Body The Muth Interpretive Center at Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve will offer twice-daily screenings of "California Mountain Lions." Produced by UC Davis with significant input from OC Parks, this four-part documentary illustrates the nature of mountain lions in California to educate viewers on their importance to the ecosystem and ways...

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Body Project Summary: OC Parks, in collaboration with OC Public Works, will enhance the park visitor experience by improving the entryway, providing an accessible path of travel into the park and fixing drainage issues. Work consists of: removing existing deteriorated asphalt pavement and replacing with a combination of regular and permeable...

Body What: This project is located at the northwest end of the lake at Ted Craig Regional Park. The current corrugated metal pipe (CMP) culverts have deteriorated beyond repair and the sidewalk is now undermined and, in some areas, has detached from the structure. This project is to demo the sidewalk...

Body The clocks fall back early Nov. 6, marking the end of daylight saving time and the beginning of OC Parks’ fall-winter operating schedule. Most regional parks close at 6 p.m. for the fall and winter, and wilderness parks close at sunset year-round. Fall-winter hours for the following regional parks are...

Body The public access staircase at Thousand Steps Beach in south Laguna Beach reopened at 6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. The stairs closed Sept. 20 for extensive repairs to the concrete steps and railings. The 219 stairs were originally installed in 1978, and the stairway leading to Thousand Steps Beach had...

Body (Orange, Calif.) – Chairman Donald P. Wagner of the Orange County Board of Supervisors along with OC Parks staff cut the ribbon on a new shade structure at the Falcon Flats group area at Irvine Regional Park in Orange on March 27. Falcon Flats group area is the largest reservable...

Body The clocks spring forward early March 13, marking the beginning of daylight-saving time and OC Parks’ spring-summer operating schedule. Most regional parks close at 9 p.m. for the spring and summer, and wilderness parks close at sunset year-round. Spring-summer hours for the following regional parks are 7 a.m. to 9...

Body Project Summary: The proposed project consists of the redesign and expansion of an existing 20-year old, 50-seat amphitheater adjacent to the park’s Nature Center. This is needed because seating capacity is limited and does not serve average attendance, which often exceeds three times the amphitheater’s capacity. The proposed project increases...