City of Irvine

They "goat" the job done! More than 400 goats have been chomping their way through brush across steep terrain in Turtle Rock. It's a baa-rillliant, environmentally friendly solution to land management and an effective fire prevention tool.

The City is phasing out gas-powered landscaping equipment in line with the state’s electric transition. Commercial landscapers and HOAs are already preparing. Why electric? ✅ No emissions ✅ Less noise ✅ Lower fuel & maintenance costs Learn more ➡️ cityofirvine.org/lawnequipment.

The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District will be carrying out mosquito control efforts at the UCI Marsh tomorrow, July 24, from 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. For more information and to see the most up-to-date treatment schedule, please visit: ocvector.org/large-area-mos….

Help shape the future of Heritage Community Park by participating in upcoming workshops. Join us July 28, 6–7:30 p.m., at Heritage Community Park for a walking tour and interactive discussion about existing programs and services. Sign up and learn more: bit.ly/3GZMR8z.

The One Irvine program is accepting applications! If your home or condo was built in 1980 or earlier, this is your chance to get help making repairs, upgrades, and energy improvements. Find everything you need to apply at cityofirvine.org/oneirvine.

🚧 Heads up, Carrotwood Park visitors! The playground area is closed this week while we make sidewalk improvements and complete concrete work near park entrances. Work will be done from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thanks for your patience while we make these improvements!

🚧We will be working on the medians at Culver and Alton, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. this week as part of the intersection improvement project. There will be single lane closures in both directions along Culver Drive. The inner southbound left turn lane along Alton Parkway will also be closed.

🎉 More fun is on the way at Sweet Shade Neighborhood Park! We’ve been busy adding new rubber play surfaces, sand tables & seating to the universal playground, plus construction begins July 21 on 2 bocce ball courts! Playground remains open. Upgrades will be ready this summer!

Take Irvine CONNECT to catch the @lagunabeachgov Summer Breeze trolley! 🤝 Just hop off #IrvineCONNECT at Alton Parkway and Laguna Canyon Road, and walk over to 16355 Laguna Canyon Road (behind the building in the parking lot). Learn more 👉 irvineconnect.org.

Heads up, drivers! Signal work continues tomorrow at Rockfield Boulevard and McLaren as part of a regional traffic signal synchronization project. The traffic signal will be turned off or placed in red flash mode July 17 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

🎬🎶 Join us Friday, July 18, for Movies on the Lawn showing at Hicks Canyon Community Park and don't miss our first Summer Concert Saturday, July 19, at Mike Ward Community Park –– Woodbridge. 🎟️ All Summer in the City events are free. ℹ️ cityofirvine.org/summer

Help shape Irvine’s Urban Forest! Provide your feedback on our 30-year plan by July 18. Review the plan at bit.ly/404p120 and email comments to [email protected]. #WeAreIrvine #UrbanForest

This is a courtesy notification informing you of OCMVCD’s upcoming mosquito control efforts: ➡️ UCI Marsh in the City of Irvine For more information, visit: bit.ly/MosquitoContro…

☀️Attend our free virtual solar workshop Tuesday, July 22, at 6:30 p.m. In partnership with OC Goes Solar, take part in the Solarize Irvine program and learn about group discounts, receive quotes, and take advantage of tax credits. Register➡️ocgoessolar.org.

Portola Parkway, at Ridge Valley, will be closed in both directions until 6:30 p.m., due to a traffic collision. Please avoid the area.

We will be working on a few traffic signals this week, with signals turned off or in red flash mode between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at these intersections: July 14: Bake Parkway/Research Drive July 15: Bake Parkway/Cromwell/Calle Entrada July 16: Bake Parkway/Rockfield Boulevard

Bookmark your calendar for the grand opening of the @irvinelibraries! Join us Sunday, August 3, 1–4 p.m. at Heritage Park Library and 2–5 p.m. at University Park Library to celebrate a new chapter for Irvine’s libraries. Learn more at irvinepubliclibrary.org.

There’s still time to experience the Field of Valor Memorial Display — but only through July 13. As the flags continue to stand tall at the Irvine Civic Center Lawn, we invite you to take a moment to walk among them, reflect, and remember. ℹ️ cityofirvine.org/fieldofvalor

This is a courtesy notification informing you of OCMVCD’s upcoming mosquito control efforts: ➡️ UCI Marsh in the City of Irvine For more information, visit: bit.ly/MosquitoContro…

🏠 Your home is where your story begins and we want to help you with the next chapter. Through the #OneIrvine program, residents can get financial help for important home repairs and energy upgrades. Apply now at cityofirvine.org/oneirvine.