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Preserve Tejon Ranch as a new Natural Park
Please take action today to help preserve southern California's largest and most valuable unprotected natural area, Tejon Ranch.
Located between Los Angeles and Bakersfield near the Interstate 5 "Grapevine," the 271,000-acre Tejon Ranch embodies a diverse, natural California landscape and is home to the critically endangered California condor. From ancient oak groves to forests of Joshua trees and Pinyon pines, Tejon Ranch represents the quintessential California natural landscape. Tejon also contains many Native American cultural and sacred sites and is steeped in California history.
The current property owner, Tejon Ranch Company, is aggressively pursuing construction of a series of large-scale developments that would become the cornerstone for unchecked urban sprawl from Los Angeles to Bakersfield to Lancaster. The developments would carve out Tejon's natural heart, jeopardize the California condor, and bring bulldozers, smog and gridlock to one of southern California's last, relatively untouched rural landscapes.
To preserve Tejon's natural and cultural heritage for future generations, the Center for Biological Diversity is campaigning for the protection of Tejon Ranch as a new National Park or State Park.
Because of its unique natural resources including intact habitats, healthy watersheds, critical wildlife corridors, majestic scenery and unpolluted streams, Tejon Ranch should be the state's highest priority for protection of private wildlands. Located within 40 miles of the largest population center in the state, Tejon Ranch is an ideal location for a new natural park. Please support the purchase and the creation of a 245,000-acre Tejon National Park or State Park, to be managed for wildlife habitat, landscape connectivity and low impact recreation.
The current property owner, Tejon Ranch Company, is aggressively pursuing construction of a series of large-scale developments that would become the cornerstone for unchecked urban sprawl from Los Angeles to Bakersfield to Lancaster. The developments would carve out Tejon's natural heart, jeopardize the California condor, and bring bulldozers, smog and gridlock to one of southern California's last, relatively untouched rural landscapes.
To preserve Tejon's natural and cultural heritage for future generations, the Center for Biological Diversity is campaigning for the protection of Tejon Ranch as a new National Park or State Park.
Because of its unique natural resources including intact habitats, healthy watersheds, critical wildlife corridors, majestic scenery and unpolluted streams, Tejon Ranch should be the state's highest priority for protection of private wildlands. Located within 40 miles of the largest population center in the state, Tejon Ranch is an ideal location for a new natural park. Please support the purchase and the creation of a 245,000-acre Tejon National Park or State Park, to be managed for wildlife habitat, landscape connectivity and low impact recreation.
For more information:
http://actionnetwork.org/campaign/Tejon_Park
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There's a tule elk reserve nearby that needs to expand, the tule elk have no place to roam outside the narrow boundaries of the nearby state reserve. Tejon Ranch would be a great place for the tule elk to have additional breeding and feeding grounds..
"Tule Elk State Reserve protects a herd of tule elk, once in danger of extinction. In the 1880s, vast herds of tule elk were greatly reduced in number by hunting and loss of habitat.
Cattleman Henry Miller began a 50-year effort to save them in 1874. At that time, few elk remained. In 1932, the herd was given permanent protection on the park property, now known as Tule Elk State Reserve.
Elk from the reserve have been successfully transplanted to other areas in California where free-roaming herds of tule elk can be found today.
The elk are most active from late summer through early autumn. Visitors are encouraged to bring binoculars for better viewing.
The park has picnic areas and interpretive exhibits.
Location/Directions
The reserve is north of Gorman, south of Buttonwillow, west of I-5 via Stockdale Highway.
Seasons/Climate/Recommended clothing
The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended."
Tule elk SR;
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=584
"Tule Elk State Reserve protects a herd of tule elk, once in danger of extinction. In the 1880s, vast herds of tule elk were greatly reduced in number by hunting and loss of habitat.
Cattleman Henry Miller began a 50-year effort to save them in 1874. At that time, few elk remained. In 1932, the herd was given permanent protection on the park property, now known as Tule Elk State Reserve.
Elk from the reserve have been successfully transplanted to other areas in California where free-roaming herds of tule elk can be found today.
The elk are most active from late summer through early autumn. Visitors are encouraged to bring binoculars for better viewing.
The park has picnic areas and interpretive exhibits.
Location/Directions
The reserve is north of Gorman, south of Buttonwillow, west of I-5 via Stockdale Highway.
Seasons/Climate/Recommended clothing
The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended."
Tule elk SR;
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=584
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