Jenner Headlands Preserve

Jenner Headlands is a spectacular 5,630 acre mosaic of redwood and Douglas fir forests, oak woodland, chaparral, and coastal prairie overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The property adjoins Pacific Coast Highway for 2.5 miles adjacent to Sonoma Coast State Park just north of the Russian River Estuary. The property has many rare and endangered species including the northern spotted owl, peregrine falcon, and red tree vole along with: deer, bobcat, coyote, and mountain lions. Clear-running streams on the property have steelhead trout and will aid the recovery of the endangered coho salmon.

This 2009 acquisition was a result of the dedicated four-year effort by the Sonoma Land Trust and the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District that was joined by five other funding sources: the California Coastal Conservancy, the California Wildlife Conservation Board, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Forest Legacy Program. The Wildlands Conservancy loaned and guaranteed loans totaling $10.6 million to insure this acquisition when funding was delayed. It is the single largest conservation land acquisition in Sonoma County history.