# Nature Journaling Club at the Santiago Creek ECO Center

> Program for families in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim area (CA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Second and fourth Sunday of each month, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
- Where: Santiago Creek ECO Center (Santa Ana Zoo), 600 East Memory Lane, Santa Ana, CA 92705
- Ages: All ages are welcome (children, teens and adults)
- Price: Free to the public; no registration necessary
- Schedule: Second and fourth Sunday of each month, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
- Organizer: Santa Ana Zoo (City of Santa Ana)
- Official page: https://www.santaanazoo.org/
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

The Santa Ana Zoo's free Nature Journaling Club meets at the Santiago Creek ECO Center on the second and fourth Sunday of each month, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Participants explore the creekside habitat and then sketch and write about what they notice — plants, birds, insects, weather — as a way of paying closer attention to nature and practicing art and observation. All ages are welcome, from children and teens to adults, and both first-timers and longtime journal keepers. Materials are provided, but bring your own nature journal if you have one, plus water, a hat and sunscreen. It is free and open to the public with no registration required, which makes it an easy Sunday outing for a family with a budding naturalist.

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