From 2018-2022:
DEL NORTE COUNTY:
Aug 23, 2019
state $ help North coast Yurok tribe buy 50,000 acres from timber giant Green Diamond
@FORESTSFOREVER
"The Tribe is restoring approximately 15,000 acres in Blue Creek into an old-growth forest and a Salmon Sanctuary. Blue Creek is one of the most important Klamath River tributaries..." #salmon #forests https://buff.ly/2zdPKMR
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2019/aug/14/yurok-tribe-acquires-50000-acres-green-diamond-lan/
MAP: https://www.westernrivers.org/assets/projects/bluecreek_website-map-updated-1594857350.pdf
Jun 30, 2020 @FORESTSFOREVER
How the Yurok Tribe is reclaiming the Klamath River https://youtu.be/D2mBw-oLw0I
ConnectingCalifornia.org: For more places to hike, climb and explore, and Trails within 15 minutes of every California home and workplace. OUR GOAL: Connecting California with 1000 Miles of Parks, not 500 miles of Continuous Concrete Sprawl, with permanently preserved farmland greenbelts around every major city, with connected open space rings that link the entire state together. Think it'll never happen? It already is. Read the success stories on our website!
--the California "Mega-Park" Project
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Saturday, September 24, 2022
North Coast New Parks...
New San Francisco Bay Parks...
From 2018-2022:
ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES:
10/17/2020
By an act of Congress, John Muir Land Trust is donating the 44-acre West Hills Farm property to the John Muir National Historic Site to help preserve trails and lands surrounding the longtime home of the man known as the Father of Our National Parks.
In 2019 JMLT purchased Almond Ranch, a 281-acre property connecting the John Muir National Historic Site to an expansive trail system and 18,000 acres of permanently protected open space.
https://jmlt.org/calendar-events/national-park-expansion-and-almond-ranch-dedication/
New Central Valley and Sierra Nevadas parks...
From 2018-2022:
SISKIYOU COUNTY:
Jul 5, 2019
Michigan-California Timber co sells 10,000 acres along the Pacific Crest Trail for preservation, now owned by public
MAP: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-vRRx_U4AATpdc?format=jpg&name=medium
includes 17 miles of PCT
https://www.pcta.org/2019/the-trinity-divide-land-acquisition-is-a-big-leap-toward-protecting-the-entire-pacific-crest-trail-66288/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/travel/article/Land-deal-protects-spectacular-17-mile-stretch-of-14059845.php
New Central Coast Parks...
From 2018-2022:
SANTA CRUZ:
8/19/2021
MAP: https://twitter.com/landtrustscc/status/1428471318102429697
The Land Trust’ of Santa Cruz's commitment to protecting farmland goes back to 2007, when we protected 500 acres owned then by the Borina Foundation. Since then, the Land Trust has protected 2,500 acres of farmland, including the 500-acre Watsonville Slough Farm.
New San Diego Parks...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY Lands saved 2018-2022:
Jul 10, 2018 @escondidocreek
The Los Cielos Preserve has been steadily growing since 2010 and now totals 905 acres, adding 45 acres this spring! https://escondidocreek.org/news/land-los-cielos-preserve/?platform=hootsuite
New Desert Parks....
DESERT LAND SAVED, 2018-2022:
(Maps of all purchases are at the end of this post)
8/29/2012 @MojaveDesertLT Coyote Hole property, 111 acres just outside of Joshua Tree Village now within Joshua tree NP
Friday, September 23, 2022
WCB 8/2022
CA Wildlife Board Buys 4 Properties
WCB meeting 8/25/2022
MAPS and other info: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=203073&inline
Procter Ranch, San Luis Obispo, 321 ac Conservation easement, map on page 23
Reist Ranch, Mendocino, 95 acre Conservation easement, map on page 37
Ellis Ranch, Nevada co, 806 ac Conservation easement, map on page 45
Redwing Ranch South, Placer Co, 560 ac full ownership, map on page 52
SCC 9/2022
Coastal Conservancy Protects 2 Props.
Public Meeting Agenda– September 22, 2022
https://scc.ca.gov/2022/09/12/coastal-conservancy-public-zoom-meeting-september-22-2022/
MENDOCINO: disburse up to $$845,000 to the Westport Village Society for acquisition of the 26-acre DeHaven Creek Headlands located in coastal Mendocino County.
https://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2022/2209/20220922Board05_DeHaven%20Acquisition.pdf
Addendum: https://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2022/2209/20220922Board05_DeHaven%20Acquisition_Addendum.pdf
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MONTEREY-SAN BENITO: disburse up to $1,000,000 to the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County to acquire the 2,613-acre Rocks Ranch property located at the northern tip of the Gabilan Range in Monterey and San Benito Counties.
https://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2022/2209/20220922Board13_Rocks_Ranch_Acquisition.pdf
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VENTURA COUNTY-SANTA CLARA RIVER: designate The Nature Conservancy as
the long-term management entity for the 2372 acres of Santa Clara River properties
acquired with Coastal Conservancy funding since 2001
https://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/sccbb/2022/2209/20220922Board03G_Santa_Clara_River_LTM.pdf
Friday, September 16, 2022
New Big Parks...
NEW LA, OC, VENTURA, KERN & SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WILD PARKS TO EXPLORE FOR YOU WEEKEND WARRIORS
LA meetuphikes.org
VISIONS, HISTORY AND RESEARCH:
- VISIONS OF CONNECTED OPEN SPACES
- 9/2007 NEW PARKS SINCE 2000
- 12/2015 UPDATE: Websites of All California Land-Saving Groups
- NORTH COAST-NEW PARKS 2000-2011
- SF BAY--NEW PARKS 2000-2011
- CENTRAL COAST--NEW PARKS 2000-2011
- SIERRA NEVADA/CENTRAL VALLEY--NEW PARKS 2000-2011
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY & SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS--NEW PARKS 2000-2011
- SO-CAL--NEW PARKS 2000-2011
- STATEWIDE LAND PRESERVATION ISSUES AND GROUPS
- CA LAND TRUSTS SUMMARY 10-10-2017
- CA Wildlife Board Purchases 2000 to 2017
- All State Agency Land Purchase from 2000-01 to 2017-11
- 2012-12-02 CA Park purchases summary
L.A.-So. Cal-Desert Blogs
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Closing brief4 weeks ago
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Storm drains in the Hollywood Hills5 weeks ago
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Development Website6 months ago
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MASSIVE HIKES LIST2 years ago
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Rex's Photo Albums7 years ago
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New Anza Borrego Desert Tribute Site8 years ago
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Time for the Animals9 years ago
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Keeper of the Coast3 weeks ago
Central Valley-Sierra Nevada blogs:
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The Marina Center is Dead10 years ago
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Assorted California Enviro blogs:
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Conservation Director9 hours ago
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Save Our Coast, June 12th8 years ago
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