Please join me as the City of Irvine invites the community to attend a 30th Anniversary Open Space Celebration Breakfast and Hike on Saturday, April 14 at the Quail Hill Trailhead.
This free public event will begin at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast, followed by a welcome at 9:15 a.m. and a 1.8-mile hike hosted by Irvine Ranch Conservancy. Please wear comfortable shoes.
Please park at the Quail Hill Community Center. Parking is not available at the Quail Hill Trailhead.
No RSVP needed. For more information, call 949-724-6077.
One of the best — and most distinctive — things about Irvine is our commitment to preserving open space.
The City of Irvine has more than 16,000 acres of permanently preserved parkland and open space – remarkable for a city of our size.
The Irvine Open Space Preserve features trails for hiking, mountain biking and, for part of the year, horseback riding.
In 1974, early in our city’s history, voters approved multi-million dollar measures to fund public parks and recreational facilities, and for the acquisition and development of bicycle trail and hiking trail improvements.
In 1989, the City negotiated an historic agreement with the Irvine Company that set aside more than 9,500 acres as permanent open space marshlands, bike trails, parks, nature conservancies and agricultural areas, protecting fully one-third of the city from development. It features wetlands, oak stands, grasslands and coastal sage scrub, and has been designated by the state and federal governments as a natural landmark.
In addition, in 2006, nearly 37,000 acres of the Irvine Ranch were selected as a National Natural Landmark, a designation which reflects the outstanding condition, rarity, diversity, and value to science and education of the natural resources on the land.
What: Irvine 30th Anniversary Open Space Celebration
When: Saturday, April 14, 2018. 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Where: Quail Hill Trailhead, 34 Shady Canyon Drive, Irvine, California 92603
Cost: Free
You can see the Facebook event page here.
See you there!
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