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About Irvine Ranch Conservancy
Irvine Ranch Conservancy is a non-profit, non-advocacy organization, committed to the highest possible standards of long-term land stewardship.
Based in Orange County, California, our mission is to restore, protect, and enhance the ecological health of urban wildlands in a way that fosters compatible human behaviors and inspires connections and partnerships.
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Our Vision: A Higher Standard of Stewardship
Our Vision is for the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks to be cared for and treasured to the highest possible standards. People come from near and far to visit, natural resources are stewarded to ensure long-term sustainability and resilience, and the land is a source of broad community participation and pride. The conservation and recreation successes of the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks are a model of how urban wilderness can be protected and managed through a network of public/private partnerships. The programs of the Irvine Ranch Conservancy inspire growing, active public support for the land in surrounding communities.
We work in partnership with anyone who shares this bold Vision, under the following Core Values:
We work in partnership with anyone who shares this bold Vision, under the following Core Values:
- Stewardship in Perpetuity – Our commitment to protection of the natural resources of the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks is forever. We engage in and promote activities and actions that sustain the Landmarks over time so that future generations can experience their richness as we do today.
- Broad Collaboration and Partnership – The long-term health of the Landmarks depends on the collaboration of a wide variety of people, communities and interests. With honesty, integrity and accountability as our standards, we work closely with and support more than three dozen public and private partners and anyone who shares our Vision of excellent stewardship of wildlands.
- Sustainability – We strive to protect the species, habitats and natural communities of the Landmarks in perpetuity while encouraging public participation and enjoyment by a growing, diverse, urban population. In meeting this challenge, our decisions are based on the best scientific information and experience possible.
- Public Participation – The Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks is a connection to nature for a broad urban region. We are committed to providing a wide variety of educational and compatible recreation experiences fostering personal connections that enhance support of the Landmarks in surrounding communities.
- Innovation and Leadership – We believe that non-profits can play a vital role in helping establish standards of excellence and providing innovation, resourcefulness, entrepreneurial spirit and stability to the challenge of managing natural resources for the public good. Caring for the Landmarks requires constant creativity, ingenuity, and imagination. We continually seek innovative solutions and new ways of approaching challenges, and we encourage the same entrepreneurial spirit in our partners.