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Bay Area Ranch and Land Deals Abound

Recently a number of Bay Area ranch and land deals have taken place. Many of them have been done for preservation of open space.

Below is a brief summary of some of the recent ranch and land transactions.

East Bay – Wool Ranch to SFPUC

The East Bay Times reported that the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission purchased an 800 acre ranch east of Milpitas. The ranch is part of the watershed for the Calaveras Reservoir.

The acquisition of the former Bay Area ranch cost $9.7 million.

San Mateo County

In San Mateo County, the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) purchased ranch and farmland totaling 578 acres. POST plans to keep the development rights to the properties, lease the properties to farmers, and ultimately selling the land back to farmers while retaining an easement preventing future development.

Santa Cruz Redwood Forest

Recently, Save the Redwoods League entered into contract on a redwood forest near the Santa Cruz and San Mateo County border. The 564 acres of redwood forest and other lands contains a number of old growth redwoods.

Bay Area Ranch to State Park?

Recently, it was reported the N3 Ranch was for sale. California Governor Gavin Newsome has proposed a budget item of $20 million for the creation of a new California State Park.

Enter the N3 Ranch. Some conservation groups and elected officials have long coveted the cattle ranch’s 80 square miles of wilderness in the Bay Area’s backyard.

While state officials are mum about specifics of the land under consideration for the new park, speculation has centered on the 50,000-acre ranch, a parcel of undulating oak woodlands draped across four counties, fanning out in the hills above Livermore.

East Bay Times Article Feb. 4, 2020

*Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture on Flickr 20150724-NRCS-LSC-0388 Public Domain

By Peter

Follower of Jesus Christ, husband, father, friend, real estate broker.

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