"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."
"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."
"Parks officials said the new property is a key piece as they rebuild the facilities at Big Basin, which was devastated by the CZU Lightning Fire in 2020. That fire destroyed the 1930s-era visitor center, campgrounds, gift shop, museum, amphitheater, electrical system, bridges, ranger housing and other facilities."
The 153-acre NoraBella property in the Santa Cruz Mountains accumulated more than 50 junk cars, old school buses, boats, rusting engine parts and other debris before a cleanup and sale. The parcel near Boulder Creek along Highway 236 was acquired by Sempervirens Fund in 2022 and sold to the state Department of Parks and Recreation for $2.4 million. The land has been added to Big Basin Redwoods State Park as the park's first expansion since 2011. The parcel, adjacent to Saddle Mountain, will host rebuilt ranger housing, staff parking, utilities and support a new visitor center and shuttle access to protect the park's oldest redwoods.
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