Habitat Conservation Fund Report

The Habitat Conservation Fund

Since 1990 — Serving the People of California

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he Habitat Conservation Fund was established in 1990 by a vote of the people. Distributed to the responsible state agencies, the fund ensures that $30 million per year for 30 years is dedicated to protecting habitat for some of California’s most awesome residents such as the bald eagle, the mule deer, the Chinook Salmon, and the human being.

“There is nothing more practical, in the end, than the preservation of beauty, than the preservation of anything that appeals to the higher emotions of mankind.”

Teddy Roosevelt

“Our friend asked to be taken to the hills from whence came his strength in life. He wanted, one last time, to smell the air, to feel the dirt, to reconnect with all that mattered in life. To say hello to the horizon.”

Lynn Sadler, President Sacramento Valley Conservancy

“Ducks Unlimited has enjoyed a beneficial partnership with the California Wildlife Conservation Board to conserve over 34,800 acres of wetlands and associated habitats through the Habitat Conservation Fund.”

Chris Hildebrandt, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

“More than eleven million people live in the densely urban Los Angeles area—one of the fastest growing regions in the United States. With more than a million visitors annually, the easily accessible parklands of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy connect thousands of children with the tranquility of nature every month, thanks in part to the Habitat Conservation Fund.”

Joseph T. Edmiston, FAICP, Hon. ASLA Executive Director, Santa Monica Monica Mountains Conservancy

“The Habitat Conservation Fund has provided crucial assistance to numerous Sierra Nevada organizations and will help the Conservancy and its many partners thoughtfully plan for the future of the entire Range of Light.”

Jim Branham, Executive Director Sierra Nevada Conservancy “As a legislator, with our limited time to serve the public, the Habitat Conservation Fund is one way we can see immediate benefits for our constituents and provide an environmental legacy of habitat protection that will serve future generations.”

Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny (D-San Diego)

“It’s an important part of the human spirit to get out and commune with nature. And to me, that’s a part of a civilized society.”

Retired State Senator Ross Johnson (R-Irvine) from “Saving Open Space II” by Hills for Everyone

“We were able to solve a land use controversy for one of our local government partners when they could not afford to purchase valuable habitat that was in the path of development.

The Coastal Conservancy used the guaranteed funding of the Habitat Conservation Fund to collateralize the loan that allowed the purchase.”

Neal Fishman, Coastal Conservancy

“My family has been ranching in Contra Costa County for almost one hundred years. I’ve lived here my whole life.

The Muir Heritage Land Trust, with help from the Habitat Conservation Fund, has saved some of the best grass producing property in the state and helped make it possible for my family to continue doing business in the Bay Area.”

Brody Sanders

“I think that the very health of the region, its health economically, its health socially, its healthfulness culturally – the whole psychology of the region – depends upon access to open space.

We need it to maintain the sanity of our culture.”

Kevin Starr, California historian from “Saving Open Space II” by Hills for Everyone

The Habitat Conservation Fund Since 1990 — Serving the People of California

Over the last 15 years, the Habitat Conservation Fund has protected more than one million acres of wildlife habitat -- land critical to some of California’s most awesome residents. Listed below, by county, is a partial list of the special places protected thus far. For more information, go to www.HabitatConservationFund.org.

Alameda County Aquatic Park Del Valle Lakeside Trails Galster Nature Program Garin Ranch Las Trampas Corridor Acquistion Las Trampas Regional Wilderness/ Clean Property Acquistion Lion Creek Restoration Oliver Property Oro Loma Marsh San Francisco Bay Wildlife Area Sausal Creek Restoration Seminary Creek Restoration Sunol/Ohlone Wilderness Area Yunus Property Acquisition Alpine County Heenan Lake Red Lake Wildlife Area Amador County Sutter Creek Riparian Restoration Butte County Butte Creek House Ecological Reserve Restoration Butte Valley Wildlife Area Coon Hollow Wildlife Area Restoration Dry Creek Wetlands Gray Lodge Wildlife Area & Water Distribution System Honcut Creek Expansion Honcut Creek Wildlife Conservation Area Honcut Creek WLA M&T/Parrott Pumping Station and Fish Screen Mill Creek/Gray Lodge Wildlife Area Rancho Rio Chico Sacramento Valley Rice Roller Project Thermalito Afterbay Habitat Restoration Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area Victor Ranch Wetland Conservation Easement Program Calaveras County Sheep Ranch Wildlife Area Swiss Ranch

Colusa County North Sacramento Wetlands Sacramento Valley Rice Roller Project Upper Sacramento River WA Wilmarth Wetlands Contra Costa County Bayfront Park Wetlands Civic Park Davis Park Footbridge Edwards Creek Enhancement Franklin Ridge Lafayette Nature Trail Martinez Marine Nature Preserve Porter Ranch Round Valley Preserve San Pablo Bay Sessions Road Trail Sky Ranch Wildcat Creek Wildcat Creek Trail Del Norte County Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Klamath River Plan Lake Earl Mill Creek Watershed Habitat Restoration Terwer Creek Riparian Restoration West Branch Mill Creek Riparian Restoration El Dorado County Angora Creek Stream Environment Zone Restoration Project Basin-wide Fisheries Habitat Assessment Cascade Lake Front and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Strategy for Tahoe Yellow Cress Environment Zone Restoration Project Dollar Creek Wildlife Habitat Acquisition General Creek Wildlife Habitat Enhancement & Restoration Henningsen-Lotus Park Offshore Fish Habitat Enhancement Project Pine Hill Ecological Reserve Riparian Ecosystem Assessment and Enhancement Project Salmon Falls Ecological Reserve Sly Park Bridge Spivey Pond Sunset Stables

Trout Creek Upper Truckee River and Wetland Restoration Project Washoe Meadows Wildlife Enhancement Project Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project Development Activities Willow Flycatcher Habitat Area

Lake County Anderson Marsh State Historic Park Loch Lomond Vernal Pool Ecological Reserve Rodman Ranch Wilson Valley Wildlife Area

Fresno County Basin D Lake Park Cesar 1. Pleasant Valley Kings River Nature Trail Kings River Riparian Area Lewis S. Eaton Trail Mendota Waterline Mendota Wildlife Area Millerton Lake State Recreation Area Pleasant Valley San Joaquin River Riparian Habitat Tamarack Meadows Riparian Restoration Ten Mile Creek Wheatville Farms Wetland Restoration Woodward Park Trail

Lassen County Burton Ranch Wetland Restoration Ash Creek Wildlife Area Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area Honey Lake Valley Wetland Habitat Restoration Susanville RR Depot Trail

Glenn County Brood Water and Wetland Enhancement Mad Creeks North Sacramento Wetlands Sacramento River Wildlife Area Riparian Enhancement Sacramento Valley Rice Roller Project South Forkwillow Creek Stony Creek Watershed Restoration Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area Humboldt County Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Bracut Marsh Monitoring Bridge Creek Salmon/Steelhead Restoration Cha-Gah-Cho Comprehensive Wetland Habitat Project Eel River Agricultural Enhancement Eel River Wildlife Area Restoration Eureka Slough Wildlife Area Humboldt Bay Estuary Restoration Workshop Jewett Creek Klamath River Plan Manila Dunes Recreation Area Trail & Access Interpretive Project Manila Dunes Wetland Habitat Mill Creek Acquisition Mill Creek/Gray Lodge Wildlife Area Prairie Creek Riparian Enhancement Sequoia Park HC Access Stream Restoration and Fishery Enhancement Project Trinity River Restoration Inyo County Coyote/Buttermilk Areas Stream Restoration Goodale/Taboose Creek Trout Enhancement Kern County Canebrake Ecological Reserve Public Access - South Fork Kern River Commanche Narrative Trail LoKern Ecological Reserve Meadowbrook Park Trail Tulare Basin Wetland Restoration

Los Angeles County Backbone Trail Ballona Lagoon Blind Canyon Cahuenga Pass -- Lakeridge California Trout Post Fire Study Catalina Island Habitat Restoration Cold Creek Canyon Davies Property East Canyon -- Avaness East Canyon -- Holland Escondido Canyon -- Fairfax Glendale Wilderness Education Hazard Park Wetlands Hondo Canyon Klondike Canyon Ecological Reserve La Sierra Canyon Sensitive Species Las Flores Canyon Lois Ewen Scenic Overlook Los Angeles Reen Vision Plan Los Cerritos Wetlands Malibu Creek State Park Addition Malibu Lagoon Mandeville Canyon -- Eastport Palos Verdes Peninsula Ecological Reserve Paramount Ranch Placerita Canyon Land Acquisition Red Rock Canyon Addition Restore Malibu Lagoon to Improve Habitat Function Runyon Canyon Trail Sachan Property Acquistion Salinas de San Pedro Marsh Santa Clara River Enhancement Plan Santa Clarita Wetlands Santa Monica Bay Wetland Monitoring Santa Susana Mountains Topanga Canyon Towsley Canyon -- Brandon Towsley Canyon -- Rivendale Vasquez Rocks Land Acquisition Wetlands of La Sierra White Point Nature Preserve Whittier Hills Park Willows Wetland Nature Area Trail Improvements Madera County Fine Gold Creek Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area San Joaquin River Riparian Habitat Marin County Bolinas Lagoon Burbank Ranch

Hamilton Wetlands Petaluma Marsh Wildlife Area Scottsdale Marsh Sorich Ranch Park Accessible Trailhead Stemple Creek Riparian Restoration Tomales Bay -- Millerton Point Property Walker Creek Mendocino County Garcia River Mendocino Coast Navarro Baylands Sinkyone Wilderness Spring Ranch Stream Restoration and Fishery Enhancement Project Van Damme State Park/Spring Ranch Merced County Accornero Wetland Restoration Bardin Ranch Wetland Restoration Duck Slough & Flynn Ranch Habitat Restoration East Grasslands Wetlands Enhancement/Restoration Elworthy Wetland Habitat Restoration Frog Pond Wetland Habitat Restoration Grasslands Ecological Reserve Greenhouse Ranch Wetland Restoration Los Banos Wildlife Area Mud Slough Wetlands Mud Slough Wildlife Area Newman Land Company Wetland Restoration North Grasslands Wildlife Area Owens Creek Habitat Restoration Roberts Ranch Wetland Enhancement Salt Slough Santa Cruz Land and Cattle Snobird Ranch Stillbow Water Delivery System Volta Wildlife Area Modoc County Ash Creek Wildlife Area Butte Valley Wildlife Area Clover Swale Conservation Easement Pilot Butte Wetlands Pine Creek Wildlife Area Mono County Bodie Bowl Ecological Reserve Bodie State Historic Park/Galactic Property Conway Ranch Cottonwood Creek Paiute Cutthroat Habitat East Walker River Wildlife Area Green Creek Wildlife Area Mammoth Creek Riparian O’Harrel Creek Pickel Meadow Wildlife Area Restoration Small Meadows Wildlife Area West Walker River Fish Ladder Monterey County Cesar Chavez Community Park Carmel River Enhancement Plan Carmel River Spawning Habitat Elkhorn Slough Santa Cruz Tarplant Reserve Lime Kiln Project Marlin Dunes

McClusky Slough Ecological Reserve Monterey Bay Seashore Acquisition Monterey State Beach/Sand City Addition Moro Cojo Slough Moss Landing North Harbor Restoration Palo Corona Middle Ranch Acquisition Point Lobos State Reserve Rancho Ventana Salinas River Lagoon Enhancement Sand City Dunes Enhancement Plan Implementation Santa Lucia Mountains South Monterey Bay Wetlands Veeder Ranch/ Flavin Ranch Napa County Knoxville Ranch Wildlife Area Napa Marsh Napa River Enhancement Planning Napa River Wetland Enhancement Plan Preparation San Pablo Baylands South Napa County Conservation Easement Nevada County Bear River Riparian Restoration Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park Prosser Creek Trout Enhancement Truckee Nature Trail Orange County Bolsa Chica Regional Parks and Interpretive Center Caspers Interpretive Program Historical Park Nature Trail Laguna Lakes Laguna Laurel Modjeska Canyon San Diego Creek Watershed Planning San Joaquin Reserve Enhancement Plan Santiago Creek Riparian Habitat Restoration Sulphur Creek Talbert Nature Preserve Upper Newport Bay Enhancement Plan Implementation Upper Newport Bay Park Wood Canyon Emergent Wetland Placer County Cascade Lake Front and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Strategy for Tahoe Yellow Cress Donner Memorial State Park Donner Memorial State Park/Coldstream Valley General Creek Wildlife Habitat Enhancement & Restoration Mahany Park Trail North Tahoe Park Nature Trail Polaris Creek Riparian Habitat Restoration Truckee River Trout Enhancement Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project Development Activities Willow Flycatcher Habitat Assessment Plumas County Dollar Creek Greenhorn Creek North Fork Feather River Passage Modification Riverside County Coachella Valley Ecological Reserve French Valley Conservation Area Estelle Mountain Ecological Reserve

Hidden Springs Riparian Magnesia Springs Land Exchange “Mesa de Burro” Ecological Reserve Mystic Lake Mystic Lake - San Jacinto Wildlife Area North Warm Springs Creek Conservation Area Santa Margarita River Ecological Reserve Santa Margarita River Watershed Enhancement Plan Santa Rosa Mountains Acquisition Santa Rosa Mountains Wildlife Area Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Santa Rosa Springs Ecological Reserve Sky Valley Ecological Reserve Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Wilson Creek Area Acquisition Wilson Valley Acquisition Sacramento County American River Parkway Invasive Plants Management American River Parkway Riparian Habitat Restoration Arroyo Seco Wildlife Area C-BAR-C Interpretive Trail Comprehensive Wetland Habitat Project Cosumnes River Wildlife Area Humbug-Willow Creek Wetland Jacinto Creek Park/ Parkway Jonas Park Nature Area Mather Lake North Stone Lake Wetlands Orchard Park Riparian Restoration Phoenix Park Vernal Pools Restoration River Island Farms Wetland Restoration Robla Community Park Robla Creek Habitat Restoration – Ueda Parkway Robla Wetlands Enhancement Salinas River Lagoon Southside Park Lake Rehabilitation Tyler Island Ueda Parkway Trail Valensin Ranch Wetland Conservation Easement Program – River Island Farms William Land Park Recreational Trail Completion Willow Creek Ecological Reserve Exchange San Bernardino County Baldwin Lake Ecological Reserve Endangered Species & Habitat Education Hesperia Lake: Trails & Wetlands King Clone Ecological Reserve San Diego County Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Anza-Borrego Desert State Park/Sentenac Canyon Black Mountain Park Program Blue Sky Ecological Reserve Boden Canyon Buena Vista Lagoon Reserve Feasibility Analysis Carlsbad Highlands Conservation Bank Crestridge Ecological Reserve Derbas Acquisition Discovery Kits Program Escondido Creek Ecological Reserve Junior Ranger Program Lakeside Linkages Los Penasquitos Canyon

Lusardi Creek Marian Bear Memorial Park Mission Trails Regional Park Cedar Fire Restoration Oak Grove Otay Mountain & River Valley Ecological Reserves Otay River Outdoor Adventure Program Park Pals Family Campout Program Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve Rose Canyon Open Space Park Rutherford Ranch/ Volcan Mountain Acquisition San Diego River/ Kumeyaay Lake Riparian Restoration San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area – Volcan Mountain San Miguel Ranch San Pasqual Academy Outdoor Adventure Program Santa Margarita River Watershed Enhancement Plan Seacoast Drive Acquisition Sentenac Canyon Sequan Peak Ecological Reserve Stanley Peak Trail Acquisition Tecolote Canyon Tecolote Creek Riparian Restoration Tijuana Estuary and Watershed Tijuana Valley Acquisitions Trans-County Trail WRP Science Advisory Project San Francisco County Crissey Field Wetland Restoration India Basin Wetlands Pier 98 Public Access and Wetland Enhancement San Joaquin County Lodi Lake Park Trails Mokelumne River San Luis Obispo County Black Lake Canyon BLM Acquisition Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve Chorro Creek Steelhead Trout Habitat Enhancement Chorro Flats Cuyama River Elfin Forest Filipponi Property Acquisition Hearst Ranch Acquisition/ Appraisal Hotel Site Acquisition Los Osos Greenbelt Plan Martinez Property Morganti Property Acquisition Morro Bay Watershed Morro Bay Wetland Enhancement Pennington Creek Riparian Enhancement Santa Margarita Lake Santa Rosa Creek Ecological Reserve Strawberry Canyon San Mateo County Acquisition of the Arroyo Lean Addition to Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve Bair Island Ecological Reserve Devil’s Canyon Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Lobitus Creek Headwaters Old Page Mill Road Trail Pillar Point Marsh

Rapley Ranch Addition Acquisition San Bruno Mountain, Shellmound San Bruno Mountain, Brisbane Acres San Francisco Bay Wetlands San Pedro Creek San Pedro Point Erosion Control SPUR Property Trail Santa Barbara County Arroyo Burro Estuary & Mesa Creek Restoration Cachuma Lake Tour Boat Carpinteria Creek Carpinteria Marsh Cuyama River Gaviota Creek Crossing Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve Restoration Jalama Creek Restoration Santa Ynez River Segwick Ranch Ventura Estuary Wilcox Acquisition Santa Clara County Grant Ranch Riparian Area Henry W. Coe State Park Jacques Ridge Joseph D. Grant County Park Wetlands Restoration Junior Ranger Program San Francisquito Creek Enhancement Soda Springs South Bay Salt Pond Project Santa Cruz County Antoinelli Pond Arana Gulch Watershed Buena Vista Acquisition Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve Calabasas Pond Ecological Reserve Harkin Slough Jessie Street Marsh Restoration New Brighton State Beach Porter-Sesnon Quail Hollow Ecological Reserve Sand Parkland Habitat Scott Creek Streambank Stabilization Watsonville Slough Wildlife Area Watsonville Wetlands Acquisition Plan West Soquel Creek Fish Ladder and Habitat Enhancement Wilder Ranch State Park/Gray Whale Ranch Zayante Creek Fish Ladder Shasta County Bear Creek Meadow Churn Creek Cow Creek Conservation Area Fall River Bank Stabilization Fall River Valley - Bar-D-Bar Ranch Lassen Foothills Upper Battle Creek Wildlife Area Upper Sacramento River Wildlife Area Antelope Valley Wildlife Area Hallelujah Junction Siskiyou County Antelope Creek Beaver Creek Rearing

Butte Valley Wetland Enhancement China Hill Kidder Creek Diversion Screen McCloud River Noyes Valley Wildlife Area Orr Lake Management Unit Scott River Riparian Restoration Shasta Valley Wildlife Area Shovel Creek Trout Creek Whiskey Lakes Wildlife Area Solano County Grizzly Island Wildlife Area Joice Island Drain Pump Liberty Farms Wetland Restoration Lower Putah Creek Lynch Canyon Napa Marsh Pleasants Valley Encinosa Acquisition Suisun Marsh Waterfowl Production Enhancement Project Ulatis and Alamo Creeks Ulatis and Alamo/Laguna Creeks Sonoma County Crane Creek Park Restoration Doran Park Enhancement of Petaluma Laguna de Santa Rosa Ludwigia Eradication Project Napa Marsh Nathanson Creek Petaluma Trailhead Purrington Creek Riparian Restoration Railroad Property Russian River Estuary Enhancement San Francisco Bay Acquisitions Santa Rosa Creek Santa Rosa Plain Conservation Bank Sonoma Baylands South Salmon Creek Dune Restoration Stillwater Cove Trail Stream Restoration and Fishery Enhancement Project Stanislaus County Basso Bridge Ecological Reserve Grasslands Ecological Reserve Miller Lake Wetland Restoration San Joaquin Wetlands Tuolumne River Regional Park Project Sutter County Feather River Wildlife Area Gilsizer Slough Wetlands Gray Lodge Wildlife Area Live Oak Wetland Restoration O’Conner Lakes Unit Riparian Habitat Restoration Upper Butte Basin Sacramento Valley Rice Roller Project Wetland Conservation Easement Program Tehama County Battle Creek Wildlife Area Lake Red Bluff Lassen Foothills North Sacramento Wetlands Sacramento River Riparian Restoration - Lake Red Bluff

Trinity County Baker Gulch Rock Weir and Fish Ladder Trinity Alps Industrial Park Wetlands Trinity River Restoration Tulare County Allensworth Ecological Reserve Little Kern River Golden Trout Restoration Peppermint Creek Stone Corral Ecological Reserve White River/Poso Creek Yettem Vernal Pools Ecological Reserve Tuolumne County Sands Meadow Ventura County Blind Canyon Phase II Calleguas Watershed Wetlands Escondido Canyon – Fairfax Hondo Canyon Matilija Dam Mugu Lagoon/ Grimes Canyon Oak Canyon Community Park Trail Reyes Creek Santa Clara River Santa Susana Mountains Santa Susana Pass Seaside Wilderness Wetlands Ventura County – Chivo Ventura Estuary Wild About Ojai Program Yolo County Bobcat to Blue Oak Ranches Riparian Habitat Restoration Cache Creek Riparian Restoration Knoxville Ranch Wildlife Area Lower Putah Creek McAravy Ranch Wetland Restoration Northstar Urban Nature Trail Putah Creek Nature Park Sacramento Valley Rice Roller Project San Joaquin/Sacramento River Acquisition South Fork Reserve West Yolo County Water Management and Wildlife Habitat Plan Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Yuba County Collins Lake Wildlife Area Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area Holmestead Wetlands Honcut Creek Expansion Rancho Rio Oso Wetland Conservation Easement Program *Coastwide – Coastal Wetlands *Del Norte, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Santa Barbara, Siskiyou – California Fisheries Restoration 2006

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Front Cover

Family strolling nature’s edge, Otay River San Diego Š2007 Sean Arbabi/ARBABI IMAGERY Page One

Walking with ancient California Redwoods

Child savoring Los Angeles field trip

Pacific Crest Morning

Children in Santa Monica Mountains

Stock photo Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Olof Carmel www.carmelstudios.com Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

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Sacramento Valley Wetland

Time Forgotten, Cosumnes River

Sacramento Valley Conservancy Jenni Haas

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First Burst of Spring at Paramount Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

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Moonrise over Martis Valley Olof Carmel www.carmelstudios.com

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Peace Like a River, Euer Valley Jenni Haas

Falling Water in California Redwoods Sempervirens Fund Page Six

Over the Bowl

Learning to be butterflies

Clean up completed in Bolsa Chica

Children jumping for joy

Egrets and oil rigs in Bolsa Chica

Heron roosting in Rodman Slough

Palos Verde Peninsula Land Conservancy San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust Be the Cause Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy California Coastal Conservancy Lake County Land Trust

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Fernandez Ranch in Contra Costa County

Bovine Land Stewards at Sky Ranch

Hiking the Baylands

Muir Heritage Land Trust Muir Heritage Land Trust Sonoma Land Trust

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Children in Anza Borrego State Park Anza Borrego Foundation

Rapley Ranch, San Mateo Midpeninsula Open Space District

Relaxing in the Santa Monicas Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

Back cover

Eyes on the Sky Anza Borrego Foundation

Mountain Lion Foundation P.O. Box 1896 Sacramento, CA 95812 www.mountainlion.org mlf@mountainlion.org 800.319.7621

Planning and Conservation League California Council of Land Trusts

1107 Ninth Street, Suite 360 1107 Ninth Street, Suite 1050

Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 95814

www.pcl.org www.calandtrusts.org

pclmail@pcl.org chuck@calandtrusts.org

916.444.8726 916.497.0272