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Over 1,000 Acres Of Land Near Castaic Acquired For Wildlife Habitat, Open Space
The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, announced Wednesday the acquisition of over 1,000 acres near Castaic for open space and a wildlife habitat preserve. 
The 1,171 acres of the ecologically diverse and historic Hathaway Ranch, also known as Temescal Ranch at the eastern edge of the Sierra Madre Mountains, adjacent to both the western unit of the Angeles National Forest and the Los Padres National Forest between Castaic and Lake Piru increases the MRCA’s total protected section of the ranch to 2,400 acres, according to the agency.  ....

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