MALT protects Nicasio McIsaac Ranch in $3.4 million easement

March 22, 2018

An easement on the J. McIsaac Ranch allowed the family who has been leasing the ranch for 137 years to purchase the 527 acres, while protecting it from multi-estate development.

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