2019 Accomplishments: Video

Peter Fugazzotto - MALT

By Peter Fugazzotto, Director, Communications

November 12, 2019

Ilemorini ranch

Thank you for protecting the land that sustains us.

Since last July, with you by our side, we protected two at-risk Marin ranches: 862 acres on Millerton Creek Ranch in Point Reyes Station and 758 acres on Ielmorini Back Ranch in Nicasio.

Thanks to your support, 54,209 acres in Marin will remain farmland, forever.

Watch this short video showcasing this year’s accomplishments.

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