For several decades, a wide range of organizations — including The Irvine Company, Laguna Canyon Foundation and The Nature Conservancy — have worked to preserve open space and habitat areas throughout our region of Southern California. Together, these groups have made remarkable progress toward safeguarding vast open space areas for future generations.

An important element of the Great Park plan is to link many of the already-preserved lands into a continuous open space and wildlife corridor that will stretch from the Cleveland National Forest, through the Great Park, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Crystal Cove State Park, and finally, all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

Orange County has a stunning natural environment surrounding its cities. Much of this natural beauty is in the form of open space land that provides a peaceful refuge from the pressures of modern life. Adding to this open space by incorporating the 1057-acre Federal habitat preserve and the open space corridor within the Great Park will enhance this beauty for generations to come.