Location: Orange County
Project Type: Restoration, Restoration Planning
Status: Current
Habitat Type: Tidal Wetland
Cost: $250,000
Funding Gap: $250,000
Area Affected: 385.5 acres
Project Footprint: 385.5 acres
Assembly District: 74
Senate District: 37
Congressional District: 48
Project Lead/Grantee:
Banning Ranch Conservancy (Melanie Schlotterbeck, ED@BanningRanchConservancy.org)
For more information, visit scwrp.org
After 20 years of work to preserve the land formerly known as Banning Ranch, the property closed escrow and is now in public ownership. It is called the Randall Preserve and title is held by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA). This protection allows the land to undergo planning, including a restoration plan. The Banning Ranch Conservancy (BRC) will work in partnership with MRCA to complete a Wetland Feasibility Study for tidal wetlands.
