You’re invited!
In honor of Earth Month, we are excited to announce dates for The Toll Roads’ 2025 Spring Tours! Don’t miss out on the rare opportunity to join us for beautiful guided walks through some of The Toll Roads’ protected environmental sites. This year, we are offering a behind the “seeds” look at both our Bonita Creek and Upper Chiquita Canyon sites.
Bonita Creek
Saturday, May 3, 2025
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Upper Chiquita Canyon
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Upper Chiquita Canyon
Saturday, May 17, 2025
8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
About Spring Tours
The tours are led by a restoration ecologist, ornithologist and wildlife biologist who have worked with The Toll Roads to restore these sites to their native habitat and preserve them for generations to come. These guided walks offer a glimpse into Orange County habitats that few have ever seen.
Once a narrow concrete channel, Bonita Creek in Newport Beach has been restored to a thriving wetland and coastal sage scrub community that serves as a major wildlife corridor from the San Joaquin Hills to Upper Newport Bay. This easy two-hour guided walk will be primarily on a paved path and will include a walk along the Bonita and San Diego Creeks to a restored saltwater marsh. Bird watchers will see wetland and coastal sage scrub bird species and will focus on plants and the methods used to restore the creek and riparian habitat.
Upper Chiquita Canyon was originally planned for residential development and a golf course; however, in 1996, in partnership with environmental organizations and the resource agencies, the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), operators of The Toll Roads, placed the nearly 1,200 acres of land into permanent open space. Moderate two to three-hour, guided walks give participants a peek at an area rich with coastal sage scrub, oak woodland, grassland and natural drainage habitats.
Head to TheTollRoads.com/SpringTours to sign up. Hurry, because space is limited.
To learn more about The Toll Roads’ environmental initiatives, visit TheTollRoads.com.
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