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Trust For Public Land Aquires Devereux Property
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Trust For Public Land Acquires Devereux Property

Written by KEYT Anchor

Story Created: May 19, 2011 at 4:44 PM PDT

Story Updated: May 19, 2011 at 5:35 PM PDT

OAKLAND - The Trust for Public Land has received an approval for $3 million from the California Coastal Conservancy to help buy 63 acres at the eastern gateway of the Gaviota Coast near the UCSB.

The total includes a $2.5 million grant from the Coastal Conservancy itself, along with another $500,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Coastal Wetlands program. The grants mean $4.5 million of the $7 million that was needed to acquire the property has now been assembled.

The property encompasses the Upper Devereux Slough, just north of UCSB's Coal Oil Point Reserve. It is the final piece in a large complex of surrounding land which is already protected.

Historically, Devereux Slough was a wetland. But in 1965, most of the land was filled to create a nine-hole golf course. The new acquisition will allow the restoration of habitats.
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