In 2005, a couple bought a 2,300-acre Napa ranch for $8 million; after a 17-year battle over plans for vineyards, the land was bought for $24 million and is becoming a public preserve
- 2,300-Acre Napa Ranch Bought for $24M After 17-Year Vineyard BattleFor years the fate of a large swath of Napa Valley wilderness has been tied up in competing visions: neat rows of vineyards or a continuous landscape for wildlife to roam.
- Now, after a long legal and environmental fight, the 2,300-acre property is headed for a very different future: a public nature preserve.
- The former Walt Ranch is now the Osos Ridge Preserve, a nod to the black bears that regularly roam the rugged landscape.
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- 2,300-Acre Napa Ranch Bought for $24M After 17-Year Vineyard BattleFor years the fate of a large swath of Napa Valley wilderness has been tied up in competing visions: neat rows of vineyards or a continuous landscape for wildlife to roam.
- Now, after a long legal and environmental fight, the 2,300-acre property is headed for a very different future: a public nature preserve.
- The former Walt Ranch is now the Osos Ridge Preserve, a nod to the black bears that regularly roam the rugged landscape.
Sources: Times of India