Sempervirens Fund protects two South Coast properties
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Camp Butano Creek, a Girl Scouts property near Pescadero, will be permanently protected from development under an agreement announced this week by the Sempervirens Fund, which paid $2.86 million for conservation easements on the 142-acre parcel and nearby Skylark Ranch, a 270-acre property just west of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The land contains more than 1,420 old-growth redwoods and serves as habitat for the marbled murrelet and steelhead trout, among other species. The Girl Scouts will continue to use the land for recreational activities.
