Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument

Cotoni-Coast Dairies is part of the California Coastal National Monument[1][2] in Santa Cruz County, California, near the city of Davenport.

For nearby state beach, see Coast Dairies State Park.
Cotoni-Coast Dairies
View of farmland bought by the BLM in 2014
Location of the Cotoni-Coast Dairies in California
LocationDavenport, CA
Nearest citySanta Cruz, California
Coordinates37.01°N 122.19°W / 37.01; -122.19
Area5,843 acres (23.65 km2)
Established2014
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management, Central Coast Field Office

For most of the 20th century, Coast Dairies, was run as a farm and ranching operation by the descendents of two Swiss families. After is was purchased by Save the Redwoods League in 1998, it was transferred to Trust for Public Land. In 2006, about 400 acres (160 ha) of its beaches to create Coast Dairies State Park.[2][3] Most of the rest of the land has been transferred to the Bureau of Land Management.

In 2014, the Bureau of Land Management bought a 5,800 acres (2,300 ha) tract of land on the inland side of the highway adjacent to the coastal parcels. Some of the land east of the highway will continue to be used for farming, but most will become public land.[4]

References
  1. "California Coastal National Monument". Bureau of Land Management. Bureau of Land Management.
  2. Rogers, Paul (12 January 2015). "New national monument proposed for Santa Cruz coast". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. Coast Dairies State Park at Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks
  4. Barboza, Tony (April 14, 2012). "Stretch of Northern California coast to be permanently protected". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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