year-old Joey and her younger brother Johnny (age 7) have always enjoyed hanging out at the Nature Center, investigating the exhibits, reading the children’s books, doing nature-oriented crafts, and exploring the trail. Their parents, Danny and C.J., are long-time members and highly involved volunteers at BVAS. The monthly gathering of kids began when the DiMento family signed up to…
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Preschool Nature Storytime
Bring your little ones (ages 3-5 years) to our monthly storytime program featuring a different topic each month. Every 4th Monday of the Month at 10am at the Nature Center.
Find out more »Coastal Birding 101
Please join us for this walk along Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Highway. We should see waders, songbirds, and shorebirds. Location: Buena Vista Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Meet in the parking lot. Leader: Tom Troy (760-420-7328)
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »April 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Joey and Johnny’s Clubhouse
Joey and Johnny DiMento have been entertaining their young friends at the Nature Center on the third Sunday of each month. Ten-year-old Joey and her younger brother Johnny (age 7) have always enjoyed hanging out at the Nature Center, investigating the exhibits, reading the children’s books, doing nature-oriented crafts, and exploring the trail. Their parents, Danny and C.J., are long-time members and highly involved volunteers at BVAS. The monthly gathering of kids began when the DiMento family signed up to…
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Coastal Birding 101
Please join us for this walk along Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Highway. We should see waders, songbirds, and shorebirds. Location: Buena Vista Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Meet in the parking lot. Leader: Tom Troy (760-420-7328)
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Preschool Nature Storytime
Bring your little ones (ages 3-5 years) to our monthly storytime program featuring a different topic each month. Every 4th Monday of the Month at 10am at the Nature Center.
Find out more »May 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »
Joey and Johnny’s Clubhouse
Joey and Johnny DiMento have been entertaining their young friends at the Nature Center on the third Sunday of each month. Ten-year-old Joey and her younger brother Johnny (age 7) have always enjoyed hanging out at the Nature Center, investigating the exhibits, reading the children’s books, doing nature-oriented crafts, and exploring the trail. Their parents, Danny and C.J., are long-time members and highly involved volunteers at BVAS. The monthly gathering of kids began when the DiMento family signed up to…
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Coastal Birding 101
Please join us for this walk along Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Highway. We should see waders, songbirds, and shorebirds. Location: Buena Vista Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Meet in the parking lot. Leader: Tom Troy (760-420-7328)
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Preschool Nature Storytime
Bring your little ones (ages 3-5 years) to our monthly storytime program featuring a different topic each month. Every 4th Monday of the Month at 10am at the Nature Center.
Find out more »June 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Joey and Johnny’s Clubhouse
Joey and Johnny DiMento have been entertaining their young friends at the Nature Center on the third Sunday of each month. Ten-year-old Joey and her younger brother Johnny (age 7) have always enjoyed hanging out at the Nature Center, investigating the exhibits, reading the children’s books, doing nature-oriented crafts, and exploring the trail. Their parents, Danny and C.J., are long-time members and highly involved volunteers at BVAS. The monthly gathering of kids began when the DiMento family signed up to…
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Preschool Nature Storytime
Bring your little ones (ages 3-5 years) to our monthly storytime program featuring a different topic each month. Every 4th Monday of the Month at 10am at the Nature Center.
Find out more »Coastal Birding 101
Please join us for this walk along Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Highway. We should see waders, songbirds, and shorebirds. Location: Buena Vista Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Meet in the parking lot. Leader: Tom Troy (760-420-7328)
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »July 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Joey and Johnny’s Clubhouse
Joey and Johnny DiMento have been entertaining their young friends at the Nature Center on the third Sunday of each month. Ten-year-old Joey and her younger brother Johnny (age 7) have always enjoyed hanging out at the Nature Center, investigating the exhibits, reading the children’s books, doing nature-oriented crafts, and exploring the trail. Their parents, Danny and C.J., are long-time members and highly involved volunteers at BVAS. The monthly gathering of kids began when the DiMento family signed up to…
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Coastal Birding 101
Please join us for this walk along Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Highway. We should see waders, songbirds, and shorebirds. Location: Buena Vista Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Meet in the parking lot. Leader: Tom Troy (760-420-7328)
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Preschool Nature Storytime
Bring your little ones (ages 3-5 years) to our monthly storytime program featuring a different topic each month. Every 4th Monday of the Month at 10am at the Nature Center.
Find out more »August 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Joey and Johnny’s Clubhouse
Joey and Johnny DiMento have been entertaining their young friends at the Nature Center on the third Sunday of each month. Ten-year-old Joey and her younger brother Johnny (age 7) have always enjoyed hanging out at the Nature Center, investigating the exhibits, reading the children’s books, doing nature-oriented crafts, and exploring the trail. Their parents, Danny and C.J., are long-time members and highly involved volunteers at BVAS. The monthly gathering of kids began when the DiMento family signed up to…
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Coastal Birding 101
Please join us for this walk along Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Highway. We should see waders, songbirds, and shorebirds. Location: Buena Vista Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Meet in the parking lot. Leader: Tom Troy (760-420-7328)
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Preschool Nature Storytime
Bring your little ones (ages 3-5 years) to our monthly storytime program featuring a different topic each month. Every 4th Monday of the Month at 10am at the Nature Center.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »September 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Joey and Johnny’s Clubhouse
Joey and Johnny DiMento have been entertaining their young friends at the Nature Center on the third Sunday of each month. Ten-year-old Joey and her younger brother Johnny (age 7) have always enjoyed hanging out at the Nature Center, investigating the exhibits, reading the children’s books, doing nature-oriented crafts, and exploring the trail. Their parents, Danny and C.J., are long-time members and highly involved volunteers at BVAS. The monthly gathering of kids began when the DiMento family signed up to…
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Coastal Birding 101
Please join us for this walk along Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Highway. We should see waders, songbirds, and shorebirds. Location: Buena Vista Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Meet in the parking lot. Leader: Tom Troy (760-420-7328)
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Preschool Nature Storytime
Bring your little ones (ages 3-5 years) to our monthly storytime program featuring a different topic each month. Every 4th Monday of the Month at 10am at the Nature Center.
Find out more »October 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Joey and Johnny’s Clubhouse
Joey and Johnny DiMento have been entertaining their young friends at the Nature Center on the third Sunday of each month. Ten-year-old Joey and her younger brother Johnny (age 7) have always enjoyed hanging out at the Nature Center, investigating the exhibits, reading the children’s books, doing nature-oriented crafts, and exploring the trail. Their parents, Danny and C.J., are long-time members and highly involved volunteers at BVAS. The monthly gathering of kids began when the DiMento family signed up to…
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Coastal Birding 101
Please join us for this walk along Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Highway. We should see waders, songbirds, and shorebirds. Location: Buena Vista Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Meet in the parking lot. Leader: Tom Troy (760-420-7328)
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Preschool Nature Storytime
Bring your little ones (ages 3-5 years) to our monthly storytime program featuring a different topic each month. Every 4th Monday of the Month at 10am at the Nature Center.
Find out more »November 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Joey and Johnny’s Clubhouse
Joey and Johnny DiMento have been entertaining their young friends at the Nature Center on the third Sunday of each month. Ten-year-old Joey and her younger brother Johnny (age 7) have always enjoyed hanging out at the Nature Center, investigating the exhibits, reading the children’s books, doing nature-oriented crafts, and exploring the trail. Their parents, Danny and C.J., are long-time members and highly involved volunteers at BVAS. The monthly gathering of kids began when the DiMento family signed up to…
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Preschool Nature Storytime
Bring your little ones (ages 3-5 years) to our monthly storytime program featuring a different topic each month. Every 4th Monday of the Month at 10am at the Nature Center.
Find out more »Coastal Birding 101
Please join us for this walk along Buena Vista Lagoon. We visit Maxton Brown Park, walk to the ocean and weir, and return to the Nature Center along Coast Highway. We should see waders, songbirds, and shorebirds. Location: Buena Vista Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Meet in the parking lot. Leader: Tom Troy (760-420-7328)
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »December 2020
Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Nature Center Garden Work Party
Every Monday morning, the garden crew gathers at the Nature Center to do a little maintenance work around the native plant garden and trails. Interested gardeners are invited to join the group for some casual gardening and friendly chatter.
Find out more »Board Meeting
Third Friday of every month . To attend as a guest, please contact Natalie Shapiro @ buenavistanature@gmail.com
Find out more »