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South Orange County Regional Coastal Resilience Strategic Plan
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Project Summary: The South Orange County Regional Coastal Resilience Strategic Plan was developed to facilitate and formalize regional collaboration to promote long-term coastal resiliency in south Orange County. The plan solicits stakeholder input in identifying potential coastal erosion solutions for south county beaches. The Strategic Plan is designed to meet...
Special Events Permits
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Important Notice: Permit applications MUST be received 30 days prior to your event date for processing. If you are contracting vendors on our list of vendors with verified insurance, applications MUST be received a minimum of 14 days prior to event date. * If you have submitted a permit application...
Short Term Volunteers
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OC Parks offers a variety of Short Term Volunteer opportunities that the public can participate in. These activities include single day special events as well as short-term project based work (i.e., trail restoration, facility maintenance, park clean-ups, etc.). Short Term Volunteer opportunities do not require specialized training. For individuals or...
Sustainability
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OC Parks' First LEED Building Irvine Regional Park Maintenance Yard Office Building Project Information It is only fitting that Orange County’s first park would also be home to the park system’s first LEED Certified building. Sustaining Irvine Regional Park’s unique beauty into perpetuity requires a massive maintenance effort that is...
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Talbert Regional Park Master Plan
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The County of Orange, OC Parks is developing a Master Plan for Talbert Regional Park and is seeking comments from the public. Come and share your thoughts regarding the future of Talbert Park! Third draft of the Master Plan Public Open House January 15, 2025 Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025...
Trail Use Designation Pilot Project
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OC Parks in 2021 engaged in a Trail Use Designation Pilot Project that we hope will improve user experience and alleviate trail user conflict and congestion. The project involved temporarily changing existing trail use designations on select trails at Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park and...
Volunteer or Get Involved
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Volunteers are a fundamental part of OC Parks and provide a valuable service for park facilities, staff, visitors and the community. Volunteers are critical in supporting OC Parks’ Core Values of Community, Commitment to Excellence, Service and Stewardship. OC Parks offers a variety of volunteer services. Whether it’s volunteering for...
Volunteers and Interns
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Interns and volunteers are an important part of the scientific discovery, education, and outreach activities of the County of Orange Paleontology and Archaeology (COPA) collection. Learn more and sign up to become an OC Parks volunteer. More information about OC Parks' internship program . Internships Interns assist staff with preparation...
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Volunteer at the OC Zoo
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Volunteers are an important part of the zoo, whether it’s preparing diets for the animals, helping to clean animal habitats, giving guided zoo tours, or many other activities. The OC Zoo has three main types of volunteers - animal keeper volunteers, docents, and petting zoo volunteers. All volunteers must be...