SEMPERVIRENS FUND HAS PURCHASED 80-ACRES OF FEDERAL LAND IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN RIM OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, THE TWO PARCELS OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PROPERTY WILL BE PROTECTED FROM FUTURE DEVELOPMENT BY THE LAND TRUST. THE BUTANO CREEK PARCEL IS INHABITED BY ENDANGERED RED-LEGGED FROGS, SEA BIRDS AND MARBLED MURRETS. THE PURCHASE WAS SUPPORTED WITH NEARLY $900,000 FROM THE RESOURCE LEGACY FUND.
