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Easement Projects

The following table includes easement projects funded through April of 2005, in order by county and date of recordation.  CFCP continuously receives new applications, and funding decisions are made on a rolling basis.

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Grant Recipient County Easement Record Date Agricultural Use Acres CFCP Easement Grant* Easement Match Amount
Tri-Valley Conservancy Alameda 2001 vineyards 100 $733,333 $866,667
Tri-Valley Conservancy Alameda 2004 vineyards 100 $750,000 $1,750,000
American Farmland Trust Fresno 1999 tree crops 93 $700,000 $1,094,000
American Farmland Trust Madera 2001 row crops 117 $380,000 $514,000
American Farmland Trust Madera 2002 vines, row crops 328 $2,161,064 $2,435,936
Marin Agricultural Land Trust Marin 2003 grazing 870 $700,000 $1,170,000
Marin Agricultural Land Trust Marin 2003 grazing 308 $327,000 $350,000
Marin Agricultural Land Trust Marin 2004 grazing 1007 $1,000,000 $751,000
Marin Agricultural Land Trust Marin 2005 grazing 981 $1,000,000 $1,100,000
American Farmland Trust Merced 1999 tree crops 74 $184,000 $184,000
The Nature Conservancy Merced 2000 row crops 615 $464,000 $31,000
American Farmland Trust Merced 2002 tree, row crops 102 $331,750 $163,250
Central Valley Farmland Trust Merced 2005 tree crops 263 $795,000 $265,000
Monterey County Agricultural & Historical Land Conservancy, Inc. Monterey 1998 row crops 586 $75,000 $794,000
Monterey County Agricultural & Historical Land Conservancy, Inc. Monterey 1999 row crops 150 $460,000 $140,000
Monterey County Agricultural & Historical Land Conservancy, Inc. Monterey 2000 row crops 620 $1,378,500 $2,002,500
Monterey County Agricultural & Historical Land Conservancy, Inc. Monterey 2000 row crops 255 $275,000 $435,000
Monterey County Agricultural & Historical Land Conservancy, Inc. Monterey 2000 row crops 180 $597,500 $597,500
Monterey County Agricultural and Historic Land Conservancy Monterey 2002 row crops 298 $1,000,000 $500,000
Monterey County Agricultural and Historic Land Conservancy Monterey 2002 row crops 218 $365,000 $290,000
Monterey County Agricultural and Historic Land Conservancy Monterey 2003 row crops 548 $650,000 $350,000
Monterey County Agricultural and Historic Land Conservancy Monterey 2003 row crops 620 $850,000 $965,000
Monterey County Agricultural and Historic Land Conservancy Monterey 2003 row crops 256 $525,000 $316,000
Monterey County Agricultural and Historic Land Conservancy Monterey 2003 row crops 226 $1,800,000 $1,900,000
Monterey County Agricultural and Historic Land Conservancy Monterey 2004 row crops 205 $410,000 $90,000
Monterey County Agricultural and Historic Land Conservancy Monterey 2004 row crops 259 $535,000 $95,000
Monterey County Agricultural and Historic Land Conservancy Monterey 2004 row crops 161 $30,000 $181,000
Monterey County Agricultural and Historic Land Conservancy Monterey 2005 row crops 234 $680,000 $120,000
The Nature Conservancy Sacramento 2000 irrigated pasture 473 $638,500 $71,000
The Nature Conservancy Sacramento 2003 vineyard 221 $459,000 $336,000
Tierra Miguel Foundation San Diego 2004 row crops 85 $242,250 $232,750
City of Escalon San Joaquin 2002 tree crops 62 $204,000 $204,000
American Farmland Trust San Luis Obispo 2001 row crops 38 $360,000 $190,000
City of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo 2005 row crops 80 $160,000 $160,000
Land Trust of Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara 2000 commercial grazing 660 $275,000 $1,250,000
Land Trust for Santa Clara County Santa Clara 2004 row crops 165 $515,000 $515,000
Land Trust for Santa Clara County Santa Clara 2004 row crops 282 $994,700 $426,300
Agri-Culture** Santa Cruz 2005 row crops 64 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Fall River RCD Shasta 2004 small grains, hay irrigated pasture 1,450 $1,042,364 $898,336
Solano Land Trust Solano 1998 tree crops 52 Easement: $0
Associated Costs: $14,002		 $207,000
Solano Land Trust Solano 2000 tree crops 94 $265,000 $15,000
Solano Land Trust Solano 2001 row crops, vines 66 $225,000 $21,000
Solano Land Trust Solano 2002 dryland grain 3,805 $1,200,000 $1,225,000
Solano Land Trust Solano 2004 tree crops, rangeland 535 $480,000 $1,170,000
Solano Land Trust Solano 2005 row, tree crops 282 $425,000 $425,000
Ducks Unlimited Sutter 2002 rice 983 $1,000,000 $622,000
Ducks Unlimited Sutter 2005 rice 746 $622,100 $316,900
Yolo Land Trust Yolo 1997 row crops 216 $120,000 $150,000
Yolo Land Trust Yolo 1998 row crops 780 $400,000 $770,000
Yolo Land Trust Yolo 1999 row crops 1,925 $1,443,750 $489,612
Yolo Land Trust Yolo 2000 row crops 70 $50,328 $59,922
Yolo Land Trust Yolo 2000 tree crops 114 $75,000 $75,000
Yolo Land Trust Yolo 2002 row crops 76 $77,000 $93,000
Yolo Land Trust Yolo 2004 row crops 77 $292,500 $32,500

*CFCP Easement Grant Amount only includes amount applied toward easement purchase unless otherwise noted.
**Temporary fee title acquisition.