Land trust preserves 839-acre property with redwoods, panoramic ocean views
Not all of the most breathtaking pieces of property in Northern California are public parks. Some have been in the same family, nurtured and loved ...
Not all of the most breathtaking pieces of property in Northern California are public parks. Some have been in the same family, nurtured and loved for generations, even before parks existed in California. One of those properties, near the Santa Clara-Santa Cruz county border, was recently preserved in a deal that aims to maintain wildlife, open space and the owners' longtime connection with a landscape they have called home for more than 150 years. The 839-acre Estrada Ranch, which stretches along the summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains adjacent to Mount Madonna County Park between Gilroy and Watsonville, was purchased Dec.