California State Parks - Orange Coast District


Bolsa Chica SB - FLOW- Water Quality Testing Volunteers

Join Bolsa Chica State Beach volunteers and the Amigos de Bolsa Chica to help monitor our local waters!

New volunteers will be taught how to:

  • monitor water quality for the CA Dept. of Health & learn about salinity – including its importance and how to measure it 
  • Use a plankton net to take samples from the wetlands & inlet
  • Use a refractometer, hydrometer, microscope, and thermometer 
  • ID species of concern. Learn about harmful algal blooms (HABs), ID common plankton, and learn ecology of plankton

SIGN UP: You can sign up online at the Amigos de Bolsa Chica website. 

MEETING LOCATION: Bolsa Chica Visitor Center at Bolsa Chica State Beach (17851 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA, 92649). 

Schedule Summary

This activity has the following schedule


Date Start Time End Time
Friday, February 14, 2025 1:30 PM 3:30 PM
Friday, February 28, 2025 1:30 PM 3:30 PM
Friday, March 07, 2025 9:30 AM 11:30 AM
Friday, March 14, 2025 1:30 PM 3:30 PM
Friday, March 21, 2025 1:30 PM 3:30 PM
Friday, April 04, 2025 9:30 AM 11:30 AM
Friday, April 11, 2025 1:30 PM 3:30 PM
Friday, April 18, 2025 9:30 AM 11:30 AM
Friday, April 25, 2025 9:30 AM 11:30 AM