Audubon California's Pete Desimone, manager of the Starr Ranch Sanctuary in Orange County, is quoted in today's Los Angeles Times talking about how Orange County should develop a habitat management plan before accepting a 20,000-acre gift from the Irvine Company. Representatives of other conservation groups are quoting saying that unless the funding is there for the County to adequately manage the open space, the County should hold off on accepting the gift. Read the whole article here.