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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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Pacific Lumber settlement may be brewing

John Driscoll The Times-Standard
04/30/2008

http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_9103820?source=rss


The Pacific Lumber Co. asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to break hearings mid-stride Tuesday so key parties, including Mendocino Redwood Co., can try to carve out a settlement.

In a surprise announcement in Corpus Christi, Texas, Palco attorney Shelby Jordan told Judge Richard Schmidt that the company had spent the past 30 hours working out a potentially consensual plan. The proposal would fit within the boundaries of the plan by Palco creditor Marathon Structured Finance Fund and Mendocino Redwood, Jordan said.

The proposal would not require going back to creditors for a vote, Jordan said. That suggests the reorganization plan would keep with Mendocino's desire to run the mill in Scotia and for Marathon to run the town.

At the time of the announcement, the negotiations did not appear to include the creditors whose $714 million loan is secured by Palco subsidiary Scotia Pacific's 210,000 acres of timber. But the noteholders' attorney, Bill Greendyke, agreed to the interruption, adding that if a settlement is reached, Palco would forego arguing for its own plan.

Essentially, the proposed deal would be a settlement among Marathon, Mendocino Redwood, Palco, Scotia Pacific and Palco's parent company, Maxxam Inc. If a settlement is reached, Maxxam and Palco would support the Mendocino plan, and scrap its own unlikely and controversial plan.

That could help push a settlement between all the parties and speed the case to an end. The announcement changes the tone somewhat after mediated talks between Mendocino Redwood and the bond holders last week failed to produce an agreement.

”The settlement, of course, is in process, and it's not done,” Mendocino Redwood Chairman Sandy Dean told the Times-Standard by phone from Corpus Christi Tuesday. “Mendocino Redwood is interested in settling with as many parties as possible.”

The announcement came after a representative for the indentured trustee Bank of New York, representing the noteholders, testified about an amended offer to buy the timberlands by Beal Bank. The bank is owned by investor and poker player Andy Beal, and its subsidiary, Scotia Redwood Foundation, has put in a bid of $603 million.

If the plan is confirmed by the court, it could lead to an auction of the timberlands. Bank of New York Vice President Chris Matthews testified in court Tuesday that he's confident the foundation's bid is real, and that bids would be forthcoming on the property once the “cloud of uncertainty” -- the bankruptcy process -- is lifted.

But a revised term sheet from the foundation apparently failed to make corrections promised by a Beal Bank official during earlier hearings. Matthews said he hadn't seen estimates of expenses for administrative claims, board members or for the sales process and what that might mean for what the noteholders can recover.

”It's a very real offer,” Matthews said.

Questioning by Mendocino Redwood and Marathon attorneys appeared directed at the uncertainty of the foundation's bid, and at how the company would be operated. The judge also raised concerns about the treatment of Scotia Pacific's unsecured creditors under the revised term sheet. Greendyke said there was a realization that those creditors would have to be “crammed down,” or would need to take less than they're owed.

”That is not an insignificant change,” Schmidt said.

Marathon attorney David Neier said the issue, and others regarding employee benefits, was not fully disclosed to creditors.

”Now they're rejecting all those claims,” Neier said. “I think their plan is patently unconfirmable as of today.”

A progress report is expected this morning.


Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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Over 130,000 acres of Wildlife Habitat Were Saved in California Land Acquisitions by State and Federal Agencies and Local Land Trusts As Reported between the beginning of September 2007 to the end of April 2008:

Summary:

Southern California:
San Diego County: 6266 acres
Orange County: 27 acres
Riverside County: 4578 acres
Los Angeles County: 2172 acres


Central Coast:
Ventura County: 2638 acres
Santa Barbara County: 4066 acres
San Luis Obispo County: 230 acres
Monterey County: 4443 acres
San Benito County: 1967 acres
Santa Cruz County: 253 acres

San Francisco Bay Area:
Contra Costa County: 2000 acres
Sonoma County: 2892 acres
Marin County: 993 acres
San Mateo County: 2215 acres
Santa Clara County: 29,227 acres
Napa County: 1277 acres


Central Valley and Sierra Nevadas:
Shasta County: 141 acres
Lassen and Modoc Counties: 2180 acres
Placer County: 21 acres
El Dorado County: 440 acres
Nevada County: 1343 acres
Sierra County: 725-Acres
Glenn County: 259 acres
Fresno County: 681 acres
Madera County: 1799 acres
Kern County: 236 acres
Mono County: 4341 acres

North Coast:
Mendocino County: 50,224 acres
Humboldt County: 4673 acres
Del Norte County: 9.5 acres

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DETAILED SUMMARY OF LAND PURCHASES:

Abbreviations:

WCB is Wildlife Conservation Board

CC is the Coastal Conservancy

State Parks Dept. was checked and no purchases were announced in this period.

Also, see the Land Trust Alliance’s page on recent purchases:

http://www.lta.org/yourregion/pacific.htm

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:

San Diego County:

--950 acres by WCB 2-20-2008, Ramona Grasslands, Expansion 2, $25,000

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/4259-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

--Over 100 Acres Saved at San Diego River, Eagle Peak Preserve, 5-8-07 http://www.sandiegoriver.org/

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/09/over-100-acres-saved-at-san-diego-river.html

--204 Acres Added to San Diego River Park Within National Forest Boundary

9/10/2007

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/09/204-acres-added-to-san-diego-river-park.html

--1206 acres, North San Diego County’s Margarita Peak, 8/2007 by WCB and Fallbrook Land Conservancy and is part of the Marine Corps Camp Pendleton buffer and open space connectivity program.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/north-san-diego-countys-margarita-peak.html

--1,000 acres expansion of Anza-Borrego Desert park by Nature Conservancy

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/nature-conservancy-buys-1000-acres-so.html

--476 acres by WCB 5-22-2008, Ramona Grasslands, Expansion 3, $5,000, located west of the community of Ramona, in San Diego County.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html

--230 acres by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for $4.9 million for land in the East Elliot and Otay Mesa areas
--1080 acres by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for $600,000 for land in the Jacumba area for the Quino's checkerspot butterfly
--1020 acres by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for $1 million in the La Posta area

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/feds-actually-give-almost-18-million-to.html

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Orange County:

--16.6 acres CC 11-2007: disburse an amount up to $860,000 to the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy to acquire the 16.6-acre University of California Riverside property at Brookhurst Marsh in Huntington Beach, Orange County.

(--100 acres by WCB 2-20-2008: Hellman Wetlands in Seal Beach, $6,100,000; item was pulled from agenda for ???? reason)

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/4259-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

--10.38-acre SBD Property near the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park by CC 4-24-2008

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Riverside County:

--998 acres total by WCB 11-15-2007 to be Purchased in Riverside County:

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/8403-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

--18+ acres at Wilson Creek, located south of Hemet;

--352 acres at Wilson Creek;

--172+ acres located along the Interstate 15 corridor;

--100 acres located in the Santa Rosa Mountains area south of the city of La Quinta, in Riverside County;

--30 acres Santa Rosa Plateau, Tenaja Corridor;

--6 acres north of the city of Murrieta;

--320 acre addition to Coachella Valley Ecological Reserve, Edom Hill Unit, located southeast of the city of Desert Hot Springs.

--321 acres of land was dedicated Tuesday to the Coachella Valley Fringe-toed Lizard Preserve. The 321-acre parcel is part of an 8,880-acre acquisition that serves as a wildlife movement corridor between the preserve and Joshua Tree National Park.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/09/feds-cough-up-for-coachella-valley-land.html

All of the following are by the WCB on 5-22-2008:

--80 acres at Coachella Valley Ecological Reserve (Edom Hill Unit) $5,000.00 Expansion 31, a cooperative project with the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy to acquire fee title to 80± acres located southeast of the City of Desert Hot Springs, in Riverside County.
--91 acres at San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Expansion 30, $400,000, acquisition of a conservation easement over 91± acres as an addition to the Department of Fish and Game's San Jacinto Wildlife Area located southwest of Mystic Lake, near Lakeview.

--10 acres at Santa Rosa Mountains Wildlife Area, Expansions 9 and 10, $280,000 as additions to the Department of Fish and Game’s Santa Rosa Mountains Wildlife Area; located west of Jefferson Street and south of Avenue 62, in the City of La Quinta, in Riverside County.
--36 acres at Triple Creeks Conservation Area, Expansion 3, $5,000 to acquire fee title to 36± acres located west of State Highway 79, south of Scott Road in Murrieta, in Riverside County.
--102 acres south of Hemet, Western Riverside County MSHCP, Expansion 3, $5,000 to acquire fee title to 102± acres located approximately eight miles south of Hemet, in Riverside County.

--71 acres at El Sobrante, $2,504,700 to acquire fee title to 71± acres located within the Department of Fish and Game’s Natural Community Conservation Plan area, northeast of the City of Wildomar, south of Lake Elsinore, in Riverside County.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html

--2869 acres by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for $466,000 at the Santa Rosa Mountains

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/feds-actually-give-almost-18-million-to.html

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY:

Santa Monica Mountains:

-total of 825 acres at Corral Canyon in Malibu, by CC and WCB:

Rancho Corral

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/parks-agency-to-buy-850-acres-that.html

--10 acres Saddle Peak, by MRCA, by donation

--29-acre conservation easement donation adjacent to Liberty Canyon, Agoura Hills.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/11/l.html

L.A. County Funds Major Land Purchases in Santa Monica Mountains
5/18/07

The projects, funded by a combination of sources, are:

--18 acres Lindero Creek

--8 acres Upper Topanga Canyon Trail between Summit to Summit at Henry Ridge Motorway

--266 acres Cold Creek Trail

--99 acres Cold Creek High Trail

--80 acres Upper Solstice Canyon

-199 acres Corral Canyon

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/09/la-county-funds-land-buys-in-santa.html

San Gabriel Mountains:

--262+ acres by WCB 11-15-2007 in the city of Glendora,

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/8403-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

--400 acres in Elsmere Canyon, adjacent to Angeles National Forest. This property connects the thousands of acres of parks in the Santa Monica Mountains, Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains with the Angeles National Forest and parks in the east half of L.A. County! This pinch point is just north of Sylmar and Granada Hills and south of Santa Clarita.

http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment598_Map.pdf

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/09/connector-between-las-angeles-forest.html

--175 acres in Verdugo Mountains and San Rafael Hills in Glendale, donated by developer

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/developers-donate-175-hillside-acres-in.html

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CENTRAL COAST COUNTIES:

VENTURA COUNTY:

--10 acre Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail land connector purchased

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/backbone-trail-land-connector-purchased.html

--2400 acre Simi Hills Rocketdyne site will be donated to public after cleanup of toxics; Parcel is Vital Link in Parks Corridor Connecting Santa Monica Mountains and Open Spaces in North L.A. and Ventura Counties

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/saved-parcel-is-in-red-outline.html

--228 acres at Santa Clara River by CC 4-24-2008

http://www.scc.ca.gov/sccbb/0804bb/0804Board03_Santa_Clara_River_Parkway.pdf

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/coastal-conservancy-votes-on-crucial.html

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Santa Barbara County:

--143 acres by CC 1-2008: Paradise Beach for conservation of open space and dunes habitat, Point Sal, northern Santa Barbara County.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/143-acres-of-pristine-san-luis-obispo.html

--23 acre Carpinteria Ranch is Saved with Conservation Easement

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/02/santa-barbara-county-ranch-is-saved.html

--3900 acres north of Lompoc and on Gaviota coast-- Oil firm, Plains Exploration and foes strike major deal on Santa Barbara Coast; to donate land for preservation if they can tap offshore oil from existing platform. http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/oil-firm-foes-strike-major-deal-on.html

San Luis Obispo County:

-8 acres by CC 1-2008 and WCB 5-22-2008: for East Sweet Springs property on the south Morro Bay shoreline

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html

--222 acres added to Carrizo Plain National Monument by the federal Bureau of Land Management for $118,500.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/09/carrizo-plain-national-monument-gets.html

--143 acres by CC 1/2008 at Paradise Beach near the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/143-acres-of-pristine-san-luis-obispo.html

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Monterey County:

Big Sur Area:

--12 acres by CC 1-2008: disburse up to $500,000 to the Big Sur Land Trust for acquisition of the McWhorter Property for the Carmel River Parkway in Monterey County.

--3200 acre conservation easement at Carmel River’s Violini Ranch funded by the Big Sur Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy. Read full story. http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/02/salinas-valley-farmers-act-to-protect.html

--860 acre Glen Deven Ranch, located above Highway 1 in the hills of Big Sur, is a striking example of the beauty, simplicity and raw power of the area. Land was donated to the Big Sur Land Trust in 2001 More

--160 acres Horse Pasture Preserved by Wilderness Land Trust and donated to U.S. Forest Service (3/2007)

Monterey Peninsula Herald Article

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/02/several-key-wildlife-area-tracts-are.html

Elkhorn Slough:

--7.47 acres of land by WCB 11-15-2007 as an addition to the Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve, located in the town of Castroville in Monterey County,

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/8403-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

--204 acres by WCB 2-20-2008, Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve, Expansion 17 $3,483,377

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/4259-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

SAN BENITO COUNTY:

--1967 acres given by Nature Conservancy at “Pinnacles Gateway” to National Park Service (4/2006) http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/nature-conservancy-transfers-pinnacles.html

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Santa Cruz County:

--189 acres by WCB 2-20-2008: Santa Cruz Sandhills $1,510,000.00, located near town of Scotts Valley

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/4259-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

--64 acres in Willow Canyon by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/feds-actually-give-almost-18-million-to.html

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA COUNTIES:

Sonoma County:

--1235 acres by CC 9-2007: Poff Property for addition to Sonoma Coast State Beach in western Sonoma County.

--1,657+ acres by CC and WCB 11-15-2007 of land located west of Highway 121, south of the city of Sonoma, in Sonoma County; Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area, Tolay Creek Unit known as Roche Ranch

Contra Costa County:

--2000 acres by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to save red-legged frog habitat

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/feds-actually-give-almost-18-million-to.html

Marin County:

--750 acres by CC 9-2007: acquire a conservation easement over the 750-acre Poncia Ranch south of the town of Tomales, in western Marin County.

--243 acres by CC 11/2007; buy conservation easement at the Tomales Farm and Dairy in west Marin County.

San Mateo County:

--206 acres bought by POST at Wavecrest Property in Half Moon Bay
Read full story. (posted 2/1/2008)

--3.67 acre Pillar Point Bluff: The $495,000 acquisition will be added to POST’s Pillar Point Bluff property, 119 acres that surround the new purchase on two sides. Read full story. (posted 1/8/2008)

--1047 acre Mindego Hill bought by POST, located Along Skyline Ridge

Read full story. (posted 10/12/07)

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/02/open-spaces-on-west-side-of-san.html

http://www.scc.ca.gov/sccbb/0804bb/0804Board12_Mindego_Hill_Acquisition.pdf

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/coastal-conservancy-votes-on-crucial.html

--952 acres conservation easement south of Half Moon Bay donated 4/2/2008

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/san-mateo-county-coastside-landowner.html

--6.4 acres at Brisbane Acres by CC 4/24/2008

http://www.scc.ca.gov/sccbb/0804bb/0804Board22B_Brisbane_Acres.pdf

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/coastal-conservancy-votes-on-crucial.html

Santa Clara County:

--28,359 acre conservation easement near San Jose – A huge stretch of land near Mount Hamilton that is nearly the size of San Francisco has been donated as a conservation easement by the Hewlett and Packard families to protect the property from development, the Nature Conservancy said Sunday. The protection of the 28,359-acre San Felipe Ranch from development will complete a 70-mile long corridor of protected natural lands that extends from Pacheco Pass to Livermore Valley, according to the conservancy.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/02/big-south-san-francisco-bay-ranch.html

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/02/protecting-heart-of-mount-hamilton.html

--868 acres by CC 1-2008: acquire the Blair Ranch in Morgan Hill for habitat preservation, open space protection, public access and incidental agricultural use. Purchase made in conjunction with POST Read full story

Napa County:

--1000 acres at the Duff Ranch by CC 4/24/2008, located northeast of Calistoga

--120 acres by CC 1-2008: acquisition of property interests in the 120-acre Smith-Madrone Property adjacent to Bothe-Napa Valley State Park in Napa County, for the protection of natural resources and public access.

--157 acres by CC 1-2008: disburse up to $485,000 to the Regents of the University of California for the acquisition of approximately 157 acres for inclusion in the Quail Ridge Reserve located on the south shore of Lake Berryessa in Napa County.

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CENTRAL VALLEY /SIERRA NEVADA COUNTIES:

Shasta County:

--141 acres by WCB 5-22-2008, Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area $1,745,000, Balls Ferry Unit, Expansion 2, as an addition to the Department of Fish and Game's Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area located east of the community of Cottonwood, in Shasta County.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html

Lassen and Modoc Counties:

--2180 acres including 86 miles of railroad track by WCB 5-22-2008. Rails to Trails, Modoc Line $420,000, a grant to the Lassen Land and Trails Trust for a cooperative acquisition with the Department of Fish and Game, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to buy the rail line running north from the town of Wendel, in Lassen County and ending south of Alturas, in Modoc County.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html

Placer County:

--21 acres at the Big Gun property, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to save red-legged frog habitat

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/feds-actually-give-almost-18-million-to.html

El Dorado County:

--80+ acres by WCB 11-15-2007 of vacant land in El Dorado County, Pine Hill Ecological Reserve, Salmon Falls Unit

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/8403-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

--40 acres by WCB 2-20-2008: South Fork American River, Lower Canyon Unit near the community of Pilot Hill, Expansion 2, $360,000

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/4259-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

--320 acres by WCB 2-20-2008,Upper Cosumnes River Basin (north fork), Expansion 2 $1,465,000, http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/4259-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

Nevada County:

--1343 acres donated at the Truckee River (WCB 11-15-2007): by the Truckee Donner Land Trust to the Department of Fish and Game; Truckee River Wildlife Area, Gray Creek Canyon Unit, http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/8403-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

Sierra County:

--725-Acre Working Forest Conservation Easement Nears Completion; 1-2008: Turner Creek Ranch Project Helps Safeguard the southwest Sierra Valley
http://www.pacificforest.org/news/pdf/TurnerCreek-PR-1-10-08.pdf
PFT is pleased to announce our latest working forest conservation easement - the Turner Creek Ranch Project - is set to close by year's end. Turner Creek Ranch is a 725-acre working landscape that supports cattle grazing, hay farming and sustainable timber harvests. The Ranch has been owned by the Turner family for more than 150 years and is currently stewarded by Russell and Elva Turner. http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/turner-creek-ranch-project-helps.html

Glenn County:

--259 acre conservation easement by WCB 2-20-2008 at Bird Haven Ranch, $440,000,

located off of County Road 67, east of Afton, adjacent to the Department of Fish and Game's Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/4259-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

Madera County:

--719 acres at Fine Gold Creek Saved (7-27-07) by Sierra Foothills Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/09/fine-gold-creek-saved-in-madera-county.html

--1080 acres by WCB 5-22-2008, Millerton Preserve (Ecker Ranch) $3,015,000, a grant to the California Rangeland Trust to acquire a conservation easement over 1,080± acres located 25 miles northeast of the City of Madera, near the community of Coarsegold, in Madera County.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html

Fresno County:

358 acres by WCB 5-22-2008 at Black Mountain Preserve, Expansion 3, $1,150,000, a grant to the Sierra Foothill Conservancy to acquire fee title to land located off of Tollhouse Road, in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, in Fresno County.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html

--323 acres by WCB 2-20-2008: San Joaquin River Riparian Habitat, Expansion 14 $6,435,500, as an addition to the San Joaquin River Parkway, located northeast

of the City of Fresno, http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/4259-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

Kern County:

--40 acres by WCB 2-20-2008 at Canebrake Ecological Reserve, Cap Canyon Unit, Expansion 2, $100,000, http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/4259-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

--196 acres by WCB 5-22-2008 at Canebrake Ecological Reserve, Canebrake Creek Unit $404,500, Expansion 3, as an addition to the Department of Fish and Game's Canebrake Ecological Reserve located near the community of Canebrake, northwest of State Highway 178, in eastern Kern County.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html

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NORTH COAST COUNTIES:

Mendocino County:

--160 acres by WCB 2-20-2008: Montgomery Woods, Expansion 1, $255,000, Mendocino County, ten miles northwest of Ukiah.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/4259-acres-of-california-wildlife.html

--50,000 acre Usal forest: Redwood Forests Foundation Now Owns 50,000 Acres in Mendocino County Between Coast and 101 Freeway; Bought from Timber Company with Help from Bank of America

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/02/redwood-forests-foundation-now-owns.html

--64 acres of coastal dunes at Mackerricher State Park by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/feds-actually-give-almost-18-million-to.html

Humboldt County:

--4500 acres upstream of Redwood National Park bought by BLM in 2006: Last year another major part of the Lacks Creek drainage was bought by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management with help from private conservation groups. In a $5.5 million deal including $2.5 million from the Save-the-Redwoods League and money from the Resource Legacy Foundation Fund, 4,500 acres was procured from the Barnum Timber Co., Eel River Sawmills and landowner Veena Menda.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/09/redwood-national-park-grows.html

--53 acres by WCB 5-22-2008:. Humboldt Bay Coastal Reserve, Expansions 2 and 3, $495,000, located west of State Highway 255, southwest of Arcata, in Humboldt County.
http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html


--120 acres by WCB 5-22-2008 at Jacoby Creek Forest, Expansion 4, $509,000, a grant to the City of Arcata for land approximately seven miles southeast of the City of Arcata, in Humboldt County.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html

Del Norte County:

--9.5 acres by CC 9-2007: disburse up to $20,000 to the City of Crescent City to complete the Battery Point and Brown Property Feasibility Study for potential acquisition, restoration and public access on 9.5-acres of property on the waterfront in Crescent City, Del Norte County.

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EASTERN SIERRA:

Mono County:

--480 acres saved by Eastern Sierra Land trust adjacent to the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area.

http://easternsierralandtrust.org/

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/02/eastern-sierra-land-trust-adds-480.html

--80 acres Donated to BLM Near Granite Mountain, Near Mono Lake

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2008/january/CCNews0822_granitemtn_donation.html
1/18/2008:An 80-acre parcel in the eastern Sierras is open for public access following a donation to the Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office. The parcel is located in the Granite Mountain Wilderness Study Area, east of Mono Lake. The Wilderness Land Trust recently acquired the land from a willing seller and donated it to the BLM to be managed as public lands.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/blm-opens-donated-land-near-granite.html

--3748 acre Former Island in Mono Lake Now Public Land

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/newsroom/2007/july/CCNews0758_cedarhi%20lls_acquisition.html

July 27, 2007. The Wilderness Land Trust acquired the 3,748-acre property from Mel Arthur in 2006 and recently donated it to the BLM

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2007/09/former-island-in-mono-lake-now-public.html

--33 acres by WCB 5-22-2008 at Wheeler Ridge Wildlife Area, Expansion 1, $840,000; a grant to the Eastern Sierra Land Trust to acquire fee title to 33± acres located west of State Highway 395, south of Crowley Lake, in southern Mono County.

http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/state-wildlife-board-to-buy-5035-acres.html

Sunday, April 27, 2008

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San Mateo County Coastside Landowner Donates Conservation Easement to POST

Gift protects expansive 952-acre ranch along Highway 1.

April 2, 2008

Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) announced today that it has received a donation of a conservation easement on a 952-acre ranch along Highway 1 south of Half Moon Bay. Landowner Kathleen Scutchfield donated the easement, valued at $7.9 million, to preserve the scenic vistas and rich natural resources on the property, known as Toto Ranch.

“I’ve seen how development has been creeping up and down the coast and feel it’s important to make a statement and save this land just as it is, in its open, natural state,” said Scutchfield. “POST has done so much to preserve the character of the Coastside, and I want to see that this beautiful land is protected forever.”

For rest of story:

http://www.openspacetrust.org/news/pressreleases08-0402.html

SMMC-MRCA 9/27/2004 to 4/2/2008

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MAPS OF LAND PURCHASES AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROVERSIES IN THE L.A. AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS FROM 2004 TO 2008


Weblinks to the maps of properties were taken from agendas for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC) and the Mountains Restoration and Conservation Authority (MRCA)
SMMC 9-27-04
Land Purchases:
(note: map shows the wrong parcels; actual parcels are to the immediate north)
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SMMC 10-25-04
Land Purchases:
Soka-588 acres (purchase finalized in 2005)

Development Proposals:
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SMMC 12-6-04
Land Purchases:
(parcels were eventually bought by a private land trust, Fond Land Preservation Foundation http://flpf.org/ )
Prop. 12 parcels list (see page 19-24 for complete list of properties SMMC wants to buy)

Development Proposals:
Canyon hills, includes large gift of land to the SMMC http://smmc.ca.gov/Agendas_Minutes/Agenda2004/12-6-04/Item%2010/Item10_map.pdf
Cruzan mesa-2200 acres total with 1325 homes and 1604 acres of preserved open space http://smmc.ca.gov/Agendas_Minutes/Agenda2004/12-6-04/Item%209(b)/Item9b_map1.pdf
Sunshine canyon landfill expansion
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SMMC 4-4-05
Land Purchases:
Vista Hermosa/Belmont High School—8 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment70_Attachment%2015.pdf
Additions to purchase and restoration workprogram:
Aliso wash-L.A. river—2.75 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment70_Attachment%2010.pdf
Aliso-Limekiln canyon –10 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment74_Attachment%202.pdf
Canoga ave/MTA r.o.w. – 16 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment70_Attachment%2012.pdf
Elysian valley/Marsh street park—5 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment75_Attachment%20.pdf
Pacoima wash greenway—180 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment74_Attachment%203.pdf
Simi Valley-Moorpark border
118 Freeway-Los Angeles Avenue Connector-206 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment70_Attachment%205.pdf
Simi valley
Las Llajas Creek Channel daylighting and restoration—10.4 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment70_Attachment%202.pdf
Arroyo Simi-Industrial Park Restoration—44 acres

Development Proposals:
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SMMC 10-24-05
Land Purchases:
Malibu chili cookoff site—19.7 acres (was eventually bought by the City of Malibu) http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment27_Map.pdf
Topanga lookout, 20 acres of surplus L.A. County waterworks land bought by SMMC http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment29_Map.pdf
Joel McCrea ranch park improvements (not land acquisition) http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment30_Attachment.pdf
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MRCA 11-2-05
Land Purchases:
Topanga lookout—20 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment21_Map.pdf

Development Proposals:
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SMMC 12-5-05
Land Purchases:
Lindero cyn-18.2 acre purchase from school district

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 1-11-06
Land Purchases:
Santa Monica Mountains area:
Cheney trail-Topanga—0.14 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment54_Map%203.pdf
Topanga-viewridge –4.99 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment52_Map%201.pdf
Open space easements:
Decker rd
Encinal cyn
Las flores cyn
Santa Susana Mountains:
Deerlake highlands-Chatsworth –0.5 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment53_Map%203.pdf
Santa Clara River and Antelope Valley:
East of Acton—Hughes Canyon—62.84 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment53_Map%2010.pdf
Agua Dulce – 55 acres
Acton—30 acres- Youngs Canyon, south of Escondido Cyn and 14 FWY
Chiquito cyn-val verde--0.99 acre http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment53_Map%2020.pdf
Davenport rd-Agua Dulce—1.09 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment53_Map%201.pdf
Escondido Canyon-South of 14 FWY—10 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment53_Map%2016.pdf
Fort tejon-175th road –2.5 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment53_Map%209.pdf
Mattox cyn-soledad cyn—80 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment53_Map%2011.pdf
Peaceful valley-14 freeway—17.1 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment53_Map%207.pdf
South Acton-Arrastre Canyon—10 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment53_Map%2012.pdf
Sunrise-106th street—10 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment53_Map%208.pdf
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SMMC 1-23-06
Land Purchases:
Deerlake highlands-Chatsworth http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment146_Map%201.pdf
La Crescenta/Pickens ridge—300 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment146_Map%202.pdf
Ramirez—14.4 acres of surplus L.A County land sold to the MRCA http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment149_Map%201.pdf
Zuma cyn-2 acres of surplus L.A. County land sold to the MRCA http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment149_Map%203.pdf
Tapia park area—3.12 acres of surplus L.A. County land sold to MRCA http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment149_Map%202.pdf
Topanga-viewridge-edelman adjacent http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment146_Map%206.pdf

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 2-1-06
Land Purchases:
Trail easement donations:
Trancas/Lechuza
Malibu cross creek
City of Bell riverfront
Maywood riverfornt
Rio Vista native garden on Rio Hondo river
Deerlake-chatsworth grading easement
Pepperdine-Las Flores cyn-72 acre donation http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment83_Map.pdf
Bee cyn/Santa Clarita—28 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment82_Attachment%20.pdf
2.5 acre donation near Wilacre park/Studio City

Development projects:
Piuma rd drain project
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MRCA 2-17-06
Land Purchases:
19 acres of L.A.County surplus land bought by MRCA:
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MRCA 2-23-06
Stormwater-CCI study of funding for cleanup
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SMMC 2-27-06
Land Purchases:
Tapo cyn/Simi Valley—158.36 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment157_Map%201.pdf
Zorro’s cabin-Chatsworth peak-6.1 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment156_Map%202.pdf
Escondido-ramirez
Malibu trails master plan
Mulholland core trail in L.A. City right of way
Prop 50 projects
Santa clarita wrca budget
2000 workprogram projects status

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 3-1-06
Land Purchases:
Castaic-violin cyn—230 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment130_Map%201.pdf
Santa Monica Mountains area:
Charmlee park adjacent—2.1 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment132_Map%206.pdf
Encino drainage/brush clearance easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment131_Map.pdf
Hernandez bowl/Topanga—20 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment132_Map%2012.pdf
Topanga-Sylvia park—0.16 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment132_Map%202.pdf
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SMMC 3-27-06
Land Purchases:
Etz meloy-backbone trail construction http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment213_Attachment.pdf

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 4-5-06
Land Purchases:
Ballona creek bike trail improvements
Hollywood hills sewer easement
La Verne—3 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment162_Attachment.pdf
Rio Dulce ranch-1015 acres in agua dulce http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment168_Map.pdf
Saddle peak public access easement
Serra retreat parcel sale and retention of conservation easement
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MRCA 4-20-06
Stormwater-CCI
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SMMC 4-24-06
Land Purchases:
Antelope valley Resource Conservation District and SMMC overlap map http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment238_Map.pdf
L.A. River-Ballona
Mont Clef ridge/Thousand Oaks—18.67 acres, South Coast Wildlands-Thousand Oaks map and S.M. mtns map
Tapo cyn park improvements

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 5-3-06
Land Purchases:
Santa Clara River and Antelope Valley area:
Agua Dulce-Rio Dulce ranch—1015 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment215_Map.pdf
Santa Clarita-L.A. aqueduct-0.73 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment211_Map%2019.pdf
Devil’s Punchbowl area-13.5 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment211_Map%206.pdf
Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve, 256 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment211_Map%2012.pdf
Carl Gerhardy Wildlife Refuge, 143 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment211_Map%2018.pdf
Other areas:
Open space or scenic easements:
Corral cyn
Zuma
Trancas
Topanga-Fernwood
Ballona creek
Calabasas park fiber optic cable easement
Compton creek
La Crescenta/Blanchard Canyon, 0.06 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment211_Map%202.pdf
Nichols cyn, donation of conservation easement
Sage ranch/south-Woolsey cyn, 9.28 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment211_Map%201.pdf
Serra retreat land sale and keeping of conservation easement
Shadow hills-32 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment206_Attachment.pdf
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SMMC 5-22-06
Land Purchases:
101-Valley circle, 4.3 acres (??) http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment277_Map.pdf
Compton creek restoration opportunity sites http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment280_Attachment%202.pdf

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 6-7-06
Land Purchases:
La Crescenta-Blanchard cyn--0.06 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment246_Map.pdf
East of 405-sm mtns purchase proposals http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment242_Map%201.pdf
Etz Meloy/Backbone Trail construction http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment248_Attachment%202.pdf
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SMMC 6-26-06
Land Purchases:
Ramirez-escondido
Stough cyn-Verdugo mtns park improvements http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment311_Map.pdf

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 6-26-06
Land Purchases:
Antelope Valley-Fairmont Buttes, 9.27 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment258_Map%203.pdf
Los Feliz--0.4 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment256_Map.pdf
Ramirez-Escondido
Portal Ridge/north of Santa Clarita, 5 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment258_Map%201.pdf
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MRCA 7-12-06
Land Purchases:
Compton creek
Laurel cyn, donation of conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment290_Map.pdf
Lechuza beach access easements
Nichols cyn-Trebek mortgaging of park to finance other projects http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment296_Map.pdf
Dark cyn-Quaker/open space easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment286_Attachment.pdf
Tejon ranch-condors
Texas cyn-Santa Clarita area—280 acre donation http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment292_Map.pdf
Woodland hills-Dry cyn-2.2. acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment300_Map.pdf
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SMMC 7-31-06
Land Purchases:
Hansen dam
Ramirez-escondido

Development Proposals:
L.A. County SM Mtns LUP/LCP
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MRCA 7-31-06
Land Purchases:
Hansen dam wetland restoration
Ramirez-escondido
Runyan cyn/Curson Canyon-20 acres
Woodland hills-Dry cyn—2.2. acres
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MRCA 8-17-06
Land Purchases:
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MRCA 9-6-06
Land Purchases:
Calabasas grade-15 acres adjacent to 101 freeway http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment350_Attachment.pdf
Iron cyn-sand cyn/Santa Clarita-16.3 acres
Monte nido-0.09 acres
Topanga-Sylvia park-58 acres purchase from L.A. County http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment349_Attachment.pdf
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SMMC 9-18-06
Land Purchases:
Ramirez-escondido cyn-winding way access
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MRCA 9-18-06
Land Purchases:
Assorted Malibu trail and easement dedications
Encinal
Escondido
Big rock wash-Palmdale-12.7 acres
Lake Sherwood-hidden valley trail easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment368_Map.pdf
Ramirez-escondido
Pico cyn-27.6 acres conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment361_Map.pdf
Santa Clarita-Via Princessa—35 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment372_Map.pdf
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MRCA 10-4-06
Land Purchases:
Bell creek—restoration plan for 1/3rd acre dedication from condo project
Ballona creek bike trail enhancements
Pacoima—8th street park improvements
Big sky-simi--0.33 acre conservation easement
Chatsworth-Devil cyn-6.5 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment394_Map.pdf
Winding way-Escondido cyn-trail easement
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SMMC 10-23-06
Land Purchases:
Ramirez-escondido

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 10-23-06
Land Purchases:
Ramirez Escondido
Pico Rivera -1.01 acres in San Gabriel River http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment416_Map.pdf
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MRCA 11-1-06
Land Purchases:
127 acres of surplus L.A. County land transferred to the MRCA:
Sage ranch cell towers
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SMMC 11-20-06
Land Purchases:
Beverly glen-Laurel cyn, numerous small surplus L.A. city props, City wants to sell to SMMC http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment464_Map.pdf

Development Proposals:
Malibu civic center-la paz
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MRCA 11-20-06
Land Purchases:
Browns cyn/Santa Susana Mountains -0.21 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment456_Map%2018.pdf
Woolsey cyn-Simi Hills-9.28 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment456_Map%2017.pdf
Properties in Santa Clara River and Antelope Valley areas:
Potrero cyn-stevenson ranch—10.6 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment456_Map%206.pdf
Between AV Poppy Preserve and Angeles NF-257 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment456_Map%201.pdf
Devil’s Punchbowl -13.5 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment456_Map%208.pdf
East of Edwards AFB -55.73 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment456_Map%2010.pdf
Carl Gerhardy preserve adjacent -143 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment456_Map%2013.pdf
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SMMC 11-29-06
Land Purchases:
Happy camp cyn-creek channel improvements http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment489_Map.pdf
Tujunga creek-L.A. basin OS map http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment495_Attachment.pdf
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MRCA 11-29-06
Land Purchases:
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MRCA 12-6-06
Land Purchases:
Antelope valley-Kern Co line and North of AV Poppy preserve —61 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment495_Map%201.pdf
3 acres in SM Mtns. east of 405 freeway:
Stone cyn
Compton creek and L.A. River/Lynwood improvements project
Las Flores cyn—1 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment492_Map.pdf
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MRCA 1-12-07
Land Purchases:
Compton creek-1.12 acres
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SMMC 1-22-07
Land Purchases:
Ramirez-escondido planning
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MRCA 1-22-07
Land Purchases:
Ramirez-escondido planning
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MRCA 2-7-07
Land Purchases:
Fernwood-hernandez bowl—1 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment569_Map.pdf
L.A. River bikeway-Marsh park connector project
Ballona-Milton st.-1.2 acres
Natoma/Woodland Hills conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment568_Map.pdf
Pacific View Rd./Deer Creek Canyon-12 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment563_Map.pdf
Mulholland Drive/Hollywood Hills conservation easement –next to 2 homes http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment566_Map.pdf
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SMMC 2-26-07
Land Purchases:
Annandale cyn-Pasadena -20.6 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment552_Map.pdf

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 3-7-07
Land Purchases:
Assorted Malibu offers to dedicate open space easements or development credits:
Corral canyon
Escondido
Topanga-sylvia park-fernwood
Zumirez-zuma cyn
Elsmere cyn—400 acre donation http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment598_Map.pdf
Sunset Plaza/Hollywood Hills-0.13 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment597_Map.pdf
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SMMC 3-26-07
Land Purchases:
Acquisition workprogram, evaluation criteria http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment582_Map%201.pdf
Parks improvement projects
List of river and urban projects
Charmlee/Escondido Canyon-- 2.1 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment585_Map.pdf
Haines cyn channel-verdugo mtns-vegetation clearance
L.A. city stream ordinance
L.A. river master plan
map of urban parkland projects http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment582_Map%20.pdf

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 4-4-07
Land Purchases:
Agoura hills-Rasmussen—146 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment620_Map.pdf
Wrigley Greenbelt gates-L.A. River http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment618_Map.pdf
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SMMC 4-30-07
Land Purchases:
Agua Dulce pinchpoint
Charmlee park planning
Fire prevention
Temescal cyn lease to children’s centers
Vista pacifica

Development Proposals:
Piuma rd
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MRCA 5/2/07
Land Purchases:
Devils cyn—275 acre donation http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment648_Map.pdf
La Tuna cyn—re-alignment of trails over 27 acres donated by developer http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment640_Map.pdf
Yerba Buena-Little sycamore cyn --18 acre donation http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment646_Map.pdf
117 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment656_Map.pdf
3.5 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment650_Map.pdf
Tujunga wash gold course—280 acre donation http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment649_Map.pdf
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SMMC 6-5-07
Land Purchases:
Agua dulce pinchpoint-maps of public lands http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment700_Map.pdf
Baldwin Hills Conservancy continuation in operation
Devils cyn -80 acres (addition of 27 acres to earlier 53 acre purchase) http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment696_Map.pdf
Prop 40 projects
Prop 50 projects
Santa Clarita open space district
Santa clara river-antelope valley public lands map http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment689_Map.pdf

Development Proposals:
5 freeway widening-santa clarita http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment692_Map.pdf
Castaic high school/northlake http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment691_Map.pdf
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MRCA 6-6-07
Land Purchases:
07-08 MRCA workprogram-map of proposed purchases http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment694_Map.pdf
Agua Dulce/Acton-Antelope valley, map of public lands http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment689_Map.pdf
Prop 40 projects
Prop 50 projects
Bel air-Higgins cyn—1.8 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment700_Map.pdf
North American cutoff-Chatsworth—1 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment696_Map.pdf
Devils cyn-Chatsworth-80 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment699_Map.pdf
L.A. City-west sm mtns purchase plans http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment681_Attachment%202.pdf
Soledad cyn-40 acres transferred from MRCA to City of Santa Clarita http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment686_Map.pdf
Garapito cyn/Topanga—38 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment697_Map.pdf
Trancas Canyon trail easement for portion of backbone trail, near Etz-Meloy fireroad http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment675_Map%201.pdf
Chatsworth Peak (no map is on website)
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SMMC 7-9-07
Land Purchases:
07-08 budget
Fire clearance locations
Prop 84 proposals
Ramirez-escondido—purchase in full or conservation easement of 40 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment765_Map%201.pdf

Development Proposals:
405 freeway-sm mtns
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MRCA 7-12-07
Land Purchases:
Assorted Malibu donations of open space easements: http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment734_Attachment.pdf
Malibu-Cross creek rd.
Ramirez Canyon
Zuma Canyon
Chatsworth peak—2 acres transfer from MRCA to Rancho Simi Rec. and Parks district http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment740_Map.pdf
North American cutoff-Chatsworth-1 acre http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment738_Map.pdf
L.A. river restoration in Long Beach, purchase of 0.78 acres to connect 16 acres of recently acquired land to other parks, restoration of at least 34 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment743_Attachment.pdf
Ramirez-escondido- purchase in full or conservation easement of 40 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment728_Map.pdf
Trancas trail easement donation
Verdugo Mountains-Hostetter Rd.-227 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment745_Map.pdf
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SMMC 7-30-07
Land Purchases:
Temescal cyn, transfer of drainage easement to adjoining private owner
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MRCA 8-8-07
Land Purchases:
Ballona-Milton st.-1.2 acres
Ramirez-escondido—24 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment766_Map.pdf
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SMMC 8-27-07
Land Purchases:
L.A. county general plan/Agua dulce http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment796_Attachment.pdf

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 9-5-07
Land Purchases:
Assorted Malibu scenic easements and transfers of development credits:
Fernwood
Kanan-escondido
las flores cyn
las flores-kanan
Malibu lake-las flores cyn
Bell creek riverfront park-1/3rd acre
Compton creek/Washington Elementary Natural Park
L.A. River-Dills park, City of Paramount—2.23 acres
L.A.. river-Elysian bikeway
Laurel cyn-less than 0.25 acre conservation easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment798_Map.pdf
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MRCA 9-20-07
Land Purchases:
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SMMC 9-24-07
Land Purchases:
9 properties in Ventura County added to purchase workprogram:
-Conejo Creek at Borchard Rd. -36 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment838_Map%208.pdf
Garapito canyon in Topanga—38 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment839_Map.pdf
prop 84 projects

Development Proposals:
L.A. river-studio city-restoration planning http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment844_Map%202.pdf
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MRCA 10-3-07
Etz Meloy-10 acres
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SMMC 10-22 or 29-07
Land Purchases:
Corral Cyn purchase-850 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment876_Map.pdf
Escondido cyn-contract with Mountains Restoration Trust to buy land in area, no specific properties listed

Development Proposals:
405-Skirball
Eternity bible-tierra rejada greenbelt http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment873_Map.pdf
SMM-LA County LCP
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MRCA 11-7-07
Land Purchases:
Acton/Juniper Ridge—44 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment869_Map%203.pdf
Beverly Glen--47 acres of surplus land owned by L.A. City bought by MRCA
Blanchard Cyn-Tujunga--0.09 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment866_Map%203.pdf
Knollwood-Granada Hills-1.6 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment866_Map%204.pdf
Liberty Cyn-Heschel-29 acre conservation easement donation http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment872_Map.pdf
Ramirez-Escondido-Debutts Terrace—6 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment879_Map%201.pdf
Santa Felicia Cyn-Hathaway Ranch area-215 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment869_Map%207.pdf
Topanga-Fernwood-10 acre donation http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment860_Map.pdf
Westridge-Canyonback park-withdrawn from agenda
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SMMC 11-26-07
Land Purchases:
Kanan Dume-Ramirez-23.5 acres
Ramirez-Escondido—purchase of conservation/trail easements on 17 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1127_Map.pdf
Rancho Potrero/Thousand Oaks-public access improvements to ranch bought in 1993 http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1120_Map.pdf
SMMC projects list and status report: http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1123_Report.pdf
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MRCA 12-5-07
Land Purchases:
Donations of scenic easements and transfer of development credits:
Monte Nido
Fernwood-Topanga
Lechuza Beach-lateral access easement
Malibu Lake
Ramirez canyon
Sweetwater Mesa
Antelope Valley-137th St. E/Big Rock wash—25 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment923_Map%201.pdf
Antelope Valley 190th St. W—2.6 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment924_Map%202.pdf
Big Tujunga habitat enhancement
Calamigos Ranch trail easements/Zuma canyon
Corral Canyon—620 acre purchase http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment927_Map.pdf
L.A.-San Bernardino Co. Line--15 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment924_Map%201.pdf
Verdugo Mountains/San Rafael Hills--175 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment931_Map%201.pdf
Encino-Westridge-Canyonback park—25 acre donation of conservation easement
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SMMC 12-28-07
Land Purchases:
Corral Canyon-first phase of purchase 306 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1258_Attachment.pdf
Malibu Parks access and camping controversy
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MRCA 1-9-08
Land Purchases:
Box Canyon-North American Cutoff—2.5 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment974_Attachment.pdf
Malibu Parks PWP
L.A. River-Marsh park planning
Sage Ranch cellphone towers
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SMMC 1-28-08
Land Purchases:
Malibu Parks access and camping controversy
Santa Susana Pass state park general plan http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1285_Map.pdf
Northeast L.A hills lot purchases, numerous parcels

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 2-6-08
Land Purchases:
Calabasas/Las Virgenes View Prk—access and drainage easement
Cornell-Malibu Lake-- 17 acre donation from developer http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment999_Map%201.pdf
Ivar-Franklin/Hollywood—1 acre purchase from CalTrans http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment994_Map.pdf
Malibu Parks PWP
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SMMC 2-25-08
Land Purchases:
Altadena Foothills-Emerald Horseshoe, Cal Poly Pomona study http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1326_Attachment%202.pdf
Griffith Park-L.A. River restoration http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1328_Map%201.pdf
Agua Dulce pinchpoint pre-acquisition services deal with Riverside Land Conservancy

Development Proposals:
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MRCA 3-5-08
Land Purchases:
Agua Dulce-Acton public-owned parcels potentially suitable for wind energy projects http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1031_Map.pdf
Ballona-Baldwin Hills scenic overlook trail
Corral Canyon—116 acre second phase of purchase http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1032_Map.pdf
Cold Creek Canyon/Monte Nido trail easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1023_Map%202.pdf
Liberty Canyon—swap of easements with private developer at 101 freeway pinchpoint http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1029_Map.pdf
Escondido Canyon—1 acre scenic easement donation
Mandeville Canyon-1.3 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1037_Map.pdf
Temescal Canyon park improvements
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SMMC 3-24-08
Land Purchases:
Valley Circle-101—2 acres http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1361_Map.pdf
Eastern Sierra Wilderness Bill--add Magic Mountain and Piru
Sylmar comm. Plan—map of public lands in area http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1354_Map.pdf
Granada Hills Comm. Plan —map of public lands in area http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1353_Map.pdf
Tujunga Wash greenway—expansion of workprogram http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1359_Map.pdf
La Tuna canyon —expansion of workprogram http://smmc.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1360_Map.pdf

Development Proposals:
405 Widening
Temescal-YMCA lease
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MRCA 4-2-08
Land Purchases:
De Butts-Delaplane/Ramirez canyon trail easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1056_Map.pdf
Hollywood Hills-0.12 acre donation http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1059_Map.pdf
Liberty Canyon wildlife corridor, exchange of easements, http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1067_Map.pdf
Woodland Hills/Natoma-5.5 acres http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1066_Map.pdf
Pacoima Wash greenway 8th street park
Sweetwater Mesa- swap of easements over MRCA property http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1060_Attachment%201.pdf
Woodland Hills-Serrania Ridge trail easement http://mrca.ca.gov/pdf/attachment1061_Map.pdf


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