Local Conservation Groups to Preserve CEMEX Redwoods - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

DAVENPORT, Calif- Area conservation organizations including the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County (LTSCC), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), Save the Redwoods League and Sempervirens Fund say that have joined forces to preserve the largest expanse of unprotected redwoods and wildlife habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The 8,532-acre property, known as CEMEX Redwoods, is the largest private landholding in Santa Cruz County, said the Living Landscapes Initiative.

Conservation of the property will link 26,000 acres of contiguous protected lands and provide a critical wildlife linkage in the face of growing impacts on habitat from climate change.