Saving Land Magazine (Land Trust Alliance)
March 6, 2018
The accredited Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) in California helped launch the Marin Carbon Project (MCP) to see whether improved agricultural management practices, such as managed grazing and spreading compost on rangeland, could help soil take up more atmospheric CO2.
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KQED
March 2, 2018
Coverage of the consolidation and transfer of a 1,000-acre easement on Luiz Ranch in Gallinas Valley to MALT from the Marin County Open Space District (MCOSD), a process that began with a series of donations of easements to MCOSD from landowners James and Francesca Hetfield.
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CBS SF Bay Area, KPIX
February 28, 2018
Coverage of the consolidation and transfer of a 1,000-acre easement on Luiz Ranch in Gallinas Valley to MALT from the Marin County Open Space District (MCOSD), a process that began with a series of donations of easements to MCOSD from landowners James and Francesca Hetfield.
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San Francisco Chronicle
February 18, 2018
The new Santa Clara Valley Ag Plan, crediting MALT as a model, seeks to protect the agricultural heritage of Silicon Valley from development.
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Marin Independent Journal
January 25, 2018
Marin Agricultural Land Trust will protect the Taylor Ranch, formerly known as Bianchini Ranch, in Point Reyes Station, a 705-acre ranch overlooking Tomales Bay that is home to Bivalve Dairy.
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Marin Independent Journal
December 14, 2017
Article about the planned Furlong Ranch easement. Mentions each past Measure A easement by name. Measure A and MALT contributions are put into simple terms. Establishes urgency in rising land values and landowner succession issues. Jamison Watts and Jeff Stump are quoted.
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North Bay Business Journal
December 12, 2017
Covers MALT’s planned easement on Furlong Ranch.
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Marin Independent Journal
November 11, 2017
“Metallica co-founder James Hetfield and his wife Francesca are offering to dedicate another 240 acres of their Lucas Valley property for an agricultural conservation easement, increasing the amount of land they have dedicated to 1,000 acres. It is unclear exactly what if any effect these dedications might have on the Hetfields’ previously stated interest in…
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CBS Local: SF Bay Area
November 10, 2017
In a statement, the Hetfields said, “We believe this is a huge community benefit, and one of our goals is to keep agriculture on the ranch for a very long time.”
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North Bay Business Journal
November 10, 2017
Announced the Board of Supervisors meeting regarding the Luiz Ranch, MALT and the Marin Open Space District.
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