Santiago Creek Greenway Alliance
Working Toward a Greener Creek
Who We Are
A Public Benefit Nonprofit 501(c)(3)
We are a group of volunteers dedicated to improving public use of the Santiago Creek. The Santiago Creek begins in the mountains above Irvine Regional Parks in the City of Orange and flows through Villa Park and Santa Ana to the Santa Ana River. From the moment we started our work in 1991, we understood that by working together we could achieve our mission to improve the beauty and access to Santiago Creek.
What We Do
Our Mission is to create a greenway and trail system along the general course of Santiago Creek and to preserve and enhance its ecological scenic, historical and recreational resources.
Advocacy
Political Action to Support the Creek
Creek Cleanups
News
See below for some upcoming and recurring events
Quarterly Board
Meetings
Our Board meets once per quarter. You are welcome to attend the next meeting. Reach out to us if you are interested in attending a meeting and/or getting involved.
Monthly Work Days
Join us as we work in the Creek to pick up trash, pull weeds, remove invasive plants, water new seedlings, and sometimes even plant new trees and shrubs along the creek. We meet once a month on the second Saturday from 9-11am. Location varies. Sign up for our email list to find out where on the creek we will be working each month.​
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Group Events
We are happy to host a work day to plant trees and work in and around the creek. We have worked with scouting troops, school groups, and company sponsored events. Contact us to learn more and schedule a fun and rewarding day planting trees and working in the creek.
The annual California Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, September 21, 2024. There are hundreds of locations throughout the state of California to choose from. We are hosting TWO locations in the creek: Hart Park and Yorba Park
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We are starting at 8am and ending at 11am. We will have booths at both locations with trash bags and water and disposable gloves.
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You should wear sturdy closed toed shoes and sunscreen. If you have them, bring sturdy gloves, a hat, and trash picker tongs. Wear your SCGA shirt if you have one.
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More information is available here:
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https://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html
There you can find our two locations and register through that website (although feel free to come even if you haven't registered).
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