The Land Trust of Napa County is pleased to report that we closed the acquisition of the 2,300-acre Walt Ranch.
This has been a major undertaking for us and we’re excited to have completed this purchase.
$7M of the funding came from loans. Our board was comfortable taking on this debt because of the importance of acquiring this property.
We obviously have to pay back the loans and are also trying to raise about $4M to ensure that we have the wherewithal to manage this large property appropriately. So the fundraising effort continues.
But as of now, the property has been acquired and will become the Land Trust’s newest preserve.
We thank you for all your help. Your support is critical to the Land Trust’s ability to take on this kind of large-scale project, to carry it forward to a meaningful conclusion and to protect this land forever.
To read more additional coverage in the Register, SF Chronicle and Press Democrat, click on the links below:
It was the most controversial land-use debate in Napa history. Now, Walt Ranch has been sold
Napa Land Trust becomes Walt Ranch owner
Help Us Finish the Fundraising for Walt Ranch. Please Give Today!
Narrow-flowered California Brodiaea exists in only two counties in California; the majority of this species’ population is in Napa County, including at Walt Ranch.
Jepson’s leptosiphon, another rare species that will be protected on Walt Ranch.
Map of Walt Ranch and nearby protected land – over 7,500 acres:
The City of Napa’s Milliken Reservoir property.
The Land Trust’s Sutro Preserve and Wragg Ridge Preserve.
Land Trust easements (hatched) over Mead Ranch, parts of Circle R Ranch and several smaller easements.