Apple Blossoms, Coffee Lane
Apple Blossoms, Coffee Lane

“…I think his spring orchard canvasses are going to travel well through time, both forward and backward too. The transcendentalist in Thoreau would recognize the almost astral field their energies set up – as if the stars came out in daylight.”

BARMECIDE FEAST, essay by John Fitz Gibbon, 1996

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Apple Trees
Apple Trees

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Available March 2014

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Learned Ranch
Learned Ranch

McCORMICK (LEARNED) RANCH East Sonoma County, California

The 1,750 acre McCormick Ranch located northeast of Santa Rosa has been in the McCormick (Learned) family for six generations and permanently protected in cooperation with the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District in 1996.  This spectacular natural preserve was added to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park and is managed by the non-profit land stewardship organization ‘Landpaths’.  The family’ wishes made it possible to allow public recreational and educational uses on 1,101 acres of land.  The agreement with the District also limits development on the 350 remaining private acres of the ranch in Sonoma County.  The property includes ridgelines over 2000 feet in elevation to deep canyons encompassing the Headwaters of Santa Rosa Creek.  Heritage maples, oaks and madrones dot the scenic landscape.

The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District was formed in 1990 by a vote of the people of Sonoma County to help halt the growing loss of farmland and natural scenic landscapes in the County.  By the end of 1998 the District had protected over 11 properties totaling 28,000 acres.  For more information contact the District at (707) 524-7360

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Old Orchard
Old Orchard

“…I think his spring orchard canvasses are going to travel well through time, both forward and backward too. The transcendentalist in Thoreau would recognize the almost astral field their energies set up – as if the stars came out in daylight.”

BARMECIDE FEAST, essay by John Fitz Gibbon, 1996

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Pegasus Ranch
Pegasus Ranch

PEGASUS RANCH Petaluma, California

Pegasus Ranch owned by the Bachman family is a 289 acre scenic property along Lakeville Highway and the Petaluma River south of the City of Petaluma.  The ranch with its picket fences and rows of eucalyptus trees, has been principally used for raising and stabling thoroughbred races horses, but lately has been undergoing a transformation to wine grape production.  The land is in the Carneros appellation, known principally for producing fine white wine and sparkling wines.  The property is currently under negotiation for protection by the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District.

The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District was formed in 1990 by a vote of the people of Sonoma County to help halt the growing loss of farmland and natural scenic landscapes in the County.  By the end of 1998 the District had protected over 11 properties totaling 28,000 acres.  For more information contact the District at (707) 524-7360

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