All photos by Mike Boeck Mike invited me to go with him and Jim as one of two groups doing an assessment of damage to roads in the Black Star Canyon area. We took the Edison road off Black Star Canyon Rd. The damage wasn’t too bad but the scenery was gorgeous. [nggallery id=9]
Irvine Ranch Conservancy/RICOH Invasive Plant Removal
(Posted for and all photos by Mike Boeck) On Saturday, March 5, about sixty volunteers from RICOH, including the company president, participated in an invasive plant removal program in OC Parks’ Limestone Canyon. As a lead land steward for the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, I supervised a group of about a dozen people who spent several hours pulling out mostly Italian …
Ladd Canyon
I took a hike up Ladd Canyon with Carl up past his place and onto the Takahashi property. Lot’s of damage to the road so we had quite a steep hike to near the end. The ridge to the west looks like a great addition to the section we did for a complete loop. I’ll have to recruit someone to …
Silverado Children’s Center Help Needed
We need volunteer help at the Silverado Children’s Center. Here’s a list of projects we need done. Can you help? Deck handrail needs painting New sign repair siding of both buildings landscaping of driveway painting building and ramp fix concrete in preschool (front) yard fix the roof leakage problem with the school-age building replace/fix ceiling panels in school-age room update …
California Register of Historical Resources #202
SILVERADO – Located in Cañada de la Madera (Timber Canyon) was a mining boom town founded in 1878 when silver was discovered nearby. During the colorful life of its boom, 1878-1881, miners flocking to the area established a thriving community, served daily by stage from Los Angeles and Santa Ana. Location: Next to Silverado Fire Station #2, end of Silverado …
Green Vision Coalition Map
This gives you an idea of where the Green Vision Coalition is heading. The coalition is many non-governmental organization (NGOs) and us the SMRPD as the only government agency forging a powerful force to make Orange County a vision that other will want to copy in this era of sound environmental practices without detriment to business interests. In fact, the …
Snow in the mountains means more visitors
This morning I was out in the yard doing some rain-enforced-neglected yard work. I watch the many visitors streaming by our place looking for a place to park. Because we actually have room between the road and our retaining wall and the fact that we are close to the gate our spots our 3 spots are filled early. I often …
Limestone Canyon
Limestone Canyon Wilderness Area is manage by Irvine Ranch Conservancy who schedule access to the normally closed area. [smooth=id: 12; width:600; height:400; timed:false; arrows:true; carousel:true; links:true; info:false; align:center; frames:false; open:true; text:Pictures;]
Lower Silverado Creek Mountain Lion Tracks
We saw tracks down in the lower Silverado Creek shown in the picture on the left. Even saw one set right along with deer tracks. I’ve been coming to the canyons for 30 years and lived in Silverado for 17. I’ve been up many of the trails and roads and never seen a mountain lion. I’ve seen every other critter …
Fire Line Hike End of Silverado
During the fires of 2007 fire crews cut a firebreak up the ridge just beyond the Maple Springs gate. It’s pretty steep but worth the effort. I’d hiked this line once before and made it to the top before turning around. I didn’t really want to go too far by myself. Mike Boeck and I made a loop starting up …