Parcel of Laguna Laurel land to...

Parcel of Laguna Laurel land to be restored

The Nature Conservancy, Laguna Canyon Foundation and The Irvine

Company will restore between three and five acres of land in the

Laguna Laurel area of Laguna Canyon.

The habitat supports numerous plant and animal communities,

including two threatened bird species.

The restoration work is scheduled to begin early this month.

Beginning next spring, nonnative invasive plants and weeds will be

removed throughout the entire 173-acre Laguna Laurel parcel.

Native coastal sage scrub topsoil will be taken from the nearby

Irvine Ranch and relocated to the Laguna Laurel site.

Staff from the Nature Conservancy will be on site throughout the

restoration activities, said Trish Smith, senior project ecologist

for The Nature Conservancy.