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Dirt trail surrounded with green and brown vegetation with a tree tunnel in the background

Great Blue Heron at a pond standing on grey rocks in a park setting.

A bunch of turtles having a party on a rock in the middle of a pond

Hike group in Trabuco Rose Park in the shade. Riparian habitat with shady spots and sun flowing throughout

Rocky Beach View of Little Corona with waves gently caressing the tide pools.

Fringed Indian Pink- bright red flower with fringed petals, close up single flower

Group hiking in O'Neil Regional Park in the shade of Oak trees.

Chaparral canyon view with blue sky and yucca growing in the foreground

Indigenous Acknowledgment

Orange County, where the majority of Friends of Harbors, Beaches and Parks’ work is focused, is on the ancestral homelands of the Acjachemen (Juaneño) and Gabrieliño people. We pay respect to the Indigenous People whose land was forcibly colonized and recognize the importance of the tribal relationship to the land past, present, and future.

Recent News

Park Legacy Project Launched

Since 2017, Friends of Harbors, Beaches, and Parks (FHBP) has researched the acquisition history of each regional and wilderness park in the OC Park system using publicly available documents. This research led to the creation of two digital Story Maps, highlighting Orange County’s park heritage. The Park Legacy Story Maps detail the history of 15 Regional and seven Wilderness Parks, showcasing preservation efforts. Developed with ESRI’s ArcGIS Online, these maps are visually appealing and easy to navigate, offering historical documents, photographs, and parcel data. This project aims to educate the public and inform decision-making about these parks’ conservation.

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Proposition 4 Passes!

This November, California voters passed Proposition 4 to support $10 Billion in bond funds for park acquisitions, clean air and water, and fire resilience programs. State budget cuts have taken their toll on funding conservation projects from acquisitions to restoration projects, water quality to urban greening. Our state conservancies and state funding agencies have all been hit with budget cuts too, so this will provide the much needed influx of funding for 30×30. At least 40% of the funds will be spent to benefit communities considered most harmed by climate change and environmental fallout — prioritizing support for populations that might lack the resources to cope with those impacts.

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