Ahmanson Ranch
In November, almost 2,900 acres of rolling oak savanna became ours when the Santa Monica Conservancy purchased this parcel on the southeastern edge of Ventura County. The drama over developing this land -- cherished by the Chumash, who first claimed it -- rivals that of the many Westerns filmed there. In the end, preservationists ran the bulldozers off the ranch.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Dec. 18, 2003 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday December 18, 2003 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 0 inches; 28 words Type of Material: Correction
Raptor -- In a full-page graphic on Ahmanson Ranch in Tuesday’s Outdoors, one of the raptors was listed as a red-tailed kite. The bird is a red-tailed hawk.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Tuesday December 23, 2003 Home Edition Outdoors Part F Page 3 Features Desk 0 inches; 29 words Type of Material: Correction
Raptor -- In a full-page graphic on Ahmanson Ranch that ran last Tuesday, one of the raptors was listed as a red-tailed kite. The bird is a red-tailed hawk.
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