End of 2016 LA Parkland update

New L.A. County Park Space in 2016


SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS:

Addition to Antonovich park: 27.15 ACRES (now APN 2821-008-908 ) in Browns Canyon purchased by L.A. County in 2015
located at 12080 Browns Canyon Rd.  for the purchase price of $2,340,000
(Board of Supervisors File # 14-5675)

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SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS:

at the existing 40 year-old  650 acre Malibu Golf Club in upper Trancas Canyon:
--in 2014, County politicians OK'd conversion to Resort/golf/retreat center development; 450 acres to be dedicated as permanently preserved parkland, 20 acres will feature a cluster of 40 bungalows and meeting and sports related buildings
--This is the Regional Planning Commission's Approval Package for the project: http://planning.lacounty.gov/assets/upl/case/tr071735_rpc-package-20141119.pdf.
--This was the project website: http://themalibuinstitute.com/index.asp.
--At a public hearing in August 2014, the Board of Supervisors certified the project’s
Environmental Impact Report.
http://patch.com/california/malibu/supes-clear-way-for-major-renovation-at-malibu-golf-club

--3/11/2015: Golf Course owners file for bankruptcy: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-malibu-golf-club-chapter-11-20150311-story.html
http://la.curbed.com/2015/4/10/9972374/dick-fuld-lehman-brothers-malibu-golf-club

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2/7/2013: 20 acres at Topanga's Rocky Ledge saved, saved land there now totals 120 acres
http://www.topangamessenger.com/story_detail.php?SectionID=&ArticleID=5844

http://www.topangamessenger.com/story_detail.php?SectionID=&ArticleID=5026
locals seek to buy another 6 acres (in red border in map below)

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MRCA (parks agency)  buys 525 acre Ladyface OS and 86 acres on Latigo Canyon rd
http://malibusurfsidenews-blog.blogspot.com/2013/03/mcra-acquires-612-new-acres-of-parkland.html
Trail map: https://a248.e.akamai.net/secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/a/3/0/highres_433779472.jpeg

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EAST L.A. HILLS:

37 acres “Flat Top” bought by Northeast Trees group from Foursquare Church of Echo Park with county $$ run through MRCA. Land is eventually to be owned by LA City
http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2014/10/montecito-heights-hilltop-to-become-parkland/

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SAN JOSE HILLS:

61 acres in Walnut Creek, unincorporated LA county surrounded by San Dimas, bought by Rivers and Mountains Conservancy for $9.4 million 6/2011 with prop 84 $
http://bondaccountability.resources.ca.gov/Project.aspx?ProjectPK=7793&PropositionPK=4
MAP: https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/wca/pages/78/attachments/original/1427418063/Walnut_Creek_Map_REV1-Low_Res.jpg?1427418063

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PALOS VERDES PENINSULA:

1/13/2015--Trump gives conservation easement to PVP Land Conservancy over 11.5 acres at Trump's Rancho Palos Verdes golf course; the land is currently used as driving range, had permits for 16 homes
http://pvplc.org/_news/docs/releases/TrumpConEasementEDNoQuote.pdf

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LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS:

http://www.presstelegram.com/environment-and-nature/20150906/oil-company-hopes-to-swap-land-in-los-cerritos-wetlands-for-new-drilling-operations

Synergy Oil & Gas, which has had oil extraction operations on property near the Long Beach-Seal Beach line, wants to drill 60 oil wells on 5 acres of land currently owned by the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority. In exchange, Synergy has offered to give the agency 76 acres of its current oil field as a mitigation bank

The agency would also get 4 acres of land, currently the site of Synergy’s offices, to be used as a visitors center at the wetlands, according to agency documents.

The deal would also involve Synergy ultimately giving the wetlands authority an additional 72 acres of wetlands where Synergy would remove 58 oil wells as petroleum extraction operations are phased in at other locations.

Synergy currently owns about 156 acres in eastern Long Beach bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, Second Street, the Los Cerritos Channel and Studebaker Road. The nearby 5-acre parcel that Synergy would acquire in the trade is northeast of the intersection of Second Street and Studebaker Road
MORE DETAILS: http://lcwetlands.org/board/2016-05-05/Item_7_SynergyUpdate_smallfile.pdf

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CONNECTOR BETWEEN GRIFFITH PARK AND ELYSIAN PARK:

Feb 14, 2016: 10 acre Corralitas Red Car property to be bought with around $1.5 million from L.A. City, County and SMMC; adjacent to the LA River:
http://www.losfelizledger.com/article/red-car-property-to-become-wildlife-reserve/

https://redcarproperty.blogspot.com/2007/01/development-history.html

https://redcarproperty.blogspot.com/2016/10/corralitas-red-car-property-49-unit.html
TPL drops exclusive option to buy the land

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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CREEKS:

Reseda River Loop project at the confluence with the Los Angeles River and Aliso Creek: The new 2-acre park, located behind the West Valley YMCA, will create active and passive recreation and include a refurbished 1-mile trail connecting neighborhoods for nearby residents. Trail improvements will include a new pedestrian bridge to cross Aliso Creek, native plants, shaded benches, entry gates, interpretive signage and rest areas for cyclists and pedestrians.
http://sd27.senate.ca.gov/sites/sd27.senate.ca.gov/files/outreach/sd27-201408-enewsletter.php

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CATALINA ISLAND:


27 miles of hiking trails added to existing 37 mile trans-Catalina system
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/10/14/65621/catalina-island-expands-network-of-hiking-paths/

2016 So Calif Land Deals

ORANGE COUNTY:

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/land-714763-bolsa-trust.html

11 acres will be bought by Bolsa Chica Land Trust from Signal Landmark and Goodell to settle lawsuit; price is being determined

RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES:

http://www.sbsun.com/environment-and-nature/20160915/region-gets-9-million-in-federal-grants-for-habitat-species-preservation

Projects that will receive $$:

--16 acres in City of Colton

--up to 4823 acres in the Coachella Valley

--1025 acres in Riverside County

--56 acres in the Chino Hills

--land in the Horseshoe Pebble Plain of the San Bernardino Mountains (SEE 9/10/2014 POST)

 

Feb 27, 2016

Arrowhead water donates 90 acres of land in San Bernardino National Forest http://www.sbsun.com/environment-and-nature/20160221/arrowhead-water-donates-90-acres-of-land-in-san-bernardino-national-forest

https://www.amargosaconservancy.org/breaking-news-600000-acres-amargosa-basin-public-lands-protected-forever/

9/15/2016—600,000 acres in federal lands in the Amargosa Basin saved from solar project development as part of the Desert Renewable Energy and Conservation Plan

http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/analysis/2016/09/14/blm-releases-final-california-desert-management-plan MAP of conserved lands in the plan

Feb 12, 2016

Photos: Obama Declares 3 New National Monuments In California Desert http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/12/466583045/photos-obama-declares-3-new-national-monuments-in-california-desert

 

Feb 26, 2016

MDLT just transferred 820 acres in the Old Woman Mountains to protect access and ecosystem value #LWCF #Outdoors4all

SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

Jan 8 , 2016

Caltrans buys large chunk of Manchester Ave. strawberry fields http://www.encinitasadvocate.com/news/2016/jan/06/caltrans-buys-strawberry-fields/

@encinitasadvocate

10 Dec 2015

Lucky 5 Ranch purchase--KEY LAND PURCHASE CONNECTS STATE PARKS CONSER... http://fb.me/7BtS3PRK6

https://issuu.com/anzaborregofoundation/docs/desert_update_spring_2014_4_3_14_lo

2016 Central Coast Land Deals

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY:

6/2/2016
Santa Cruz County Land Trust protects 124 acres of farmland, the Amesti apple orchard with a conservation easement.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BGKs_c4oyC9/

http://www.landtrustsantacruz.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/PR_Amesti-Orchard-2.pdf

price of easement: $400,000

Amesti was protected with $200,000 from the Department of Conservation’s california

Farmland Conservancy Program and $200,000 from the Land Trust

12/22/2014-LT of Santa Cruz buys 280 acres next to Hwy 17 tunnel project

http://www.landtrustsantacruz.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/280AcresWildlifeCrossingNR.pdf

MONTEREY COUNTY:

Clint Eastwood donated 79 acres along Carmel River to Big Sur Land Trust. He had given another 49 acres to the BSLT along the river in 1997

http://www.montereyherald.com/article/NF/20160628/NEWS/160629824?roostBDI=652547

http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/news_blog/clint-eastwood-donates-acres-of-carmel-land-to-big-sur/article_f9070f36-3d8f-11e6-a202-8faefd584838.html

1290 acre Cross Creek ranch bought with federal $ by Ag Land Trust of Monterey County

http://www.montereyherald.com/article/NF/20160701/NEWS/160709988

 

SLO COUNTY:

3255 acres between Atascadero and SLO land saved with CE

http://www.ksby.com/story/31561390/3255-acres-of-land-donated-to-slo-county-preservation

The ranch area is 36 separate parcels making up the 3,255 acres. It is filled with streams, cattle range land, agriculture, and the man-made Eagle Lake. CE Donation was by Eagle Ranch LLC, owned by Greg and Jeff Smith

@lagunagreenbelt Mar 25, 2016

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY:

21 acres at Carpinteria bluffs; groups still raising $$

http://kclu.org/post/land-conservation-groups-buying-rare-undeveloped-coastal-bluff-south-coast-preservation

10/22/2015: Santa Barbara LT receives 100 acre donation of Big Ben Ranch, southeast of Lompoc

http://www.independent.com/news/2015/oct/22/100-acre-big-ben-ranch-donated-land-trust/

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VENTURA COUNTY:

860 acre donation by Lloyd Properties to Rancho San Buenaventura Conservation Trust

http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/ventura/2016/10/08/more-than-800-acres-ventura-hillsides-donated-conservancy/91804264/

http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/special-reports/outdoors/2016/10/26/ventura-hillsides-land-donation-creates-buzz/92329710/

http://venturaconservation.com/

CA Natural Resources Agency awards $1 mil to Ventura Hillsides Conservancy to buy 300 acres out of 2123 acre Walker-Hearne ranch east of the Lloyd Ranch 

https://www.vcreporter.com/2015/03/26/conservancy-awarded-1-million-for-hillside-purchase/

http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/special-reports/outdoors/2016/10/26/ventura-hillsides-land-donation-creates-buzz/92329710/

Central Valley and Sierra Nevadas:

Assorted Lands Saved in 2016

SHASTA COUNTY:

http://www.redding.com/news/local/open-space-plans-for-oregon-gulch-get-a-boost-33d6b24d-6b59-6926-e053-0100007f1dc5-381169071.html
5/27/2016: State parks may fund 165 acre purchase in Redding


GLENN COUNTY:

@Conserve_CA Feb 12, 2016
By matching fed funds with 1800 acres of land, we've helped protect small Hamilton City and river shore from floods http://www.chicoer.com/general-news/20160211/imperilled-j-levee-in-hamilton-city-gets-another-burst-of-funding


CALAVERAS COUNTY:



http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/opinion/article_26ab681a-3f16-11e6-a99f-1ff494a375fb.html
3257 acre agricultural conservation easement at Airola's Oak Canyon Ranch may be bought by Rangeland Trust (located in Copperopolis)


TUOLUMNE COUNTY:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvfsp30UQW0&feature=youtu.be
400 acres added to Yosemite National Park, Ackerson Meadow



NEVADA AND PLACER COUNTIES:

@BearYuba 7 Dec 2015
A new era of land conservation is dawning for Bear Yuba Land Trust http://www.bylt.org/sierra-nevada-protected-forever/
12,000 acres owned by PG&E will have conservation easements owned by BYLT


NEVADA COUNTY:

26 Dec 2015: 35 acre Clover Valley Preserve was given to BYLT, now removing garbage, mattresses & tires. More: http://www.bylt.org/land/clover-valley-preserve

http://www.capradio.org/69828
412 acres bought by Truckee Donner Land Trust and sold to USFS; at Castle Valley trailhead of PCT
http://blogs.usda.gov/2016/04/19/partnership-protects-public-access-in-a-landscape-fit-for-a-king/


PlacerLandTrust ‏@PlacerLandTrust Nov 2
3 yrs ago (2014), 7.5 acres of the Aeolia Preserve was permanently protected. Read more at:
http://www.placerlandtrust.org/project/aeolia-preserve/




TULARE COUNTY:

66 acre Craig ranch in Tulare County @savetheredwoods 4/4/16
Land donation by Save the Redwoods League and Sequoia Riverlands Trustto the federal Bureau of Land Management improves access to giant sequoia grove near Visalia: http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article61161792.html
https://www.savetheredwoods.org/league-announcement/save-redwoods-league-sequoia-riverlands-trust-donate-land-tulare-county-blm/
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article61161792.html
MAP: https://www.savetheredwoods.org/protect/you-secured-a-new-gateway-to-giants/
http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/sports/outdoors/pathstopeaks/2016/03/04/nonprofits-donate-land-tulare-county/81337038/


KERN COUNTY:

https://kernvalleysun.com/kv_life/for-hot-springs-valley-acquisition#.V5EA0DLpL7E.twitter
CA SNC gives $500k for 189 acres near Lake Isabella

2016 East and South SF Bay New Parks Wrap-up

East and South San Francisco Bay Parks Deals:

IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY:

@SaveMountDiablo Jan 8 , 2016

Mount Diablo landowner selling 88 acre North Peak Ranch to conservation group. Group has 10 year option to raise $1.1 million to buy it.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/01/07/mount-diablo-landowner-selling-to-conservation-group/

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2016/01/mount-diablo-conservation-group-receives-88-acre.html

PHOTO: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2016/01/mount-diablo-conservation-group-receives-88-acre.html

Mar 16, 2016

$1 mil in restitution and giving up development rights on 107 acres in East SF BAY

Developer to pay millions after disturbing endangered California tiger salamander habitat: http://1.usa.gov/1S27HzZ

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/real-estate-development-company-and-its-president-ordered-pay-1-million-restitution

IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY:

http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/11/18/scenic-ranch-with-colorful-history-becomes-new-park-east-of-san-jose-and-morgan-hill/

2748 acre ranch purchase gets $25 mil Santa Clara Co money, seller is Manou Mobedshani; includes 2.5 miles of future Ridge Trail

IN SAN MATEO COUNTY:

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/07/18/california-coast-oceanfront-farmland-preserved-along-san-mateo-county-coast-2/

96 acre Cordes farm south of Pescadero bought by POST, they will put a CE on it, and may sell to farmer

28 Dec 2015

256 acres of land protected in the Santa Cruz Mtns for wildlife!

https://www.instagram.com/p/_2bqYOoyE4/

Jan 12, 2016

300 acres of protected farmland. Potrero Nuevo Farm http://issuu.com/peninsulaopenspacetrust/docs/potrero_nuevo_flip_book-v2_singlepa_1f93ec356c4530/1

http://openspacetrust.org/blog/potrero-nuevo-farm/

 

2 Dec 201: POST purchased 376 acres for parkland in 2015 in the south west San Francisco bay area

@POST_fans

The digital version of our 2015 Annual Report is now available to view online! http://ow.ly/VmbyY

http://ow.ly/i/eUX4H

IN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY:

Jan 29, 2016

Want to help move the Ridge Trail off SF streets, over Twin Peaks & through the wonderful Mt. Sutro Open Space?

https://www.facebook.com/ridgetrail/posts/10153383106224607

Govt. and Non-Profits save North SF Bay Parcels

2016 North San Francisco Bay Park Deals:

IN MARIN COUNTY:

http://www.petaluma360.com/news/5798497-181/petaluma-ranch-preserved-for-agriculture

6/28/2016: 491 acre Jacobsen ranch development rights bought by MALT

http://malt.org/news/press-release-wilson-hill-road-ranch

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 IN SONOMA COUNTY:

 

Mar 16, 2016

173 acres in Sonoma county bought 2014 by Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District...

Public access plan for 991 feet tall Fitch Mountain in Healdsburg in the works: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5367764-181/fitch-mountain-park-moves-a

 

6/6/2016: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5662579-181/sonoma-county-finalizing-deal-to

Sonoma Land Trust to buy 162 acres from Margaret Spaulding, located between Hood Mountain and Sugarloaf Ridge State parks

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 IN NAPA COUNTY:

Feb 8, 2016

Land Trust of Napa County completes protection of Archer Taylor Preserve.

http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/land-trust-completes-protection-of-archer-taylor-preserve/article_4f5b1ede-05b8-5a33-b172-33f69b9c9bf0.html

50 acres added, preserving 380 acres total of Archer Taylor Preserve

http://www.napalandtrust.org/Preserve/Permanent-Preserve-Network/Archer-Taylor/

@NapaLandTrust Jan 11, 2016

25 acre Beckstoffer conservation easement donated to Napa LT. More at:

http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/beckstoffers-preserve-acres-of-st-helena-farmland/article_66736a95-16da-5423-88d9-21147b547f97.html

The family has donated easements on over 400 acres to the land trust

PHOTO: http://ow.ly/i/fPnn5

Two North Coast Redwood Deals in 2016

Save the Redwoods League Saves Over 14,000 Acres in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties

First is the entrance to the Headwaters ancient redwoods preserve which the feds purchased almost 20 years ago:
https://www.savetheredwoods.org/project/westfall-ranch/

League buys 77 acres next to Headwaters Forest Reserve in Humboldt, for $1.1 million

6/14/2016

https://www.savetheredwoods.org/league-announcement/save-redwoods-league-purchases-westfall-ranch-buffer-headwaters-forest-reserve-restore-elk-river-create-new-trails/#utm_sguid=116638,33101aca-6f24-2bc5-1342-a49fe38a49c1

MAP: https://www.savetheredwoods.org/wp-content/uploads/Westfall-location-map-landscape-8-5-15.jpg

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The second is a purchase of a conservation easement over a huge ranch southwest of Ukiah

 

18 Dec 2015

SRLs Mailliard ranch deal buys development rights from 14,898 acres

@savetheredwoods 17 Dec 2015

MORE DETAILS AND MAP: https://www.savetheredwoods.org/project/mailliard-ranch/

https://secure3.convio.net/srl/site/Donation2?df_id=3420&3420.donation=form1\

SCC 9/2016: Three Coastal Land deals from September

CA Coastal Conservancy Funds Three Big Deals in September

FOR DETAILS: see agenda:

http://scc.ca.gov/2016/09/16/coastal-conservancy-public-meeting-in-eureka-september-29-2016/

(note: Links do not open with Firefox web browser)

disburse up to $1,000,000 to Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District to acquire conservation and public trail easements over the 873-acre Stewarts Point Ranch on the northern Sonoma County coast.

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2016/1609/20160929Board06_Stewarts_Point_Ranch_Acquisition.pdf

disburse up to $1,700,000 to The Trust for Public Land to acquire a conservation easement to be held by the Land Trust of Napa County over the 7,286-acre Montesol Ranch of which 6,184 acres are in northern Napa County, to preserve and enhance the watershed resources of the property and to protect the water quality of Lake Berryessa and its tributaries.

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2016/1609/20160929Board09_Montesol_Ranch.pdf

MAP: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2016/1609/20160929Board09_Montesol_Ranch_Ex1.pdf

disburse up to $5,000,000 to The Nature Conservancy for acquisition of the 561-acre Southland Sod Farm property in the City of Oxnard, Ventura County.

http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2016/1609/20160929Board11_Ormond_Beach_Acquisition.pdf

http://archive.vcstar.com/news/local/oxnard/ormond-beach-wetlands-preservation-effort-looks-for-boost-from-grant-2f5c6f1e-7ed0-1e6c-e053-0100007-374326751.html

WCB 11/2016: Big Land Deal in Napa, and others by State Wildlife Board

Several Thousand Acres of Wildlife homes are to be Saved by CA in November

Notice of Meeting

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD

November 16, 2016 10:00 a.m. State Capitol, Room 112 Sacramento, California 95814

Preliminary Agenda Items 

DETAILS:

http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=132915

MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=134733

NORTH COAST:

State Route 36, Buck Mountain Mitigation, Humboldt County $0.00

acceptance of 155± acres to compensate for impacts due to State Route 36 Road Improvement project undertaken in 2013. The property is located near Dinsmore.

SIERRA NEVADAS:

Smithneck Creek Wildlife Area Land Exchange, Sierra County $7,000

exchange of 4± acres owned by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for 9± acres, owned by Sierra County to serve as an expansion to CDFW’s Smithneck Creek Wildlife Area located near the town of Loyalton in Sierra County.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA:

Montesol Ranch, Lake and Napa Counties $3,760,000

acquire a Conservation Easement over 7,266± acres of land near the City of Calistoga

American Canyon, Napa County $0.00

acceptance of 307± acres to compensate for the construction of the American Canyon High School and Middle School located in American Canyon in Napa County.

CENTRAL COAST:

Marywood- Hwy 17 Wildlife Crossing, Santa Cruz County $415,000

acquire a conservation easement over 133± acres of land located near Scotts Valley

Irish Hills, Waddell Ranch, San Luis Obispo County $505,000

acquire in fee 154± acres

L.A.COUNTY:

Chesebro Meadow, Los Angeles County $2,555,000

acquire 71± acres to enhance wildlife linkages, located near the City of Agoura.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

Cheyenne property, San Diego County $567,825

acquire in fee 118± acres in the City of Santee.

Capralis property, San Diego County $108,015

acquire in fee 20± acres in the City of Santee

University Heights, San Diego $1,281,750

acquisition of 258± acres near the City of Escondido

SMMC-MRCA 9/7/2016 to 10/27/2016

3 Big Land Deals near 101 Freeway Mountain Lion Crossing

(Taken from the agendas of the SMMC and MRCA from September and October of 2016)

PURCHASE OF 95 ACRES NORTH SIDE OF OLD TOPANGA CANYON:s (APNs 2072-024-005, -019, -020, 2072-025-014, -015, -016, 2072-027-004, -005, -006, 2072-030-010), in Dry Creek Canyon, City of Calabasas. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 10/27/2016

PURCHASE OF 71 ACRES ON NORTH SIDE OF 101 FREEWAY: APNs 2052-009-270 and 2055-010-270, totaling approximately 71 acres adjacent to the City of Agoura Hills. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map MRCA 10/27/2016 [Staff Report] [Resolution] MRCA 10/27/2016

accepting dedication of APN 2063-048-011, approximately 60 acres, in the Liberty Canyon Corridor, unincorporated Agoura area. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Map] MRCA 10/14/2016

AND MORE:

SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS/EAST----IN L.A. CITY:

FRANKLIN CANYON TRAILS: Consideration of resolution authorizing submission of an amicus letter in support of the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority’s Petition for Review to the California Supreme Court in the matter of Friends of the Hastain Trail, et al. v. Coldwater Development, LLC, et al. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment ] SMMC 9/26/2016

acceptance of conservation easement over approximately 0.3 acre portion of APN 4370-010-007 in the Stone Canyon Reservoir area, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map 1] [Map 2] MRCA 9/7/2016

acceptance of donation of approximately 2.5 acres, APNs 5549-006-023, 024, 025, 026, and 027, with the donor retaining an approximately 1,000 square-feet parking easement on APN 5549-006-024, in the Mulholland Scenic Corridor, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA

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INLAND OF MALIBU:

Consideration of resolution opposing Measure F, City of Calabasas. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] SMMC 9/26/2016 . [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] MRCA 9/7/2016

comment letter to the City of Agoura Hills on mitigated negative declaration for the Cornerstone Mixed-Use Project. [Comment Letter] [Resolution] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Attachment 3] [Attachment 4] [Map] SMMC 10/24/2016

comment letter to the City of Calabasas on proposed project located at 23600 Dry Canyon Cold Creek Road. [Comment Letter] [Resolution] [Map] SMMC 10/24/2016

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SIMI HILLS:

acceptance of fee simple open space from Vesting Tentative Tract Map Nos. VTT-73714-SL (APNs 2026-001-017, 019) and VTT-73814-SL (APN 2026-001-135) alongside Bell Creek, and entering into agreements as necessary, West Hills, City of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] MRCA 10/27/2016

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VENTURA COUNTY:

Report on the status and potential projects of the joint powers agreement between City of Moorpark and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. [Staff Report] SMMC 9/26/2016

Presentation and discussion of AB 2189 (Irwin), regarding the expansion of the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor to include areas in and around the City of Moorpark. [Staff Report] [Attachment ] [Attachment 2] SMMC 9/26/2016

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WEST SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS:

acceptance of the offer to dedicate trail easement associated with Coastal Development Permit No. A-4-MAL-13-0257 (Safapour), incorporated and unincorporated Malibu. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 9/7/2016

acceptance of transfer of the remaining 32 lateral access way easements located off of Pacific Coast Highway, Latigo Shore Drive, and Malibu Road in the City of Malibu and unincorporated Los Angeles County from Access for All. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 9/7/2016

Consideration of resolution (a) amending Resolution No. 14-176, (b) authorizing acceptance of a dedication of trail easement over APN 4438-033-074, and (c) authorizing extinguishment of an existing trail easement on said parcel contingent upon recordation of adequate replacement of trail easement, Las Flores Canyon, unincorporated Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 9/7/2016

amendment and augmentation of a professional services contract with Stantec for engineering design services for the Coastal Slope Trail from Murphy Way to Escondido Canyon Park, City of Malibu. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 10/14/2016

acceptance of transfer of two lateral beach access way easements located at 22314 Pacific Coast Highway (APN 4452-001-018) and 19154 Pacific Coast Highway (APN 4449-004-017) in the City of Malibu from Access for All. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 10/19/2016

acceptance of the offers to dedicate scenic easements and/or open space easements associated with Coastal Development Permit Nos. 5-91-030 (Ring Financial Tazon), 4-98-281 (Cariker) and 4-00-028 (Layman Financial), incorporated and unincorporated Malibu. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 10/19/2016

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NORTH L.A. COUNTY:

Consideration of resolution amending resolution 16-86 authorizing an application for Environmental Enhancement Mitigation Program (EEMP) Grant Funds for Temescal Ranch Acquisition Project Phase 2. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment] [Map] MRCA 9/7/2016

acceptance of an agricultural conservation easement over APN 3240-013-011 (approximately 1615 acres) from Transition Habitat Conservancy and entering into any associated agreements, Portal Ridge area, unincorporated Los Angeles County. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment 1] [Attachment 2] [Map] MRCA 9/7/2016

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EAST L.A. HILLS:

Consideration of resolution authorizing a grant of Proposition 84 funds to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to acquire properties in Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector Chapter 8 Agreements, South Pasadena and east Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment ] [Maps 1] [Maps 2] SMMC 10/24/2016

Consideration of resolution authorizing application to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for a grant funds to acquire properties in Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector Chapter 8 Agreements 2731 and 2732, South Pasadena and east Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Map] MRCA 10/19/2016

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EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY:

contract amendment with MIG, Inc. for additional design services for the Pacoima Wash Greenway-El Dorado Park project. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment] [Map] MRCA 9/7/2016

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ALTADENA:

granting of a trail easement over APN 5843-019-903 to Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation for the purpose of implementing the Altadena Crest Trail, Rubio Canyon, unincorporated County of Los Angeles. [Staff Report] [Resolution] [Attachment ] [Map 1] [Map 2] MRCA 10/19/2016

WCB 8/2016: State to Fund Saving 9000 Acres in August

Notice of Meeting

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD

August 30, 2016 10:00 a.m. Natural Resources Building, First Floor Auditorium Sacramento, California 95814

Preliminary Agenda Items

FULL DETAILS: http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=128255

MAPS: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=131697

SUMMARY:

2702 ACRES OF LAND PURCHASED, AND 6401 ACRES OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA: 23 acres in fee ownership and 871 acres of development rights

Big Valley Wetlands, Melo Property, Lake County $135,000

grant to the Lake County Land Trust to acquire in fee 34± acres

East Contra Costa County HCP/NCCP (Coelho), Contra Costa County $464,239

acquire 199± acres located in unincorporated Byron, Contra Costa County.

Stewarts Point Ranch, Sonoma County $3,020,000

acquire a conservation easement over 871± acres of forest lands

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CENTRAL VALLEY—SIERRA NEVADAS: 1247 acres in fee and 5530 acres of development rights (conservation easement)

Antelope Valley Wildlife Area, Expansion 6, Sierra County $180,000

acquisition in fee of 160± acres of land near Loyalton in Sierra County.

San Joaquin River Parkway (Circle V), Madera County $1,090,000

acquisition in fee of 21± acres

Anderson Ranch, Lassen County $1,195,000

grant to the Feather River Land Trust for a cooperative project with the Natural Resources Agency to acquire a conservation easement over 5,530± acres near the town of Doyle in Lassen County.

Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area, Expansion 2, Plumas County $1,755,000

acquisition in fee of 1,066± acres of land near Beckwourth in Plumas County.

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CENTRAL COAST:

Elkhorn Slough Land Exchange, Moro Cojo Slough – Calcagno, Monterey County $70,391

exchange of 14± acres for 16± acres located near Moss Landing in Monterey County.

North Carrizo Water Well Easement, San Luis Obispo County $1,100

acquisition of a water well easement in North Carrizzo Plains near Simmler

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SO-CALIF AND DESERT: 1220 acres in fee (full) ownership

Wheeler Ridge, Expansion 5, Mono County $435,000

acquisition in fee of 20± acres near Swall Meadows.

RLA Peninsular Bighorn Sheep, Shumway Ranch, Riverside County $276,622

acquisition of 640± acres near Palm Desert in Riverside County.

Western Riverside MSHCP (2012) – Terra, Riverside County $240,000

acquire in fee 280± acres near the city of Hemet, in Riverside County.

Sycuan Peak Ecological Reserve, Expansion 8, San Diego County $120,000

acquisition in fee of 40± acres near the city of Jamul in San Diego County.

Sawmill Pebble Plain Ecological Preserve, Expansion 1, San Bernardino County $2,515,000

grant to the San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust to acquire in fee 240± acres located south of Big Bear Lake, in the San Bernardino Mountains