A stretch of undeveloped California coastline on the border of Marin and Sonoma counties has officially opened to the public for the first time in a century.
Set on the coast just south of Bodega Bay and west of Valley Ford, the Estero Americano Coast Preserve is a 547-acre expanse at the mouth of the Estero Americano estuary. The property is managed by the Wildlands Conservancy, a nonprofit in the San Bernardino Mountains. The conservancy acquired the preserve in 2015, according to its website.
After years of planning, the coastal expanse has finally opened to the public, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. (The Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms.)…