Posts Tagged ‘protected land’
320-Acre Filice Ranch Acquired in Sempervirens Fund/POST Partnership
Mostly forested with redwoods, the area has superlative conservation values for native flora and fauna. Los Altos, Calif. — May 9, 2019 — Sempervirens Fund and Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) today announced a deal to acquire and protect 320 acres of historic land north of Davenport, in a deal worth $3.85 million. Purchased from…
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Sempervirens Fund Participates in Unique Partnership to Save 1,000 Acres
As reported March 26, 2019 in The Mercury News by Paul Rogers, Sempervirens Fund is helping Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) and Big Creek Lumber in a unique land partnership that will help save 937 acres of second-growth redwood forests. That’s the size of 710 football fields! The Gazos Creek property–the portion that Sempervirens Fund…
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Restoring San Vicente Creek to Save Endangered Salmon
Restoring San Vicente Creek Saving Endangered Salmon Sempervirens Fund is helping save critically endangered coho salmon and threatened steelhead through the restoration of San Vicente Creek in San Vicente Redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains near the small coastal town of Davenport. Read on to learn about these critical regional efforts. Donate Now Caring for…
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Sempervirens Fund Protects 50 Acres of Redwood Forest Next to Castle Rock State Park and the Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail
One more piece secured in the Castle Rock protection puzzle!
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Clematis Removal Project Underway in San Vicente Redwoods
DAVENPORT >> This week, Sempervirens Fund will begin work with Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), Save the Redwoods League and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to treat and control the invasive Clematis vitalba (Clematis) on 30 acres of watershed within the San Vicente Redwoods property, a large, park-sized property which is co-owned by…
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Amphitheater Construction Underway at New Robert C. Kirkwood Entrance!
We are probably the only people in California that were pleased to have no rain in December. The dry weather allowed for some significant construction progress at the new Robert C. Kirkwood Entrance to Castle Rock State Park. A lot of the progress has occurred underground, with trenching and placing pipes for surface water drainage…
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Construction is underway for the new Castle Rock Gateway
The first step in the construction process is demolition. For our project site, that mainly means removing a lot of Christmas trees from the previous agricultural operation.
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COTONI-COAST RIDGE: A CALL TO ACTION
Cotoni-Coast Ridge provides habitat for the American badger, white-tailed kite, great horned owl and northern harrier. It falls within the nesting range of the endangered marbled murrelet. Mountain lions roam across the connected forests. And, the property includes headwaters for a creek that is essential for the endangered Coho and steelhead salmon. Sempervirens Fund has…
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CEMEX Redwoods Starts New Life as San Vicente Redwoods
The San Vicente Redwoods The largest parcel of redwood forest in the San Francisco-San Jose area has a new name and a new future: protected wildlife habitat, recreation and sustainable timber harvesting The 8,500-acre CEMEX Redwoods property today steps forward as San Vicente Redwoods, named after the creek that runs through the property and supplies…
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Sempervirens Fund Adds 33-Acre Redwood Forest to the Great Park
Sempervirens Fund and Save the Redwoods League have protected 33 acres of redwood forest in San Mateo County, in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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412 Acres of Redwood Forest, 1,400 Old‑Growth Trees, and Two Girl Scouts Camps Protected!
In what is likely to become a more common model for land conservation across the U.S., Sempervirens Fund recently purchased conservation easements on two redwood properties in the Santa Cruz Mountains
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Sempervirens Fund Protects 76 Acres Adjoining Big Basin, Including Marbled Murrelet Habitat
Sempervirens Fund has purchased the Lachenbruch property—76 acres of coast redwood forest that include the headwaters of Whitehouse Creek, 115 pre-settlement old-growth redwoods, and documented nesting habitat for the marbled murrelet.
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