Mar 20, 2018
2018: The year of open space
It’s the year of open space in Irvine — 2018 marks the anniversaries of two major milestones in the city’s history of natural open space preservation and stewardship.
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Outdoors
Mar 19, 2018
Old road reborn as wilderness trail
On The Irvine Ranch, outdoor enthusiasts can venture deep into the preserved open spaces along beautiful single-track trails that began life as back-country roads once patrolled by ranch hands in pickup trucks.
Feb 20, 2018
Look up — that circling hawk symbolizes a delicate balance in Irvine’s open spaces
Irvine Ranch Conservancy resource managers are preparing for an annual trek into the thick live-oak woodlands of Limestone Canyon.
Feb 17, 2018
Into the Wild OC Trail Run 10K/21K/30K
Show us your wild side at the original Into the Wild OC Trail Run bringing participates through two of OC’s most beautiful parks.
Jan 22, 2018
Irvine Company’s gifts of open space
Irvine Company’s gifts of open space have helped create one of the largest urban open space networks in America.
Jan 18, 2018
How an old oak grove became OC’s most enduring park
For more than 160 years, people have visited what is now Irvine Regional Park. In the 1850s, locals referred to an old oak grove on…
Jan 17, 2018
Largest Urban Open Space Network in America
Led by Irvine Company Chairman Donald Bren, more than 57,000 acres of open space—approximately 60% of the historic 93,000-acre Irvine Ranch—has been set aside forever as open space and parklands.
Jan 15, 2018
Irvine honored in top 10 nationwide park systems
The Top 10 park systems in the U.S. include those in New York City, San Francisco – and Irvine. The rankings, by the national nonprofit…
Jan 12, 2018
Explore 3 open space trails as experienced by 3 avid hikers
Lesley Bindloss, 57, who learned to love hiking in the French Alps. She hikes all over Southern California, and last year climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa.