Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve

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Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve
Dangermond Preserve
USA California location map.svg
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Nearest city Lompoc, California
Coordinates 34°33′36″N120°24′07″W / 34.560°N 120.402°W / 34.560; -120.402
Area24,000 acres (9,700 ha)
EstablishedDecember 2017
Governing bodyThe Nature Conservancy
www.dangermondpreserve.org

The Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve is a nature reserve in Santa Barbara County California managed by The Nature Conservancy. The land is host to a variety of wildlife species, as it touches two major terrestrial and two major marine biomes. Animals from both southern and northern California mix territories in this area. [1]

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Location

The preserve is in south-west Santa Barbara County, California, with 8 miles (13 km) of coastline along the Gaviota Coast bracketing Point Conception and 24,000 inland acres (9,700 ha). It is adjacent to protected marine areas. [2] The land touches the south and east sides of Jalama Beach County Park.

History

The preserve was created in 2017 by a donation from Jack and Laura Dangermond. [3] The $165 million donation to The Nature Conservancy to secure the land was the largest the organization has ever received. [4]

The reserve was included in the Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) held November 12-19, 2022 with a controlled fire by firefighters to clear away dead undergrowth and other debris. The training on how to safely conduct prescribed burns, seminars on local fire ecology, and tribal burning included Santa Barbara County Fire Department, employees of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, The Nature Conservancy, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vandenberg Space Force Base, scientists, ranchers, students, researchers, and land managers. [5]

Ecology

Black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii), California’s state seashell and federally endangered since 2009, were successfully translocated to Dangermond Preserve's protected coastline in 2023 after their near extirpation by commercial and recreational harvesting, and withering abalone syndrome. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gibbens, Sarah (December 22, 2017). "Rare Swath of Pristine Southern California Coastline Protected". National Geographic. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Map". dangermond.maps.arcgis.com. The Nature Conservancy.
  3. ↑ "24,000-acre Coastal Ranch preserved by @nature_org at Point Conception with $165 Million Gift from @Esri Founders". www.nature.org. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Helft, Miguel (December 22, 2017). "In Largest Ever Gift To Nature Conservancy, Tech CEO Preserves Pristine Stretch Of California Coast". Forbes. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ Fausey, Callie (November 16, 2022). "UCSB Sedgwick Reserve Planned to Go Up in Flames on November 17". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ {[cite news |title=Bringing black abalone back from the brink |author=Natalia Mesa |date=February 1, 2025 |newspaper=High Country News |url=https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-2/bringing-black-abalone-back-from-the-brink/?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-02-14-Newsletter |accessdate=February 15, 2025}}


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