Category: Banning Ranch

Banning Ranch Finally Sold to Nonprofit for $100 Million

December 23, 2022
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After a decades-long fight over Banning Ranch—one of the last undeveloped coastal areas of Orange County—the Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit dedicated to land conservation and the creation of parks, has purchased the property for nearly $100 million. The sale, concluded Dec. 16, is a victory for conservationists and local tribal communities, as it…

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State Agency Grants $11.5 Million for Buying Coastal Wetland in Newport Beach

May 10, 2022
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An effort to purchase and preserve a 401-acre wetland in Newport Beach, California, received major help after state coastal agency officials unanimously approved millions of dollars of funding for the cause on May 5. The Trust for Public Land—a nonprofit organization advocating for preservation of parks and open spaces—will be receiving up to $11.5 million…

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Fate of Banning Ranch Hangs in the Balance

August 11, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—After decades of work by environmental organizations, community members, and private donors, the 401-acre Banning Ranch, a stretch of land that parallels Pacific Coast Highway from the mouth of the Santa Ana River and back into the city of Newport Beach, is moving nearer to becoming a permanent public open space. However, $39 million…

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