![]() It is zoned for up to eight estate homes and the area has considerable vineyard coverage. The organization also looks at the potential threats from not protecting the property, which, in this case, would include critical habitat and natural resource loss, and no public access if the land were converted to residential or agricultural use. When Sonoma Land Trust considers properties to protect, it looks at an array of ecological factors and conservation targets, including watersheds, wildlife habitat, vegetation diversity, endangered and at-risk species, ability to foster climate resilience, recreational access and more. “We knew how much they loved this land and wanted to preserve it for future generations.” “My late wife came from a long line of strong women who worked the ranch,” says Jim Perry. Over the years, hundreds of schoolchildren visited McCormick Ranch to learn how to be good stewards of the land.Īfter Sandra’s death in 2015, Jim and their sons, Scott and Cole, began exploring the possibility of a conservation sale of their beloved family ranch to protect it forever and reached out to Sonoma Land Trust. After their deaths in 1975, Babe and her daughter, Sandra, continued running the ranch and eventually sold 1,000 acres off to Sonoma Ag + Open Space to expand Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, now known as the McCormick Addition.įifth-generation Sandra Learned married Jim Perry in 1986 and, in 1997, formed a nonprofit foundation, Acorn Soupe, to provide environmental education to children in Napa and Sonoma Counties. Babe’s pioneer spirit endured: She could be found corralling rattlesnakes, searching for Henry’s buried treasure with a metal detector, and ranching with her husband and son until she lost them both during one tragic year. When she passed away in 1905, her son John worked the ranch for another generation, raising his daughters Ina and Edna (“Babe” as Edna became known) to have a keen appreciation for the ranch’s rugged beauty as well.īabe McCormick Learned lived on the ranch as the Napa Valley transformed into a world-renowned wine-growing region. With five children and no money, help or herd, Molly became a shrewd businessperson to keep her family, ranch and butcher shop afloat. ![]() ![]() Sadly, before leaving on his ill-fated trip, Henry had sold his herd of cattle and buried the proceeds - no one knew where. When Henry died in a hunting accident in 1879, his wife, Molly Hudson McCormick, took over managing the ranch. The ranch eventually passed to William’s son, Henry. The family was ordered by the Mexican government to leave the land shortly thereafter, but returned to the property after the Bear Flag Revolt in 1846. William McCormick and his family first settled the original ranch in 1844 and began raising cattle and sheep. McCormick Ranch has been owned by members of the same family for 175 years. “From scenic vistas to new hiking opportunities, clean water, climate adaptation and managing land to reduce wildfire risks, McCormick Ranch has it all.” “Acquiring such a large and wild landscape along the top of a mountain range is particularly important because of the many benefits it will bring to people and wildlife,” says John McCaull, Sonoma Land Trust’s acquisition manager for the Sonoma Valley. Both agencies will jointly manage the new parkland. Adjacent to 7,800 acres of already protected land, the portion of the ranch in Sonoma County will be added to Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve and the Napa County parcel will be owned by Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District. The purchase is scheduled to close in November 2020 and ownership will be transferred to local park agencies. 13, 2019) - Sonoma Land Trust has signed an agreement to purchase the breathtaking and historic 654-acre McCormick Ranch, which spans the ridge between Sonoma and Napa Counties in the southern Mayacamas Mountains, for $14.5 million. ![]() Property will expand Hood Mountain park, ridge trail and wildlife linkage - and build resiliency to wild fire and climate changes Zoning Districts Zoning Districts Height & Bulk Districts Height & Bulk Districts Special Use Districts Special Use Districts Special Sign Districts Special Sign Districts Sign Programs Sign Programs Legislated Setbacks Legislated Setbacks Coastal Zone Coastal Zone Community Benefit Districts Community Benefit Districts Cultural Heritage Districts Cultural Districts Curb Cuts - PC Section 155(r) Curb Cuts - PC Section 155(r) Curb Cuts - Policy 5.1.2 Curb Cuts - Policy 5.1.Sonoma Land Trust announces deal to purchase 654-acre ranch in Mayacamas with storied past - will be added to park system ![]()
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