The addition will expand the Mount Olympus County Preserve to over 1,200 acres and provide large shrubland habitat for deer, mountain lions and other sensitive species.
The Mount Olympus land deal land fits into the county's North County Multiple Species Conservation Plan, and will"permanently protect its chaparral, wetland and riparian habitats," Lyles said.
The county will use a $200,000 grant from the California Habitat Conservation Fund to help purchase the acres from seller Rancho Aruba.The Sweetwater land, purchased from the New Ranch Land Co., will increase the park from 300 to 490 acres. It will help protect Diegan coastal sage scrub habitat and species such as the least Bell's vireo bird, Lyles said.
Increased park space will help the county complete the 11-mile Sweetwater Loop Trail around the Sweetwater Reservoir, Lyles said.Mount Olympus County PreserveThis article tagged under:
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