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Landmark News is a quarterly e-newsletter dedicated to
information about the 50,000 acres of wildlands and parks on the historic Irvine Ranch. We hope this
newsletter inspires you to enjoy this magnificent landscape and get involved in preserving it.
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Dry, hot weather and Santa Ana winds are the prime ingredients for wildfires.
Gentle winter rains that brought vibrant flowers and green hillsides also resulted in
an explosion of mustard and other non-native plants, which have dried out and now pose
a high risk of fire. Unfortunately, this year's short rainy season did little to reduce the
effects from the prolonged drought in our region, and may have even added more fuel in the
form of weeds.
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OCFA: PROTECTING AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA),
is among the most important partners in Irvine Ranch Conservancy's efforts to prevent wildfires on
the wildlands and parks. OCFA is a regional fire service agency that serves 22 cities in Orange County
and all unincorporated areas. OCFA protects over 1,380,000 residents from its 61 fire stations located
throughout Orange County. OCFA Reserve Firefighters work at 20 stations.
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Landmark News is published quarterly by the Irvine Ranch Conservancy.
Copyright © 2008 Irvine Ranch Conservancy, All Rights Reserved.
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Matt Vadala recently retired as the Division 2 Chief for the Orange County Fire Authority.
Matt has a remarkable and acclaimed career
in fire service. Read More
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CAMERAS CAPTURING CANDID IMAGES OF THE LAND...
The Irvine Ranch Conservancy has numerous cameras strategically placed throughout the
wildlands and parks to monitor wildlife and human access on the land.
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Did you know that the Irvine Ranch Conservancy is creating artificial cactus to help Cactus Wrens?
Cactus wrens are a rare species that has suffered a precipitous decline in recent years, partly due to lack of places to nest.
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