"On Thursday, the Peninsula Open Space Trust, a Palo Alto-based environmental group, announced it had purchased nearly all of the remaining land at Sargent Ranch, a vast property south of Gilroy along Highway 101 where Southern California investors sparked a 10-year controversy after proposing to build a sand-and-gravel quarry. The purchase, from a group of San Diego investors called Sargent Ranch Partners LLC, was the third piece of property on the ranch that the land trust has bought since 2024."
"Altogether, it paid $63.7 million for 6,114 acres, and has an option to buy the final 480 acres later this year when 15 oil wells there are plugged and cleaned up. The land trust shot the aerial footage shown here with a drone in early January. The group is in discussions with the Amah Mutsun tribal band, who are descendants of Ohlone people who lived in the area and who considers the property sacred, along with the Santa Clara County Parks Department and other groups to plan next steps, including who will own it, what level of public access will be allowed, and how it will be maintained."
Peninsula Open Space Trust bought nearly all remaining land at Sargent Ranch south of Gilroy along Highway 101, paying $63.7 million for 6,114 acres. The trust has an option to buy the final 480 acres after 15 oil wells are plugged and cleaned up. The trust captured aerial footage in early January. Peninsula Open Space Trust is coordinating with the Amah Mutsun tribal band, descendants of Ohlone people who consider the property sacred, plus Santa Clara County Parks and others to determine ownership, public access, and long-term maintenance. The ranch supports mountain lions, bald eagles and steelhead trout and will be preserved as open space in perpetuity.
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