Places We Protect
Protecting Orange County’s fragile habitats and wildlife is one of our highest priorities. Our more than 2,100 acres of open space and wildlife habitat span across 17 different mitigation sites – many of which are home to the federally protected songbird, the California gnatcatcher.
These sites are like a time machine to bygone days, when ranchers, farmers, cattle and the occasional mountain lion populated Orange County. To balance construction of The Toll Roads, the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) has preserved these open spaces in perpetuity – which means the special lands will be preserved for generations to come.
Many of TCA’s mitigation sites have limited public access to protect the plants and animals within them; however, you can learn more about each site below.
