Historic Agreement to Protect 240,000 acres at Tejon Ranch
CBI worked closely with Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Planning and Conservation League, Audubon California, and Endangered Habitats League to negotiate the precedent-setting agreement with the Tejon Ranch Company to set aside up to 240,000 contiguous acres of spectacular and ecologically significant California wildlands. (May 2008)
May 2008
CBI worked closely with Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Planning and Conservation League, Audubon California, and Endangered Habitats League to negotiate the precedent-setting agreement with the Tejon Ranch Company to set aside up to 240,000 contiguous acres of spectacular and ecologically significant California wildlands. The agreement will protect approximately 90 percent of Tejon’s rich natural habitat from development, provides for the formation of an independent Tejon Ranch Conservancy to implement stewardship activities for the preserved land, and opens new opportunities for Californians to enjoy this tremendous landscape firsthand. CBI provided the principle natural resources and conservation science expertise for these negotiations. Additional information on the Tejon Ranch Agreement can be found at:
Working with our partners, South Coast Wildlands and California Wilderness Coalition, CBI has prepared three reports on Tejon Ranch that provided baseline information for these negotiations:
Conservation Significance of Tejon Ranch: A biogeographic crossroads. August 2003.
Conservation Assessment of Tejon Ranch. December 2003.
Proposed Reserve Design for Tejon Ranch: A threatened California legacy. May 2006.
