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Donald Bren Unveils Long-Range Vision for Expanded Public Access, Wildlands Protection on 50,000-Acre Irvine Ranch Land Reserve.

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- Non-profit Irvine Ranch Land Reserve Trust created to fulfill vision for land as world-class natural and recreational resource

- Additional $20 million donated to expedite expanded public access and enhanced conservation resource management; brings to $50 million amount Bren Foundation has donated to enhance Reserve

- First of three Mountains-to-Sea Trails is complete, stretching from Anaheim Hills to Back Bay of Newport Beach; two more are planned

- U.S. Secretary of the Interior recognizes the joint stewardship efforts of landowners on the permanently protected parks and open spaces on the IRLR

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Irvine Ranch Land Reserve, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Vowing to create a "new standard" for conservation stewardship and outdoor recreation, Irvine Company Chairman Donald Bren today unveiled an ambitious vision to enhance the protection, management and expansion of public access to the 50,000-acre Irvine Ranch Land Reserve on the historic Irvine Ranch.

Speaking in Irvine Regional Park to 200 invited environmentalists, city, county, state and federal officials, Reserve landowners, and outdoor and environmental advocates, Bren announced creation of the Irvine Ranch Land Reserve Trust. He said the Bren Foundation would make a $20 million gift to the Trust to support enhanced conservation and recreation on the Reserve. The non-profit organization will encourage far-reaching and cooperative efforts among more than 30 public entities involved with the Reserve.

Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton praised the Reserve as "a model of...

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