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Press Releases

May 29, 2020

MALT Returns $833K in Measure A Funds to County of Marin

Today MALT announced that it had returned the Measure A funds used to support the purchase of an agricultural conservation easement in 2017.

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June 26, 2019

MALT Protects Another Local Ranch for Agriculture, Preserving Critical and Diverse Contiguous Habitat

MALT protects 758-acre Ielmorini Back Ranch forming a contiguous 14,383-acre stretch of protected agricultural land and habitat.

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October 30, 2018

Using Innovative Model, MALT Rescues Land From Hands of Developers, Creating Permanent Home for Two Local Farmers

A once-in-a-decade move of buy-protect-sell allows MALT to return Millerton Creek Ranch on Tomales Bay to farming, forever.

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September 24, 2018

Marin Agricultural Land Trust Applauds New Defense of Sustainable Farming and Ranching on Point Reyes National Seashore

H.R. 6687 protects national model of sustainable food production and land conservation for farmers, environmentalists, and Bay Area nature lovers.

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May 21, 2018

Marin Agricultural Land Trust Announces Push to Protect 100,000 Acres of Farmland by 2040

Fighting farmland loss, national land trust leader seeks private and public funds to preserve iconic sustainable agriculture.

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March 13, 2018

Land Trust to Secure Prime-Location Nicasio Ranch for Farming

After near loss in 2015, family that has farmed this land since 1881 turns to MALT for permanent protection.

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February 27, 2018

Hetfield Family Donates Easement Over Luiz Ranch

Agreement protects natural resources, farming future of historic ranch.

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January 30, 2018

Land Trust Reaches Milestone: 50,000 Acres of Marin’s Private Farmland Preserved for Agriculture

Marin Agricultural Land Trust finalized an agricultural conservation easement deal on 609-acre Furlong Ranch in Marshall today, pushing the land trust over the halfway point toward its goal of protecting 100,000 acres, nearly all of the productive private farmland in Marin County. 

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January 23, 2018

Innovative Family Dairy to be Protected for Farming

Local dairy partners with MALT to keep ranch in the family.

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December 5, 2017

Land Trust to Protect Tomales Bay Ranch From Development

Voter-approved sales tax measure provides key matching funding.

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Press Contact

Isabel French
Associate Director of Development, Communications and Community Engagement

(415) 663-1158 ext. 311
ifrench@malt.org

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