California family’s 6,625-acre cattle ranch protected after 112 years
The Kinsey family has placed a 6,625-acre cattle ranch in California under a conservation easement to prevent future development. The agreement ensures the land remains a working ranch while permanently protecting its forests, rivers, and wildlife habitats. This move preserves the property's agricultural and ecological value for future generations.
Why it matters
It demonstrates a successful model for private land conservation that balances sustainable agricultural production with environmental protection.
The Kinsey family bought a stretch of California countryside in 1914 that would eventually become a 6,625-acre working cattle ranch. After more than a century, the family has taken steps to ensure the property remains protected from development. The place is for cattle, forests, rivers and wildlife rather than new development.The Northcoast Regional Land Trust (NRLT) has completed a conservation easement on the Kinsey Ranch in Benbow, California, according to a report by North Coast Journal. This permanently protects the agricultural, forest and watershed values while allowing the family to continue working it as a ranch.The agreement does not mean the family no longer owns the property.
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