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Habitat Restoration
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There are a number of different habitats within the Upper Newport Bay. A habitat is a type of place where a particular animal or plant or group of animals and plants are most at home. In this type of place the general combination of food, water, shelter and space allows...
History
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Tri-City Regional Park is located on the site of the Tuffree Reservoir, built in the 1870s to provide irrigation water for local farms. Urban development in the 1950s and 1960s led to a reduction of agriculture in the area and a greatly diminished need for the reservoir. In the mid-1970s...
Park Rules
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Consumption of intoxicants prohibited. Park only in designated areas. Radio-controlled models are prohibited. All fires are prohibited. Fire prevention must be the first concern of every visitor. Use of motorized vehicles and equipment is prohibited. Possession or use of firearms or weapons is prohibited. No pets. (horses exempt) Swimming or...
Park Rules
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Consumption of intoxicants prohibited. Possession or use of firearms or weapons is prohibited. Park Subject to closure during rainy weather. Park only in designated areas. Smoking in designated areas only. The park depends on visitors to protect all wildlife, vegetation, features, and improvements. No domestic animals permitted inside building(s). Dogs...
Silverado Fire
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The Silverado Fire ignited Monday, Oct. 26 and burned more than 12,000 acres in Irvine, Lake Forest and Silverado, including portions of Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park and Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve in the Irvine Ranch Open Space. We will provide operational updates for the affected parks on this page as...
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Park Amenities
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Garden Family Picnic Area Interpretive Programs Museum Restrooms Picnic Tables
History
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In 1893 George B. Key and his wife Mary came to Placentia, where he was the superintendent of the 110-acre Southern California Semi-Tropical Fruit Company Ranch, owned by Richard Gilman. That year Mr. and Mrs. Key purchased twenty acres on the northwest corner of what is now Placentia Avenue and...
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Fees OC Parks' Commissions and Committees Programs on the Irvine Ranch Open Space
Park Rules
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Consumption of intoxicants prohibited. Use of motorized vehicles and equipment is prohibited. Bicycling is permitted on the paved trails only. Off-road bicycling is prohibited. MINORS SHOULD BE UNDER DIRECT ADULT SUPERVISION AT ALL TIMES. Park Subject to closure during rainy weather. This wilderness area is characterized by certain inherent dangers...
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The OC Zoo traces its roots back to 1905 when Red Foxes were introduced in the Irvine Park Region and bred by J.A. Turner. A small collection of animals started in 1920 by Tustin rancher Sam Nau featured a pair of pet mule deer. Nau eventually built a corral for...