Favorite Fort Bragg, California Surfing Spot — Hare Creek Beach — Preserved by Mendocino Land Trust
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Hare Creek Beach acquired in Fort Bragg, Calif. by the Land Trust
This news comes from the Mendocino Land Trust on its purchase of one of the North Coast’s favorite surfing spots, which is located off Highway 1 south end of Fort Bragg, California.
The Mendocino Land Trust closed the deal on January 5, 2010 on the Hare Creek Beach property which was made possible by the State Coastal Conservancy and with the matching funds from Fort Bragg resident Betty Stechmeyer, who contributed to the acquisition in memory of her late husband and botanist, Gordon E. McBride. The Hare Creek Beach property is 5.6 acres and was purchased from longtime owners, the Babcock family. Very rarely can a privately owned beach be purchased with public funds in California. (more…)