May 2010 Purchases by Coastal Conservancy Will Save 1428 Acres in Santa Cruz, Del Norte, Humboldt and Marin Counties
Meeting date: Thursday, May 27, 2010
3.9 acres—Santa Cruz County--Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to augment the Conservancy’s November 6, 2008 authorization to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to include an additional acquisition parcel and restoration planning for Watsonville Slough, Santa Cruz County.
160 Acres—Del Norte County--Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $70,000 to the Northcoast Regional Land Trust to conduct pre-acquisition planning for a conservation easement on the 160-acre Wetherell Dairy in Fort Dick, Del Norte County
Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to the Marin Agricultural Land Trust to acquire an agricultural conservation easement over the 1214-acre J. Corda Ranch five miles west of Novato, Marin County.
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Why No Posts on this since 12/2008?
Due to the State’s budget crisis, virtually no land was purchased by the Coastal Conservancy in 2009 and early 2010.
There were no land purchases at the 2/4/10, 12/3/09. 10/29/09, 6/4/09, 4/2/09, or 2/26/09 meetings
Here are the two that occurred in 2009:
Meeting date: Thursday, September 24, 2009
Consideration and possible Conservancy modification of the prior Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $5,500,000 to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to acquire 160.5 acres of the Upper Filiorum Property to help implement the City’s Natural Communities Conservation Plan, Los Angeles County.
Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to accept $5.85 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States Department of Commerce and disburse up to $13.85 million towards the acquisition of interests in the 5,630 acre Jenner Headlands property in western Sonoma County.
http://www.scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/0909bb/20090924Board06_Jenner_Headlands.pdf
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Here are two that occurred in the April 1, 2010 meeting:
http://www.scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/1004bb/index.htm
Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $1.2 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States Department of Commerce and $1,136,000 to the County of Santa Barbara for the acquisition of the Paradise Beach property, Point Sal, northern Santa Barbara County.
Consideration and possible Conservancy authorization to disburse up to $1,000,000 to the Muir Heritage Land Trust for: 1) the acquisition of the approximately 483-acre Franklin Canyon property, Contra Costa County, for open space, public access, watershed protection, wildlife and habitat protection, and limited agricultural use; and 2) planning and resource assessment activities necessary to protect the property.
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