IN HOPES OF HELPING TO PRESERVE HABITAT FOR THE CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG, AND THE SMITH’S BLUE BUTTERFLY….AND OTHER THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, THE BIG SUR LAND TRUST HAS PURCHASED 2 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY. ONE EASEMENT IS ON 36 ACRES OF LAND ON THE POST RANCH, WHILE THE OTHER IS A 4-ACRE SITE ABOUT 6 MILES UP THE COASTRIDGE ROAD FROM HIGHWAY 1 AT VENTANA INN. OVER TIME, THE BIG SUR LAND TRUST HAS PROTECTED MORE THAN 38 THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND IN THE LAST 35 YEARS.
