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John Muir Land Trust Announces Campaign To Save Johnson Ranch

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September 23, 2026

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Private ranch next to Tilden park eyed for purchase by land trust

Berkeleyside

There are 116 privately owned acres of woodland, grassland and coastal scrub abutting Tilden park with incredible views in all directions, a waterfall and evidence it was once home to prehistoric three-toed horses and human cultures spread across the centuries.

And a conservation group wants to buy it and let you in.

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