St. Helena, Learned Ranch
St. Helena, Learned Ranch

This imposing mountain painted by Jack Stuppin, and anchoring what Jack London called  “a golden land of small hills and valleys,” has been chosen by KRCB to represent the public broadcasting station to the community.  The painting is used in printed materials and as on-air identification for the television station; it graces the lobby of our studios.

Incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1981, KRCB provides public television, (Channel 22) and public radio (90.1 and 90.9 FM) to the North Bay area, including Sonoma, Napa and Marin Counties.  Television is available in other areas in the East Bay and farther north as well.

KRCB receives much of its funding from individuals and businesses wishing to support the values of public broadcasting and the unique qualities of the North Bay area.  For more information on KRCB,  please call (707) 585-8522

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St. Helena, Pine FLat Road
St. Helena, Pine Flat Road

McCORD RANCH MAYACAMAS MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY Pine Flat Road, Sonoma County, California

The 3,053 acre McCord Ranch was protected by a conservation easement in 1992 by the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District in cooperation with the Sonoma Land Trust.  The spectacular ridgeline ranch runs from the Headwaters of Little Sulphar Creek at Red Hill on Pine Flat Road to Hwy 128 at the North end of Knights Valley.  Title to the upper 1,300 acre portion of this former cattle and sheep ranch passed to the National Audobon Society in 1994 and is now managed as the Mayacamas Sanctuary.  In the mid 1800s, Richard Henry Dana, the distinguished American novelist, extolled the spectacular landscape of the ranch, including the large ‘weeping valley oaks’ in an article about an overland trip to the Geysers from Calistoga.  Expansive views of the Alexander and Knights Valleys and Mt. St. Helena abound from the property.

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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Weston Ranch and St. Helena
Weston Ranch and St. Helena

WESTON RANCH Healdsburg, California

The Weston Ranch is a spectacular 1,160 acre ranch across the Russian River from Fitch Mountain and the City of Healdsburg.  From its ridgeline locations it commands 360 views including Fitch Mountain to the west, Alexander Valley to the north, the entire Santa Rosa Plain to the southwest and eastward to Mount St. Helena.  The Weston family entered a perpetual conservation easement agreement with The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District in 1996 to protect the property’s outstanding natural landscapes and its continuing agricultural uses.

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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