Big Basin Redwoods State Park to expand with NoraBella property in Boulder Creek

Big Basin Redwoods State Park to expand with NoraBella property in Boulder Creek

BOULDER CREEK — California State Parks is expanding its presence in the Santa Cruz Mountains in a big way. The state agency announced Thursday that it acquired the 153-acre NoraBella property in Boulder Creek from Sempervirens Fund, California’s first redwoods conservation land trust. The $2.41 million purchase will allow State Parks to expand the footprint of Big Basin Redwoods State Park as part of the first land addition to the treasured loca…

Land trust expands Big Basin Redwoods State Park for first time in 15 Years

Big Basin, the old-growth redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains that was established as the first state park in 1902, is expanding by 153 acres following the purchase of a new piece of forest land called NoraBella.

California State Parks acquires 153-acre property for Big Basin expansion

The $2.4 million acquisition of the NoraBella property along Highway 236 is seen as a key step in the post-CZU fire recovery of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The post California State Parks acquires 153-acre property for Big Basin expansion appeared first on Lookout Santa Cruz.

Gateway to Big Basin Added to Big Basin Redwoods State Park

California State Parks Acquires 153-Acre NoraBella property from Sempervirens Fund, Permanently Expanding Big Basin Redwoods State Park Keystone property for Reimagining Big Basin plan after 2020 CZU wildfire is first addition to the park in 15 years Aerial view of Big Basin State Park’s NoraBella property, the Gateway to Big Basin, a 153-acre redwood forest along Highway 236. Photo: Jordan Plotsky BOULDER CREEK —Today, California State Parks an…