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New Year Brings New Opportunities to Explore the Canyons

12/28/2012

Monthly Wilderness Access Days offer self-guided exploration in Black Star and Limestone canyons.

The new year will bring new opportunities to discover the natural beauty of the local canyons. With monthly self-guided access days in addition to docent-led beginner programs and a new foot bridge, exploring local open space has never been easier.

OC Parks has partnered with Irvine Ranch Conservancy to expand popular monthly Wilderness Access Days to Black Star and Baker Canyons. The Wilderness Access Days were held monthly in Limestone Canyon, and beginning January 5, the Wilderness Access Days will rotate monthly between Black Star and Limestone canyon staging areas. New trails in Baker Canyon were opened in October 2012, and in January a new bridge over Baker Creek will connect the staging area directly to the new SilMod Loop trail.

‘Tis the Season for Seeding

12/7/2012

Winter is planting season across the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks.

The holiday rush is on: While many people are focused on decorations and presents at this time of year, the Irvine Ranch Conservancy is rushing to get seeds in the ground.

Winter is not the season usually known as the best time for planting, but if you are interested in planting native species, it’s the best time to plant seeds or seedlings. Native plants are adapted to our Mediterranean climate, with its cool, moist winters and warm, dry summers. Native plants are waking up from their summer slumber and need the winter rains to get growing through the winter.

For the Person Who Has Everything: Scat Gifts

12/7/2012

Learn about the animals and their scat while making unique seasonal gifts.

There’s always someone during this gift-giving season who is impossible to shop for. So, skip the lines and go for a one-of-a-kind gift that’s fun to make: scat ornaments.

If you’ve spent any time out on the trails of the Irvine Ranch Natural Landmarks, you’ve seen scat – otherwise known as animal poop. Scat is a great way to identify which animals have passed by before you, since different animals have very different scat formations.

New Year Brings New Opportunities to Explore the Canyons

‘Tis the Season for Seeding

For the Person Who Has Everything: Scat Gifts

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