| Mitteldorf Preserve | |
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| Location | Santa Lucia Mountains,Monterey County, USA |
| Nearest city | Carmel, California |
| Coordinates | 36°22′07″N121°50′18.9″W / 36.36861°N 121.838583°W /36.36861; -121.838583 |
| Area | 1,043 acres (4.22 km2) |
| Established | February, 1990 |
| Governing body | Big Sur Land Trust |
The 1,043 acres (422 ha)Mitteldorf Preserve inBig Sur, California, is owned by to theBig Sur Land Trust. It is located betweenJoshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve to the south,Palo Corona Regional Park on the north, andSanta 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 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) inCarmel 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 ofRedwood trees and donated the funds to purchase the property to the trust in 1990.[4] Mitteldorf conserves the largestRedwood 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 theSoberanes Fire destroyed the barn and burned much of the habitat.[5][6] Public access is allowed by reservation only.[4]
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