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Unlike any other California park, recreation opportunities abound at The Irvine Ranch Land Reserve. With more than 50,000 acres of permanently protected open space in the heart of Orange County, California, the Reserve offers a rich menu of California park recreation opportunities, from hiking and horseback riding to bird-watching and picnicking. As vast as it is beautiful, the Reserve comprises more than half of the historic 93,000-acre Irvine Ranch, known for its master-planned communities and unique abundance of accessible wildlands, trails, parks and many other forms of California park recreation. The Reserve was created over the last 100 years through conservation initiatives of The Irvine Company, community organizations and municipalities. It is home to hundreds of species of native plants and animals, and features terrain varying from rugged mountains to rolling meadows to sandy beaches. The Irvine Ranch Land Reserve is a perfect example of what California park recreation should be. The Nature Conservancy -- one of the world's premier environmental organizations dedicated to the preservation of native species and natural habitat -- serves as steward of the major wildlands on the Irvine Ranch Land Reserve, integrating two primary roles: planning and managing the preservation and protection of the native habitat and species on the Reserve, and coordinating appropriate public access to the Reserve.
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