"A 153-acre property in the Santa Cruz Mountains that gained national notoriety after its former owner piled up more than 50 junk cars, old school buses, boats, rusting engine parts and mountains of other debris and refused authorities' efforts to remove the mess is now part of one of California's most storied state parks. The wooded landscape, located near Boulder Creek along Highway 236 at the eastern edge of Big Basin Redwoods State Park,"
"That fire destroyed the 1930s-era visitor center, campgrounds, gift shop, museum, amphitheater, electrical system, bridges, ranger housing and other facilities. As part of the rebuilding effort, state parks leaders decided to construct a new visitor center, parking lots and other features on the park's eastern edge as a way to protect the oldest redwoods in the park's center at a place called Saddle Mountain"
"Under the deal, the state Department of Parks and Recreation paid $2.4 million for the land, known as the NoraBella property, to Sempervirens Fund, a Los Altos-based environmental group that acquired it for the same price in 2022. The purchase is the first expansion since 2011 of Big Basin, a park established in 1902 and beloved by generations of visitors for its old-growth redwood trees, some of which are 2,000 years old and tower more than 250 feet tall."
A 153-acre wooded NoraBella property near Boulder Creek along Highway 236 was cleaned and added to Big Basin Redwoods State Park after a $2.4 million purchase. The land gained national notoriety when its former owner accumulated more than 50 junk cars, old school buses, boats, rusting engine parts and other debris and resisted removal efforts. Sempervirens Fund acquired the property in 2022 and sold it to the state Department of Parks and Recreation for $2.4 million. The acquisition is Big Basin's first expansion since 2011 and will support rebuilt facilities, ranger housing, staff parking and utilities adjacent to Saddle Mountain following the CZU Lightning Fire.
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