Whitings Ranch Rangers and Irvine Ranch Conservancy staff have located an unauthorized mountain bike park in one of the canyons between Agua Chinon and Foothill Ranch. The site includes bench cut trails, wooden jumps, wooden bridges and a sand bag reinforced trail connecting from Mustard Trail all the way to the community.
This park was created after the Santiago Fire and was cut through cactus scrub habitat that has historically hosted nesting Cactus Wrens (the park was located while doing cactus restoration work for the threatened Wrens).
Whitings Ranch Rangers are planning to remove the materials and dismantle the trails on February 20th at 8:00 a.m. They have engaged Oakley to assist and have about 15 people from Oakley. They have asked if the Irvine Ranch Conservancy would be willing to assist by generating volunteers.
The program is posted on http://www.irlandmarks.org/Activities/ and we are seeking people to assist. If people are interested in helping please have them register on-line.
Filed under: Trail Work
