Last December, Sonoma County based LandPaths announced they were acquiring Calvi Ranch, a 69-acre parcel of land a half mile from the magnificent Grove of Old Trees in Occidental.
Owned by the Calvi Family for the last 90 years, the property is located on the ancestral homeland of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. It has been and is a crucial piece of wildlife connectivity, headwaters protection and now, eventually programming, grounded in equitable access to nature.
This land could easily have been sold for multiple millions and decimated to make room for housing, a golf course or a hotel, but the Calvi family wanted to keep it as close to “as is” instead. Craig Anderson, executive director of external affairs at LandPaths, spoke to the acquisition’s multifaceted win for conservancy, the environment, the local landscape and more. Said Anderson, “The state of the world, both locally and globally, requires that we are thoughtful in how we assess and prioritize our community efforts at LandPaths with other needs.”…