mayo 20, 2014
Posted in: Press Releases
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El Distrito de Preservación Agrícola y Espacios Abiertos y Sonoma Land Trust para proteger el hábitat crítico y los vínculos con la vida silvestre en Pole Mountain en la costa de Sonoma
La adquisición evitará el desarrollo futuro, permitirá la recreación pública de baja intensidad
SANTA ROSA, CA (mayo 20, 2014) – The Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District (District) today approved the acquisition of a conservation easement and recreation covenant over the approximately 238-acre Pole Mountain property for a $1,000,000 contribution to the pending acquisition of the property by the Sonoma Land Trust. The District’s conservation easement restricts use of the property to natural resource protection, and low-intensity public outdoor recreation and education. The recreation covenant requires the Sonoma Land Trust to provide public access to the property in the future, which ultimately will be made available via the adjacent Jenner Headlands Preserve.
At 2,204 feet, Pole Mountain, located north of Jenner, is the highest point on the Sonoma Coast. The property is the primary wildlife corridor connection between the adjacent 5,630-acre Jenner Headlands to the south and the Sonoma Land Trust��s 500-acre Little Black Mountain Preserve to the north. Pole Mountain lies within the Russian River watershed, contains the headwaters of three important salmonid streams, and is home to one of the last remaining volunteer fire lookouts in the state. The property includes several types of important habitat, including oak savannah, oak woodlands, open grassland, hardwood/coniferous forests, serpentine outcroppings, wetlands, ponds, and native riparian habitat. The range in topography, elevations and habitat provide variability for helping plant and animal species adapt to the effects of climate change.
“La acción de hoy protegerá el hábitat crítico para siempre a lo largo de la costa de Sonoma”, dijo el supervisor 5 del distrito Efren Carrillo. “Una vez que la adyacente Jenner Headlands Preserve esté abierta al público para uso recreativo, las personas y las familias podrán acceder a Pole Mountain, convirtiéndola en un punto de destino recreativo. Esto es particularmente emocionante ya que el público eventualmente tendrá la capacidad de atravesar desde el Océano Pacífico, a través de múltiples tipos de hábitat, hasta el pico más alto a lo largo de la costa del condado de Sonoma ”.
The conservation easement will protect the property��s significant natural features by prohibiting subdivision, and restricting all structures on the property to two small areas – one for the fire lookout and one for a land manager’s residence. The recreation covenant requires that the property be made available to the public for recreation and educational use in two phases. Initially, people will be able to visit Pole Mountain via the Sonoma Land Trust’s “On the Land” program. Eventually the public will be able to hike to Pole Mountain through the planned public access at the Jenner Headlands Preserve.
Sonoma Land Trust tiene un contrato de compraventa para la adquisición de la propiedad. El costo total de la adquisición de la propiedad es $ 2,350,000. La contribución del Distrito es de $ 1,000,000 mientras que Sonoma Land Trust busca los fondos restantes de otras agencias y socios sin fines de lucro, incluyendo la Conservación Costera del Estado de California, la Fundación David y Lucile Packard y la Junta de Conservación de la Vida Silvestre.
“El Distrito está encantado de trabajar con Sonoma Land Trust y los otros socios para adquirir esta importante propiedad a lo largo de la costa de Sonoma”, dijo Bill Keene, Gerente General del Distrito. "Como resultado de esta adquisición y el pacto de recreación y servidumbre de conservación, la comunidad está protegiendo el hábitat sensible y asegurando que esta propiedad permanecerá sin desarrollar y abierta para la recreación pública para las generaciones futuras".
About the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District
The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District permanently protects the diverse agricultural, natural resource and scenic open space lands of Sonoma County for future generations. Since 1990, the District has protected more than 109,000 acres. Agricultural and open space lands have been protected through a 1/4-cent sales tax approved by voters in 1990 and reauthorized in 2006. For more information, please visit www.sonomaopenspace.org
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