Things To Do

Saturday, July 9, 1 - 8 p.m.
Restore Hetch Hetchy Valley Fundraiser
Sunset Beach Community Center (13th Street & North Pacific, Sunset Beach, 90742)

Thursday, December 9, 3:15

The Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority (LCWA) is holding a meeting of great significance (blogged about here). Attend and advocate for wetlands restoration!

Seal Beach City Council Chambers
211 8th Street
Seal Beach, CA
 Saturday, November 13, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Friday, October 1, 7 p.m.


The 5th annual Compassionate Cuisine, benefiting Animal Acres Sanctuary, features vegetarian food from 15+ restaurants, wine and live music at the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden (1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach 90840).

Cost is $35 in advance, $45 at the door. For more information, click here.

Saturday,  September 25, 1 - 3 p.m.

The 5th Annual Joy Zedler Marsh clean-up at the Los Cerritos Wetlands is this Saturday, September 25 from 1-3 p.m. The clean-up is presented by the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority through the Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship Program. The event has limited space so please RSVP to reserve a spot. To do so, contact Eric Zahn: eric@tidalinfluence.com

Visit lcwetlands.org for more information.



Saturday, September 18, noon - 6 p.m.


[Updated 9/14/2010]

Egrets Not Regrets has partnered up with the new local media sensation, Greater Long Beach, and we are co-hosting the Green is Greater at the Gaslamp Festival !

On Saturday, September 18 from noon to 6 p.m. head on over to the Gaslamp Restaurant and Bar (6251 E. PCH, corner of PCH and Loynes) to meet local environmental organizations, peruse various arts and crafts booths, listen to live music and enjoy the food and drink at the Gaslamp!

The event is even family friendly! There will be a kids crafts corner where the littler ones can show off their mad crafting skills.

Though it is absolutely free to attend, it's also a fundraiser! Here's how:
  1. There will be a 33/33/33 drawing (tickets $5) wherein the "winner" gets 1/3 of the pot, the Egrets Not Regrets Scholarship Fund gets 1/3 of the pot, and the winner gets to designate which organization gets the other 1/3. Runner up prizes will also be awarded!
  2. The Gaslamp is donating 10% of the proceeds to organizations!
Organizations/clubs:
  1. Friends of Colorado Lagoon
  2. Compassionate Cuisine
  3. El Dorado Audubon, California Chapter of the National Audubon
  4. Friends of Long Beach Animals
  5. Eco-Link
  6. Surfrider Foundation, LB Chapter
  7. Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust
  8. CSULB, Environmental Science and Policy Club
  9. People Defending Animals
  10. GreenLB
Arts and crafts:
  1. Jeanine Birong Photography (who will be donating 50% of the proceeds to the scholarship fund! Yeah!)
  2. Watermallon Studios
  3. Some Things Creative
  4. Chasing Bluebirds
  5. Luna Sangre & Nocturnal Housewife Endeavors
  6. Various Local Artists
Green Businesses:
  1. Featherstone, Inc.
    The musical groups who have agreed to play (and read about them on Greater Long Beach):
    1. 12:00 - 12:30 The Potential Lunatics
    2. 12:40 - 1:10 Alicia Murphy
    3. 1:20 - 2:00 Oh Girl
    4. 2:10 - 2:50 The Extinction Theory
    5. 3:00 - 3:50 Heavy Water
    6. 4:00 - 4:20 Jenny Stockdale
    7. 4:30 - 5:00 The Gospels
    8. 5:10 - 6:00 Korey Dane & Co.
     This is lining up to be a really fun event!

    Be sure and spread the word!

    Looking forward to the 18th! Hope to see you there!
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