North Coast New Parks...

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

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

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

New Big Parks...

 

NEW LA, OC, VENTURA, KERN & SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WILD PARKS TO EXPLORE FOR YOU WEEKEND WARRIORS