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Red Rock Hike |
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Hello! We would like to invite you to join us as we take our final hike for this Fall season. We will meet at Whiting Ranch, (Borrego Entrance Parking Lot), on Saturday, October 15 2011, at 9 am and will hike with a Park Ranger until about noon.
Red Rock Canyon is a beautiful geological formation and well worth seeing in all its grandeur. The easy hike leading to Red Rock Canyon is approximately 4 miles over gentle grade and is suitable for any hiker 7 years old and older. Hikers will see multiple plant communities and diverse displays of wildflowers.
The fee for this hike is $5.00 per person, which includes a snack and bottled water. An additional $3.00 parking fee per car will be charged.
Registration can be done online by accessing online.activecommunities.com/lfreconline. The activity number for this excursion is 2354. You can also register by walk-in or mail-in.
For more info, please call (949) 461-3450.
Don't miss out on a chance for some fresh air and great exercise in beautiful Lake Forest!
Your Community Services Department
City of Lake Forest
25550 Commercentre Dr.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
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Borrego Trail Reopens |
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[04/08/2011] Borrego Trail is open once again, you can finally take a walk at...the beach...? An incredible amount of sand has washed down to the first section of Borrego:
 A walk at the beach?
There is so much sand it's hard to imagine how long it will take before you can easily ride your bike through this section of trail...
Many other sections of trails have been noticebly changed due to the rainstorms, per the county website:
"Thanks to the hard work of staff, volunteers and work crews, the Borrego Trail and most others badly damaged in December’s storms have reopened. Only two restrictions remain: West Mustard Road past Cattle Pond Loop and Vista Lookout Road, both at the far west end of the park, are closed. These closures are likely to remain for some time. Please use caution on the recently reopened trails. Some routes and conditions may have changed. Trail repair projects continue at the park."
Unfortunately, many homes along the canyon edge are at risk of losing their back yards as the rains washed away the slopes right up to their fences... You will see many slopes covered with plastic tarps, and you begin to wonder what it will take to stabilize the ground and protect these homes (and their yards) from future damage...
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Rain... Again... Closed... Again... |
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February 20th, 2011. Am I the only one itching to get back to my riding routine? Looks like I'll have to break down and ride the asphalt jungle in the hopes of retaining any fitness this winter... Ugh. I'd rather take my chances with the wildlife than the cars - having been hit in a crosswalk by a careless driver while on my way home from a ride in Whiting a couple years ago...... Fortunately I was not injured but did get a free ride on the hood of a BMW. But I digress.
It's a wet winter as evidenced by this weekend so it might be time to bust out the street tires for those of us that don't have a road bike... Please check with the official park website for park updates.
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Park Partially Open - Feb 13th 2011 |
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Well, it's been dry for a while and about half of the park has been opened up - but the Borrego entrance is still closed as of February 13th. Almost all the trails on the Borrego side of the park are closed due to trail damage and are awaiting the resources to repair them. The biggest delay is access to the heavy equipment, which is in high demand for all the OC parks... Here you see a small bulldozer at the top of Mustard Road/Four Corners. You can ride up Whiting Road to Four Corners though.
 Mustard Road Closed
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Whiting Ranch Still Closed |
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Park closure in in effect!
As of 1/22/2011 Whiting Ranch is still closed due to the damage caused by recent storms. Please refer to the County website for updates:
http://www.ocparks.com/whitingranch/
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General Volunteer Opportunity |
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California Coastal Clean Up Photographer
OC Parks Volunteer Services is leading the effort for California Coastal Clean Up Day 2009 along with Trails4All. 2009 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Clean Up. The Clean Up takes place on Sat, Sept 19th from 9am-12noon. We are looking for one volunteer photographer per Coastal Clean Up Site (list of available sites attached). Volunteer photographers must have their own digital camera. Photos must be sent to OC Parks Volunteer Services via burnt CD. CDs can be provided to volunteers if needed. If you are interested please email Sandra Hughley,
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, OC Parks Volunteer Support with your first and last name, phone and email address. Once we get the list of photographers, we will assign you a site (if you have a preference, please let us know). Thank you for your continued service to OC Parks and please let me know if you have any further questions.
In Service,
Angeline D. Santiago
Volunteer Services Coordinator
County of Orange, Orange County Parks
OC Parks Volunteer Services
Adopt-A-Park Program
1770 N Broadway, 4th FL
Santa Ana, CA 92706-2606 |
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Meteor Shower August 12th |
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Hey all you Outdoor Adventuneers! Set your alarm clocks for the wee hours of August 12th and find yourself a place away from all the light pollution. It's that time of year for the Perseid Meteor Show(er). At the peak of the shower, estimated to be just before dawn on August 12th, you can see up to 60 meteorites an hour! Be sure to drag your kids out of bed for this - it could be a very memorable event for the family!
You can read more about the Perseid (and others) meteor shower at Astronomy.com.
 Perseid Meteor Shower |
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Trail Maintenance Training |
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 Observing Dried Milk Thistles |
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Upcoming Volunteer Meetings |
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Volunteers - please mark your calendars and plan on attending the following meetings:
- Limestone Whiting Equestrian Volunteer Meeting
Sunday, September 7, starting at 8a
O’Neill Regional Park Conference Room
30892 Trabuco Canyon Road
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678 The meeting will go over: - New Trails at Limestone Whiting
- Equestrian Rules and Regulations
- Equestrian Patrol Shift Sign-in Procedures
- Open Forum: Volunteer questions, concerns and experiences
A light breakfast will be served. Please bring any questions, concerns and experiences you may have had as an Equestrian Volunteer at Limestone Whiting.
- Limestone Whiting General Volunteer Meeting with Ranger Vicky
Sunday, Sept 14, starting at 8am
O’Neill Regional Park Conference Room
30892 Trabuco Canyon Road
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678 The meeting will go over: - Volunteer and Ranger introductions (meet and greet go to know each other)
- What volunteers would like to do for Limestone-Whiting
- Limestone-Whiting's needs
A light breakfast will be served. Please bring any questions, concerns and experiences you may have had as Volunteer at Limestone Whiting. If you have not done so already, please RSVP your first name, last name and email address to: Angeline Santiago
OC Parks Volunteer Services714-973-6871
(or use the Contact Us page to RSVP to Angeline via the email form)
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Alledged Mountain Lion Attack A Fake? |
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The report of a man being attacked by a mountain lion yesterday (08/06/08) is now suspected as being fabricated. The man reported that he was "swatted" by a mother mountain lion and sustained a scratch to the arm when he approached 3 cubs. He said he approached the cubs to pet them because he thought they were cute.
Officials spent hours searching for the mountain lions, potentially to "put them down" (kill) or relocate them to another wilderness area in San Diego. Officials are now saying that the scratch on his arm does not look like it was from a mountain lion attack, and that there are inconsistencies in his story... Officials say he could be prosecuted if he is found to have filed a false report.
The park was closed during the investigation but was reopened late in the afternoon. Foothill Ranch elementary school, which shares a boundary with the wilderness park, was locked down as a result of this event, affecting many children that attend a summer program there (including one of my own).
More details can be found here at KTLA news, or at OC Register or at LA TImes.
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