Mitteldorf Preserve Explained
The Mitteldorf Preserve in Big Sur, California, is owned by to the Big Sur Land Trust. It is located between Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve to the south, Palo Corona Regional Park on the north, and Santa Lucia Preserve to the east.[1] [2] It is only accessible through the Santa Lucia Preserve, a private, gated, community of about 300 homes on in Carmel Valley, California.
Arthur Mitteldorf, an inventor and former president and chief executive of Spex Industries[3] and his wife Harriet searched for property containing a pristine stand of Redwood trees and donated the funds to purchase the property to the trust in 1990.[4] Mitteldorf conserves the largest Redwood trees in Monterey County. It also protects madrone, oak woodland, coastal chaparral, and grassland habitats. Williams Canyon Road through the preserve provides emergency access first responders. The road is an essential road for the California Department of Forestry Palo Corona Fuels Reduction Project. The trust began developing infrastructure for a nature camp and research program when the Soberanes Fire destroyed the barn and burned much of the habitat.[5] [6] Public access is allowed by reservation only.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Where We Work Big Sur Land Trust . Big Sur Land Trust . 18 February 2022 . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218041227/https://bigsurlandtrust.org/where-we-work/ . live .
- Web site: BIOS Viewer by CDFW . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020093331/https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/lands/ . 2020-10-20 . live. apps.wildlife.ca.gov . California Department of Fish and Wildlife . 14 February 2022.
- Web site: HONORING ARTHUR MITTELDORF. 2023-06-12. 2023-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20230612050454/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-1998-04-23/pdf/CREC-1998-04-23-pt1-PgE642-3.pdf. live.
- Web site: Mitteldorf Preserve . bigsurlandtrust.org . Big Sur Land Trust . 14 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200413051958/https://bigsurlandtrust.org/mitteldorf-preserve-carmel-valley/ . 13 April 2020 . Carmel, California.
- Web site: Anderson. Mark C.. Big Sur Land Trust welcomes the public to a private paradise to celebrate National Trails Day.. Monterey County Weekly. November 8, 2016. June 5, 2008. December 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208222837/https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/831_tales/big-sur-land-trust-welcomes-the-public-to-a-private/article_c9d3941f-f024-5fb9-b344-a07efdb8d2cd.html. live.
- Web site: (State). California. California. Court of Appeal (6th Appellate District). Records and Briefs: H006607, Reply to Answer to Petition for Writ. en. October 25, 2020. December 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208222806/https://books.google.com/books?id=zxlLv1nvDlgC&q=Westbrook+Land+and+Timber+Company+big+sur+trust&pg=PP9. live.
