[calcowgirl]

But they will just keep creating “conservancies” because they are so “romantic.” GRRRRR!!!!!

http://www.irvineranchlandreserve.org/reserve/santiago.asp

Irvine Ranch Conservancy

Santiago Canyon

Santiago Canyon embodies the romance and lore of Orange County’s colorful history: The canyon’s past is punctuated by coal-mining operations, grizzly bear hunts, manhunts and homesteaders. The canyon was a major thoroughfare for early settlers who settled in its scenic side canyons-Baker, Black Star, Silverado and Modjeska.

Traces of Orange County’s earliest residents were discovered at nearby Black Star Canyon. Arrowheads and rocks pockmarked with grinder holes-signs that the Indians ground acorns to produce an edible gruel-have been found on the plateau high above the canyon, where a large Indian village once existed.

Black Star Canyon got its name in the 1870’s, when Black Star Mining Company began mining for coal that recently had been discovered there. The mining operation was short-lived, though, because the quality of the coal was so poor.
Santiago Creek flows into Irvine Lake, which was formed in 1931 when a dam was built across lower Santiago Canyon.

For programs in Black Star Canyon call the Irvine Ranch Conservancy at (714) 508-4757.

[SierraWasp]

Arnold Schwartzenlandgrabber to CONservancy resenting calcowgirl:

"I beg yer pardon... I never promised yew a rosegarden! So sit down... shuddup and get collective minded behind the tyranny of the majority!!!

[Czar]

But they will just keep creating “conservancies” because they are so “romantic.”

I look at it as kind of an eminent domain as practiced by the environmental wackos and other associated do-gooders...i.e., nanny government hidden behind the cloak of preserving open spaces, parks and recreation areas "for future generations".