Category: Kern County

Tejon Ranch Kern County Combining Mitigation with Protection of Species One of California Rangeland Trust’s role is to help ranchers with mitigation projects. In 2000, California Rangeland Trust accepted the donation of a 1,122-acre easement as mitigation for a commercial development located in the northwest corner of Tejon Ranch. As

Hafenfeld Ranch Kern County Federal Government Supports Working Family Ranch for Species Mitigation In July of 2007, Bruce Hafenfeld, a rancher on the South Fork of the Kern River, closed a conservation easement on his property that was supported by several conservation organizations and made unprecedented partnerships with federal agencies.

Bufford Ranch Kern County Eco-Region Diversity Provides Habitat for Rare Species The Bufford Ranch is located about 50 miles east of Bakersfield and 23 miles south of Lake Isabella on the north side of Walker Basin. Two conservation easements were placed on the ranch, one in 2013 and another in