ONE OF THE LARGEST LAND PRESERVATION DEALS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO BE FINALIZED NEXT WEEK. 5 LAND PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PURCHASE THE 8-MILE LONG, MORE THAN 85-HUNDRED ACRE, PROPERTY… THAT RUNS FROM SOME REMOTE RIDGES IN BONNY DOON…..ALMOST DOWN TO the PACIFIC OCEAN. THIS PURCHASE WILL HOPEFULLY HELP LINK 26-THOUSAND ACRES OF PROTECTED OPEN SPACE (FROM BIG BASIN REDWOOD STATE PARK TO WILDER RANCH STATE PARK).
ALTHOUGH THE CEMEX PLANT IS PART OF THE OVERALL PROPERTY INVOLVED, IT IS NOT PART OF THE LAND PRESERVATION DEAL.