The Elkhorn
Slough Foundation announced the purchase of two ranches in North
Monterey County near Las Lomas. The ranch lands protect 535 acres
and are the first purchases since the Foundation announced in June
that it planned to double the lands it protects by acquiring 2,000
acres over the next three years.
The Brothers Ranch (356 acres) is west of 3 M Ranch, which was protected
by the Foundation previously through conservation easements. The
El Chamisal Ranch (201 acres) adjoins land owned by The Nature Conservancy
and managed by the Elkhorn Slough Foundation |