ENVIRONMENT / Notes about your surroundings.

In Harmony With Nature--An evening of food and music to support the environmental campaigns of the Sierra Sage/South Orange County Sierra Club Group is planned for next Sunday at 5 p.m. in San Clemente. Chuck Buck’s Saddle Mountain Band will perform country, folk and bluegrass selections after dinner. Cost is $20. Reservations and directions: Connie Carlton, (949) 661-9505. The group’s efforts are focused on preserving 35,000 acres of natural lands in southeast Orange County, setting aside open space for a nature park on the Dana Point Headlands, preventing privatization and maintaining full public access in Crystal Cove State Park and fighting an international airport at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.

Animal Tales--Laura Cohen, director of the Rancho Mission Viejo Land Conservancy, will explain the interaction of plants and animals, from butterflies to mountain lions, at the meeting of the California Native Plant Society, Orange County chapter. It begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Irvine Ranch Water District headquarters, 15600 Sand Canyon Ave., Irvine. Free. California deserts and the Desert Protection Act are the topics for the Orange County Sierra Singles’ monthly potluck Monday. The group meets from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave. Lee Stern, (949) 768-6662.

Ocean Flair--”Holidaze FantaSea,” a dinner-dance and silent auction Saturday night at the Harbor Lights Club in Dana Point Harbor, will raise funds for the Orange County Marine Institute’s Ocean in Motion van for children with special needs. $50. Reservations and information: Patty Vogan, (949) 496-2274, Ext. 411.

Survival Tactics--A program for children 4 to 6 years old will teach about endangered species and what can be done to help. It meets from 1 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Oak Canyon Nature Center, 6700 E. Walnut Canyon Road, just off Nohl Ranch Road near the Anaheim Hills Golf Course. Cost is $3 per child. Preregistration is recommended. Information: (714) 998-8380.