291 Acres Added to Malibu Creek Park
About 291 acres of wildlife habitat officially was added to Malibu Creek State Park at a ceremony Tuesday attended by California Secretary of Resources Douglas Wheeler and state parks officials.
The Malibu property, which includes spectacular views of Malibu Canyon and the Pacific Ocean, is in the process of being transferred to the state Department of Parks and Recreation by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, which acquires mountain property for state and federal parks agencies.
The conservancy purchased the 291 acres over the past two years from three private landowners for about $3.94 million.
The ceremony, held at the Piuma Overlook on Piuma Road, was also attended by Henry Agonia, director of the state parks department; David Gackenbach, superintendent of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and Joseph T. Edmiston, executive director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
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