Newport Beach officials investigating illegal 700-foot trail cut through Corona del Mar nature reserve

Crews remove dead brush on Thursday, April 18, 2019 after an illegal trail was cut in the Buck Gully Reserve in Newport Beach, CA. The trail was discovered Sunday, April 14, 2019. The trail in the photo is the illegal trail. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A tree stump is all that’s left after someone cut an illegal trail in the Buck Gully Reserve in Newport Beach, CA. The trail was discovered Sunday, April 14, 2019. Crews are removing the dead brush so it doesn&rsqu