Billionaire Donald Bren led the permanent protection of more than 57,500 acres of California’s historic Irvine Ranch, nearly 60% of the property; almost 40,000 acres later received National Natural Landmark status
Billionaire real-estate developer Donald Bren helped turn a significant portion of California’s historic Irvine Ranch into a vast network of protected public lands, with 57,500 acres now preserved as open space and parklands. The scale of the conservation effort has been documented by the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, the City of Irvine and the National Park…
