Saint Matthew

🌿 Sponsored by the Environmental Stewardship Ministry

📅 Saturday, August 9, 2025

📍 Carbon Canyon Regional Park
Located at 4442 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea, CA 92832
🚗 Entrance/parking fee is $5.00

🌲 8:00 am — Hike to the Redwood Grove

Visit the only redwood grove in Orange County. It was planted in 1975 and some of these 200 trees are over 100 feet tall.

Expect a moderate hike approximately one mile out and one mile back on a well-maintained trail. It is mostly on level ground with a slope down at the trailhead and another near the creek.

Staying on the trail is important in order to avoid poison oak and rattlesnakes. See dress code. Dogs on leash are allowed.

🦋 10:00 am — Butterfly Garden Tour & Bird Watching Brunch at the Lake

The Butterfly Garden is an easy stroll and is located on the east corner of the park adjacent to the parking lot.

Sharon Smith will lead the tour, discuss butterfly habitat, and focus on the Monarch butterflies found there.

Same recommended dress code applies. Go to parking lot “D” near the lake for bird watching.

🧺 Bring your own picnic brunch and we will meet under the structure with tables and benches.

👕 Dress Code:

• Walking shoes or hiking boots with treads (no sandals)
• Hats, sunglasses
• Lightweight long sleeves & long pants (not shorts)
• Water required
• Optional: hiking sticks and binoculars

📱 RSVP / Contact

Please RSVP and for more information, text Sharon Smith at: (909) 784-9669

⛪ Saint Matthew Ecumenical Catholic Church

📍 500 E. Imperial Hwy, Brea, CA 92821

☎️ (714) 647-1770 | 🌐 www.saint-matthew.org/

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