Save the Redwoods League Protects Nearly 15,000 Acres in Mendocino County
$24.7 million project secures conservation easements that permanently protect redwood forest from future subdivision and development
Published 02-09-21
SAN FRANCISCO, February 9, 2021 /CSRwire/
Mailliard Ranch, a 14,838-acre property in southern Mendocino County and the largest coast redwood forest left in private family hands. The $24.7 million project secures three conservation easements across the entire property, which safeguard the land from subdivision and development, regardless of future ownership. In addition to protecting sustainable working forests across nearly 14,000 acres, the easement protects nearly 1,000 acres of reserves, including old-growth coast redwoods, mature mixed-conifer forest and salmon-bearing streams. The Mailliard family will retain ownership of the property and continue their stewardship as they have since 1925. Mailliard Ranch, together with the surrounding protected l