"A California agency that finances habitat improvement projects approved $10 million in late August for restoration of land that's set to be vacated by seashore ranchers under a historic settlement announced this year in the final days of the Biden administration. The grant is going to The Nature Conservancy, the same group that brokered the closed-door talks with ranchers and spearheaded a reported $30-million-plus package accepted by a dozen of those families to exit the seashore."
"The first $2.7 million from the Wildlife Conservation Board is set to be used by The Nature Conservancy, a global giant in land protection and resource restoration, to modernize the fencing and water infrastructure, and make other changes on the roughly 16,700 acres, where the involved ranches are shutting down by next spring. Grazing is set to continue there, but under a lighter footprint geared to promote improved water quality and wildlife habitat, according to Nature Conservancy and state officials."
California's Wildlife Conservation Board approved $10 million in late August to restore land in Point Reyes National Seashore that ranchers will vacate under a settlement reached in the final days of the Biden administration. The grant was awarded to The Nature Conservancy, which helped broker a reported $30-million-plus package accepted by about a dozen families leaving the seashore. The first $2.7 million will modernize fencing, water infrastructure and other systems across roughly 16,700 acres where involved ranches are shutting down by next spring. Grazing will continue under a lighter footprint intended to improve water quality and wildlife habitat and help resolve years of litigation.
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