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$1 Million Deal Prevents Development at Tomales
Ranch
The $1 million deal, signed this week, prevents any non-agricultural development at the ranch. The state Department of Conservation's farmland conservation program provided an $800,000 grant to the Marin land trust for the purchase. The remainder of the funds were raised from trust members and supporters. "The Crayne Ranch has been part of the agricultural landscape of Marin County for a very long time," said Robert Berner, executive director of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust. "We're happy that MALT was able to provide the family with a conservation alternative to the sale of the ranch and that it will remain in agricultural use." The Crayne family has owned the land for several generations. It is part of a landscape that has remained almost unchanged for 150 years. The sale of rights to the trust enables the Crayne family to continue the ranching business it has been involved in since the early 1990s. A former dairy, the Crayne Ranch is now a beef cattle operation. "Conservation easements make great sense for landowners like the Craynes who are committed to agriculture and the long-term stewardship of their land," said Brian Leahy, head of the Department of Conservation's Division of Land Resource Protection. "This easement also helps preserve the history and tradition of agriculture that are unique to the town of Tomales." Founded in 1980, MALT's agricultural easement program has preserved more than 38,000 acres on 58 family farms and ranches, permanently protecting them from subdivision. Home | Site Map | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
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