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Land Trust Closes Third-Largest Easement in Its History—5,384 Acres! The Newsletter for Land Trust of Napa County / Winter 2020 Land Trust Closes Third-Largest Easement in Its History—5,384 Acres! Inside Land Trust of Napa County is pleased to announce the completion Letter from the CEO 2 of a conservation easement protecting 5,384 acres of Gunn Ranch Cover Story 3 Saving Critical Wildlife Corridor 4 on the east side of Lake Berryessa—the third-largest conservation New Aetna Springs Preserve 6 easement in our 44-year history. Story on page 3. UC Davis Natural Reserve Expansion 8 Napa Open Space District Conservation Easement 9 Weed-Whacking Sheep 10 Give the Gift Preserve Stewardship Update 12 Map of Protected Lands 17 of Membership! Board of Trustees News 18 Great for birthdays and special occasions, as friend- Cornerstone Society Update 19 ship and business gifts, or ... just because! Please visit Staff and Important Links 20 napalandtrust.org/get-involved/gift-of-membership | What a strange and challenging year it has been! I want to thank you for your ongoing support for the Land Trust through these difficult times. And COVER STORY Letter I want you to know that, despite the trials of 2020, your support is having a significant and lasting impact. In fact, in terms of acreage protected, it has from been one of the most successful years ever for the Land Trust. Here are just Land Trust some of the tangible results of your support: the CEO • 5,384 acres protected—the third-largest conservation easement in our Closes 44-year history (cover story). Third-Largest • 320 acres of heavily forested land acquired near the Oat Hill Mine Trail. • 482 acres protected in partnership with UC Davis to become part of their Natural Reserve System, Easement in providing a site for research and education "to better the understanding and wise stewardship of the Earth and its natural systems ...” Its History • 1,278 acres acquired in one of the most biodiverse areas of the county, home to 17 rare species—now our newest preserve. • And next door to that, a 1,900-acre easement completed in partnership with the Napa Open Space District. Together, these properties protect the highest-ranking wildlife corridor in the North Bay. In addition, we are currently working on 20 more land protection projects and we hope to close two to three more before year-end. Support LTNC • Become a Just as importantly, in this issue we’re highlighting some of our stewardship accomplishments. On land Member we own, we pursue active management and this work is having a measurable impact, restoring native Land Trust of Napa County (LTNC) has completed a conserva- “This is so exciting,” said Roger Gunn, “I’ve spent my life in the • Give the Gift of species, eliminating invasives and reducing fuel loads for wildfires—two examples: tion easement (CE) protecting 5,384 acres of Gunn Ranch on hills east of Lake Berryessa. They look the same now as they Membership the east side of Lake Berryessa—the third-largest CE in LTNC’s did when I was a kid. The idea that these same hills will be • Grazing – We received a “Conservation Innovation Grant” from the US Department of Agriculture for • Join our 44-year history. In the last five years, LTNC has worked with protected forever in their natural state is very heartwarming.” Legacy Society a dry-season, rotational grazing project using goats and sheep to remove invasive species and the fuel landowners to complete six separate CE projects along the loads they create. The preliminary results, assessed by an outside botanist, are very promising. As an The CE extends from protected land at Lake Berryessa, the • Visit us online at lake’s eastern shore, protecting more than 12,800 contigu- napalandtrust.org example, during the August fires, a spot fire came from an adjacent property onto ours and ran right up seventh largest reservoir in California, to the Berryessa Snow ous acres. LTNC thanks the California Strategic Growth Council to the grazed area, where, without adequate fuel, it could not advance and was easily put out. Mountain National Monument, along the Napa-Yolo county line. (SGC), the California Department of Conservation (DOC) and the By protecting the acreage between these federal lands and • Controlled burns – We’ve worked with CAL FIRE to carry out several controlled burns, timed in June so Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), without whose connecting them together, a protected area of more than that invasive plant species are burned before dropping their seeds, allowing natives to better compete funding this project would not have been possible. 30,000 contiguous acres has been created. This connection (natives drop their seeds earlier) and reducing fuel loads as well. We’d planned a 300-acre burn in June, preserves wildlife corridors and a very extensive functioning but it was postponed. Then in August, that property burned. It’s too bad we couldn’t complete the burn Three years ago, the Land Trust acquired an easement over oak woodland system across a large region, while maintaining beforehand—it could have provided a significant fire break during the wildfire. August fires lead to 840 abutting acres of this same ranch, so that now, one of viable ranching operations. increased smoke at a vulnerable time of year for Napa agriculture and are not as effective at reducing the largest ownerships in Napa County—6,224 acres—is invasives. We plan to continue this work with CAL FIRE next year. permanently protected from all potential for residential and Congressman Mike Thompson said, “Congratulations to commercial development, as well as any cultivated agriculture. LTNC for permanently protecting this important land for future None of these conservation accomplishments could have been possible without your support. Thank The landowners can continue cattle ranching, augmented by generations. We are fortunate to have the Land Trust and will you so much. Stay safe. And best wishes for the New Year. a sustainable management plan. benefit greatly from its work.” Best, “We thank landowners Amy and Roger Gunn for their far- Partial funding came from the Sustainable Agricultural sighted commitment to protecting this beautiful property,” Lands Conservation (SALC) Program—a component of SGC’s said Doug Parker, LTNC CEO. “The land has been in their family Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, for a long time and I know that protecting it into the future was which aims to protect Ag lands from development, promote Doug Parker, CEO very important to them.” infill development, support California’s food (cont’d on page 4) 2 3 security and reduce future emissions of greenhouse gases. The DOC administers the SALC Program on behalf of SGC. Left: These 1,278 acres are a particular Green Jewelflower, which occurs only in stronghold for Two-carpellate Dwarf Flax, SALC is part of the California Climate Investments (CCI) “The completion of this project represents tremendous coop- northern Napa and southern Lake counties. whose entire species range is found within program, putting billions of cap and trade dollars to work eration and dedication [from] all the parties involved,” DOC only four counties in California. Ruygt says the land “appears to be a Director David Shabazian said. “[LTNC] and the Gunn family particular stronghold for Two-carpellate reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy and Right: Found only in a band from Napa have been great partners, and I’m very proud of our department’s Dwarf Flax (Hesperolinon bicarpellatum),” improving public health and the environment. to Humboldt, special-status wildflower role in this effort, which has benefits to Californians beyond the Tracy’s Clarkia (Clarkia gracilia ssp. whose entire range is found within only “We congratulate the Gunn family and [LTNC] for closing [this] permanent conservation of the wonderful landscape.” tracyi) calls LTNC’s new preserve home. four California counties. Photos by Jake Ruygt. easement,” said SGC Executive Director Louise Bedsworth. “Protecting and enhancing the Gunn Ranch lands provides “LTNC plans to restore native plant “This suite of projects provides significant carbon storage, sustainable benefits for California’s agricultural landscape,” come under the watch of LTNC.” Parker corridor,” said Dan Winterson, who communities and protect rare plant habitat and other environmental benefits. We are thrilled that said Carlos Suarez, NRCS California state conservationist. “We further thanked the California Wildlife manages the Bay Area Conservation species through an integrated invasive our SALC Program is supporting land conservation on such a continue to support our customers and conservation partners Conservation Board (WCB) and the Program at the Gordon and Betty Moore species management strategy,” said large scale.” who strive to put good conservation on the ground.” n Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Foundation. “LTNC has been working on LTNC Stewardship Program Manager without whose funding the purchase this for a long time, and I’m very happy Mike Palladini. Some of the property’s would not have been possible. to see their hard work come to fruition.” native plants are being threatened by invasives such as barbed goatgrass “WCB is proud to partner with LTNC on The property also ranks at the highest (Aegilops triuncialis). Where appropriate, the acquisition of the Grinsell Ranch level for priority biodiversity in the LTNC will consider active reestablishment [as its] newest preserve,” said WCB region. Napa botanist Jake Ruygt found of native plant communities by collect- Executive Director John Donnelly. “The 17 special-status species during a ing, propagating and planting native preserve protects the serpentine soils botanical assessment of the land, which species in previously invaded areas. The supporting numerous rare plants and is home to several natural community Land Trust will monitor the ecological eliminates the threat of development and types, including Sargent Cypress forest recovery of Sargent Cypress forest, fragmentation, protecting a key linkage and Serpentine Riparian Scrub.
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