Tag: conservation

Rancho San Lorenzo

Rancho San Lorenzo Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara County Ranch & Endangered Species Habitat Conserved Forever The San Lorenzo Ranch, located in Santa Barbara County, will forever remain a working cattle ranch and critical habitat for the California Tiger Salamander, an endangered species, as the result of a conservation easement

Read More »

Payne Ranch

Payne Ranch Colusa County Keeping Viewshed for Public Enjoyment The ranch encompasses 3,147 acres of forested uplands, oak woodlands, oak savannas, contiguous landscape blocks connecting adjacent Bear Valley Ranch, the BLM’s Cache Creek Natural Area, and Sulphur Creek. The ranch also provides habitat for wildlife and migratory birds, including several

Read More »

Oakvale Ranch

Oakvale Ranch Mariposa County Oakvale Ranch has been managed by the Preston family as a cattle ranch since the mid-19th century. Located in the Ben Hur area of Mariposa County, Oakvale Ranch is 3,941 acres. Property subdivision and rural residential development are encroaching southward from Highway 140 and the town

Read More »

Oak Hills Ranch

Oak Hills Ranch Yolo County Multi-Generational Oak Woodlands Conserved The ranch includes 3,316 acres of rangeland in western Yolo County. The conservation easement protects habitat for migratory bird species such as the threatened Swainson’s hawk, red-tailed hawk and burrowing owl, provides habitat for California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, and

Read More »

Nelson Cattle Ranch

Nelson Cattle Ranch Mariposa County & Merced County Preserving Rangeland, Habitat, & History In July 2002, California Rangeland Trust and The Nature Conservancy completed the purchase of a conservation easement protecting a historic cattle operation on the Nelson Cattle Ranch near Planada in Merced and Mariposa Counties. The 3,861-acre easement

Read More »

Mercey Ranches

Mercey Ranches Fresno County & San Benito County The Mercey Ranches are located in the Panoche Valley west of Interstate 5 and due west of Fresno. The ranches contain unplowed grasslands; natural stream courses and waterways; unfragmented open space; corridors for the unimpaired passage of wildlife; natural ecosystems that provide

Read More »

Maddalena Ranch

Maddalena Ranch Sierra County Maddalena Ranch is a 743-acre working cattle ranch located in the southwestern part of Sierra Valley, where the California Rangeland Trust has conserved over 29,000 acres. With its open space and scenery, Maddalena Ranch is considered one of the most scenic ranches in the Sierra Nevada

Read More »

Lazy K Heritage Preserve

Lazy K Heritage Preserve Merced county Conserving Vernal Pools and Wetlands to Protect Species Habitat The Lazy K Ranch Heritage Preserve is more than just a name, it is a place that is home to a hard-working family who built their treasured ranch from the ground up and now will

Read More »

Kester Bear Valley Ranch & Jacalitos Ranch

Kester Bear Valley Ranch & Jacalitos Ranch Fresno County & Monterey County Promoting Regional Conservation & Coordination In 2003, 16,381 acres were conserved on three ranches straddling the Monterey and Fresno County lines. The Kester’s Bear Valley Ranches and Jacalitos Ranch conservation agreements are three cornerstone properties to our Parkfield area

Read More »