The RCLC Board is pleased to report that the lawsuit between Bower Limited Partnership, RCLC, and the California Coastal Commission was finally settled earlier this spring, allowing the building of the Gualala Bluff Trail to proceed after a two-year delay.
June 2007 In this Issue… President's Corner Lawsuit against RCLC Settled Fifteen Years of Accomplishment Completion of Trail May Be Delayed A Delightful Detour Progress on The Gualala Bluff Trail A New Partner in Conservation St. Orres Project A Challenge Hearn Gulch Project Approved RCLC Is New Beach Captain Remembering RCLC Founder Ray Van de Water Many Partners in Bonham Trail/Cooks Beach Project RCLC Awards Given for Environmental Art
For the past fifteen years, the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy has been working to preserve our natural environment and to provide public access to local bluffs and beaches.
February 2007 In this Issue… Hearn Gulch Project Moves Forward Gualala Bluff Trail Project on Hold Work Begins on Cooks Beach/Bonham Trail Project Viewing Platform Planned for St. Orres Project
No one epitomized the goals, aspirations, and dedication to preserving the natural world more than Ray Van de Water. A native Californian, born in Monrovia, California, he traded Berkeley academia after one year for the training that called to him - the Merchant Marine Academy.
Last year RCLC sponsored two Gualala Arts Center awards to artists whose works best captured the beauty of our natural coastal environment.
Mark Chapell, shown in the photo with board members Lois Lutz and Shirley Eberly, is the new owner of one of the two lots on RCLC's Hathaway Creek Conservation Easement in Point Arena.
June 2006 In this Issue… Work on Gualala Bluff Trail Continues President's Corner Recycling for RCLC Gualala Community Action Plan Retaining Wall along Bluff Fails Bluff Trail One Improvements Winter Weather at Bonham Beach Update on Hearn Gulch Project CalTrans Makes Emergency Repairs RCLC Works on Building Two Coastal Access Trails Profile: Irene Leidner
October 2005 In this Issue… Work on Bluff Trail Progresses Latest Ruling on Trail Access President's Corner RCLC's Harmonious Volunteer Volunteers Are Essential to The Work of RCLC Gualala Bluff Trail News Bonham Beach One Stone at A Time Hearn Gulch Project Plan Underway Volunteer Profile: Dave Scholz Taste of Spring
June 2005 In this Issue… New Hearn Gulch Purchase Improves Public Access Judge Rules That RCLC Can Proceed with Trail RCLC President's Letter Preservation and Access Plan for Hearn Gulch State Grants $100,000 for RCLC Projects Coins for Conservancy Campaign Visit Your Coastal Beaches Tax Deductions for Conservation Easements at Risk Profile: George Anderson Call to Artists and Photographers
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