TCA Spring Tour: Upper Laurel Canyon

This rigorous six-mile hike begins in the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park and leads participants up through an oak woodland canyon, toward the 73 Toll Road. It continues through a wildlife undercrossing where participants can look for tracks and identify wildlife using the crossing. The hike reaches a scenic point overlooking Shady Canyon, Laguna Canyon and beyond. The plant ecologist who oversees the restoration of native habitat along Toll Road slopes will describe restoration techniques used to create sustainable habitat for the California gnatcatcher, a threatened songbird. Come prepared to walk along steep and sometimes narrow trails.