Notes about your surroundings

Surf and Turf--Hit the sand and join South Coast Audubon and the Surfrider Foundation cleaning Trestles beach south of San Clemente on Saturday at 8 a.m.

The organizations will be part of the statewide Adopt-A-Beach program sponsored by the California Coastal Commission. Nearly three-quarters of the trash collected is some type of plastic product. Cigarette butts and paper account for the remaining garbage collected.

Surfrider and South Coast Audubon volunteers plan to spend four hours working. Afterward, participants are encouraged to get their boards and binoculars for an afternoon of surfing or birding. Volunteers also should take something to eat or drink.

To participate at the Trestles cleanup, contact Ed Mazzarella of Surfrider Foundation at (714) 492-8170 or Ken Fortune of South Coast Audubon at (714) 498-4407.

Anyone interested in cleaning other beaches or finding out more about the Adopt-A-Beach program can contact the California Coastal Commission at (800) COAST-4-U.

Group Behavior--When nature calls at Oak Canyon Nature Center, they give tours.

Four programs include live animal demonstrations, hikes and games for children ages 3 to 13.

There are four tours to choose from, or the nature staff will design a program to meet individual group needs. Costs per person range from $1.75 to $4.50. Call early for reservations.

The center is at 6700 Walnut Canyon Road in Anaheim. Information: (714) 998-8380.

Whereabouts: Take the Riverside Freeway east to the Imperial Highway turnoff. Exit and head south to Nohl Ranch Road. Turn left and travel about three miles to Walnut Canyon Road, and turn left again. Pass the Anaheim Hills Golf Course; the nature center is at the end of the road. the left.