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Irvine Ranch Conservancy hosts first activity on new Mountain Bike Skills Course

Irvine Ranch Conservancy (IRC) hosted its first public activity on the newly constructed Mountain Bike Skills Course at the City of Irvine’s Portola Staging Area on Sunday, April 25. The new Mountain Bike Skills Course has been in development for the past year with work executed by Irvine Ranch Conservancy’s Infrastructure & Planning Crew.
“We were thrilled to have people come out and experience the new bike skills course at the Portola Staging Area,” said Dave Raetz, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Irvine Ranch Conservancy. “Many activities on the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks were postponed this past year in accordance with state and local guidelines and we can’t wait to start welcoming people back to Orange County’s native wildlands in the coming months.” ....

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Irvine Ranch Conservancy makes improvements and repairs to the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks during COVID-19 closure

Improvements at Red Rock Stage Area are just part of repairs being made at Irving Ranch Conservancy while the IRC is closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Courtesy photo.
Irvine Ranch Conservancy (IRC) and its land partners, OC Parks, the City of Irvine, and City of Newport Beach, have taken advantage of the COVID-19 shutdown to make improvements to the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks and rehabilitate areas damaged by recent wildfires. With over 40,000 acres of land on the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks and countless plant and animal species, these wildlands are an important part of Orange County’s natural habitat.
In recent years, increased wildfire danger has become more of a threat to the Landmarks, with fires occurring 90% more frequently than natural return intervals of 70 to 150 years. On October 26, 2020, the Silverado Fire burned about 12,466 acres of land in Orange County, damaging infrastructure and natural habitats on the Landmarks. Due to the COVID-19 shutdown, ....

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The Silverado Fire in October burned through Orange County’s Agua Chinon Canyon, a riparian area that the Irvine Ranch Conservancy had just finished restoring.
Photo by Susan Valot.
On a recent warm day, Irvine Ranch Conservancy CEO Michael O’Connell walked along Agua Chinon Canyon, in the hills east of Irvine, surveying the damage from October’s Silverado Fire.
That wind-driven fire burned 12,466 acres, spitting embers into neighborhoods. Two firefighters remain hospitalized. And the land is a scorched checkerboard with some areas black and barren, and others with signs of life. Oak trees are singed. Cacti are melted on one side and sometimes green on another. ....

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