Pygmy forest ecological staircase: description ... - State of California

as well as its extention into the canyon be included in the
Staircase.
East of the Jackson State Forest Reserve, between its
boundary and Mitchell Creek Road, is a narrow strip of land of
sphagnum bog (slightly disturbed), belonging to Cecil Gorra, that
should be included in the Staircase as a buffer zone against
septic tank effluents from proposed housing developments. The entire
Gorra property is 94 acres.
The territory directly west of the Landmark is part of Caspar
Lumber Company, owned by Mrs. Abigail Fout of San Franciscp. It
combines the middle terraces and merges with portions of Jug Handle
Canyon, a total area of 298 acres.
Further west, the frontal segment of the second terrace belongs
to the California Institute of Man in Nature. Its portion north of
Jug Handle Creek is the former Hyman property (60 acres) where
forest and grassland meet, whereas south of the creek is the
Institute proper with the old red farmhouse built by the Tregoning
family (55 acres).
The western terminus of the Staircase extends to the seashore
and is all on the first terrace. It is a grassy plain of 80 acres.
The piece north of the creek (47 acres) belongs to Mrs. Elizabeth
Burger, of Berkeley, California, and the south portion (33 acres)
to the owners of the proposed Pacific Holiday Lodge, Fort Bragg,
California. The ownerships are shown in Fig. 2.
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