Franklin Canyon Saved!

In an anxiety-fraught deal that came down to the final hours, the Muir Heritage Land Trust, a member of the Open Space Council, secured $3.3 million to buy Franklin Canyon from overseas investors who had hoped to build a development called Green Park, consisting of 1,000 homes, hotels and a shopping center. More than 3,000 oak trees were to be removed.

 

Read more about how it happened here.  And read more about the work that Muir Heritage Land Trust does on their website, including the press about Franklin Canyon over the years.

* Map courtesy of the Muir Heritage Land Trust