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Rancho Sonado Education Facility

 

Our Irvine office team was recently awarded the geotechnical and geologic investigation scope for the Rancho Sonado Project with the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE)! Rancho Sonado is an environmental educational facility located in the picturesque Santa Ana Mountains and home to the Inside the Outdoors Environmental Education Program! This program provides an immersive experience in nature for elementary school students attending both public and private schools. This project spans a vast 110 acres of grounds and includes a nature learning center!

The nature learning center will feature seven outdoor pavilion structures, a multipurpose educational building, an administrative building, and an outdoor amphitheater. Additional site work includes a new parking lot, roads, hiking trails, and a large man-made pond, all designed to enhance the natural beauty of the area.

The site has faced significant challenges due to fires in 2020, leading to considerable erosion during the subsequent wet winters. The project aims to preserve as much natural open space as possible while providing safe and functional learning environments for the students. Upon completion, the site is expected to welcome 100 students daily for educational programming!

Geocon is looking forward to collaborating with OCDE on this important project and looks forward to seeing Rancho Sonado flourish!

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