A California ranch was marked for a 403-acre quarry; after 10,000 objections, a land trust paid $23 million to stop development
A vast stretch of California ranchland once faced the prospect of becoming an industrial mining site, with a proposed 403-acre quarry threatening grasslands, oak woodland, waterways and a landscape held sacred by the ‘Amah Mutsun Tribal Band.’ The development plan triggered years of opposition, finally drawing more than 10,000 public…
The Times of India ·