Donald Bren helped protect 57,500 acres of California’s historic Irvine Ranch

Billionaire real-estate developer and Irvine Company chairman Donald Bren has transformed a significant portion of California’s historic Irvine Ranch into protected public lands. Through spearheading major conservation milestones over the years, Bren helped preserve over 57,500 acres of the ranch.

The initiative places a vast expanse of historically significant California real estate into protected status for the public. The effort represents a notable conservation achievement led by a major real-estate developer in the region.