North of Davenport in Northern California, at the headwaters of Scott Creek, lies historic land that includes redwoods, grassland and oak woodlands. The area boasts prime habitat for mountain lions, falls within the nesting range of the endangered marbled murrelet, and contains stands of the threatened Anderson’s manzanita.
Preserving acreage such as this is part of the foundation’s mission to conserve irreplaceable landscapes that add to the Bay Area’s unique and special character. For this reason, the Moore Foundation partnered with the Sempervirens Fund as well as Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) to protect 320 acres of historic land in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
“Purchased from the Filice Family and formerly known as Warranella Ranch and Gregory Heights, the property has a colorful past as a well-known flag stop along an early train line from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. Historically, the site was used for logging and cattle ranching. It may also have been an overnight gathering place for people from as far away as San Francisco during the Prohibition Era, given the large number of 1920s jugs found by the Filice Family.” – From Sempervirens Fund
Making connections between areas of preserved open space is a crucial strategy to land conservation in the Bay Area. The Filice Ranch landscape will be added to the adjacent San Vicente Redwoods preserve, which was purchased from Mexican concrete company CEMEX in December 2011 by Sempervirens Fund and POST, along with Save the Redwoods League and Land Trust of Santa Cruz County.
Read More
Santa Cruz redwoods property, former movie location, sold for open space preserve, Paul Rogers, The Mercury News.
320-Acre Filice Ranch Acquired in Sempevirens Fund/POST Partnership, Sempervirens Fund.
Message sent
Thank you for sharing.