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Elkhorn Highland / Northern Properties____________________________________
- Azevedo
and Blohm, 500 acres: Owned by The Nature Conservancy and
managed by the Foundation. (See story.)
- Brothers,
356 acres: Purchased by the Foundation in 2002; includes oak woodland,
maritime chaparral, non-native grassland and fallow cultivated
areas, cultivated fields, riparian woodland, and freshwater marsh.
(See story.)
- Cormack,
11 acres: Acquired in 2003. (See story.)
- El
Chamisal Ranch, 201 acres, Acquired in 2002. (See story.)
- Elzas
Ranch, 134 acres: Acquired in 2001, it includes oak woodlands,
maritime chaparral, and 56 acres under cultivation.
- Hambey,
540 acres: Purchased by the Foundation in 2003; includes oak woodland,
maritime chaparral, grasslands, fallow cultivated areas, cultivated
fields, and riparian corridors. (See story.)
- Harris/Vasquez,
32 acres: Acquired in 2004. (See story.)
- Renteria,
100 acres: Acquired in 2004. (See story.)
- Sale,
6 acres: Acquired in 2003.
- Triple
M, 200 acres: In 2000 the Foundation purchased an easement
which protects productive farmland while prohibiting development.
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Moro Cojo / Southern Properties __________________________________________
- Catellus,
212 acres: The site of a proposed oil refinery, it includes one
of the largest tracts of restorable wetlands in the central Monterey
Bay area; the Foundation purchased it in 1998.
- Sea
Mist, 183 acres: Acquired in 2003. East of and adjacent to the
Catellus property. (See story.)
Other Properties ________________________________________________________
- Porter
Preserve, 332 acres: Acquired in 2001. Includes the marsh
at the northern end of the slough, the historic Porter house,
and oak-studded pasture land. (See story.)
- Long
Valley, 425 acres: One of the last large tracts of pristine
oak woodland and maritime chaparral in North Monterey County.
It was awaiting bulldozers when it was purchased in 1998.
- Sandholdt,
8 acres: Acquired in 2004. (See story.)
- Struve Pond, 30 acres: Acquired in 1982.
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