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Dear Peter,

Thanks to your incredible support—we did it!

Save the Redwoods League is thrilled to announce that we’ve purchased the 1,517-acre Monte Rio Redwoods Expansionproperty and transferred it to Sonoma County Regional Parks for ongoing stewardship and public access.

This is a major win for redwoods, people, and the planet.

We’re proud to have worked hand in hand with Sonoma County Regional Parks and the Sonoma County Ag + Open Space District to make this milestone a reality.

Kids immerse in nature with a California State Parks ranger

We are deeply grateful to our key fundraising partners. The $24 million needed to secure the incredible Monte Rio property was generously provided by the California Wildlife Conservation Board, Sonoma County Ag + Open Space, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Sonoma Land Trust, the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, and an anonymous West Sonoma County family.

And of course, thousands of individual donors like you.

Thank you!

Here’s why this land matters so much:

The purchase snaps the final puzzle piece into place, solidifying a vast, connected expanse of more than 34 square miles of redwoods, meadows, and streams, between Sonoma Coast State Park and Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park.

It fills a key gap in a vital wildlife corridor stretching along the coastal mountains from Marin County to Mendocino County.

It contains nearly four miles of Russian River tributary streams that provide critical spawning habitat for threatened coho salmon and steelhead trout.

It offers a chance to restore both the ecological health and cultural significance of the traditional lands of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians and the Southern Pomo group of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria.

Because of you, this incredible redwood forest is now public land. We’re honored to have achieved this milestone together, and we simply couldn’t do this work without your continued support.

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With gratitude,

Save the Redwoods League