Press Room

Press Room

As the leader in agricultural land conservation in Marin County, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) is at the forefront of local efforts to protect farms and ranches and the regional work to respond to climate change and to strengthen the future of agriculture.

Many of our latest achievements can be found below, including news releases, recent articles and a suite of media assets. Please check our story ideas from time to time for fresh ideas and seasonal story leads.

Recent News Releases

  • MALT Surpasses $100 Million Milestone for Land Conservation in Marin County

    POINT REYES STATION, CALIF., Dec. 5, 2023 – In a significant milestone for land conservation Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) announces that it has leveraged over $100 million in funding since its founding over 40 years ago to support Marin County’s most treasured landscapes. This achievement comes after today’s announcement that the remaining funding needed…

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  • Drought Resilience Program Recognized for Innovation

    On January 12, 2023, Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) received the Excellence in Innovation award at the Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) 30th Annual Heart of Marin™ Awards.

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  • MALT Secures County Funding for Duncan Ranch Easement

    Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), a leading farmland trust in California’s Marin County, announced today that it has secured public funding from Marin County to cover half the cost of an agricultural conservation easement to permanently protect the scenic 540-acre Duncan Ranch and its long history of beef and dairy cattle grazing.

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Find our full list of news releases here.

In the News

  • Plant-eating goats help maintain, protect Novato property

    Matt Dolkas, of West Novato, naturally has concerns about potential wildfires that could affect the 20-acre property he co-owns with his wife, Kate, and his parents, Dave and Karen. He has a secret weapon, though, or rather nine of them: a herd of ready-to-go weed-eating goats that regularly reduce the wildfire fuel on his acreage.

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  • Agritourism: A growing business

    Local farms and ranches throw open the barn doors to the ag-curious, North Bay farms and ranches are finding agritourism is a viable way to generate profits that will offset the rising cost of insurance, fuel, feed and labor.

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  • Marin supervisors approve funds for 2 ranch easements

    Marin County supervisors have approved grants totaling more than $2.9 million for two new agricultural conservation easements.

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Find a list of our news coverage here.

Media Assets

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Press Contact

Colleen Martell, Martell Communications on behalf of MALT 707-355-4392 cmartell@martellpr.com

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About MALT

Since 1980, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) has been protecting farms and ranches in Marin County from the threat of suburban development.

Through the acquisition of agricultural conservation easements from private landowners, we have safeguarded more than 54,000 acres of this vital landscape.