agosto 16, 2019
Posted in: News Articles
En honor a nuestro amigo, Ted Eliot
En Ag + Open Space nos entristeció profundamente enterarnos del fallecimiento de Ted Eliot a principios de este mes. Ted era un ávido conservacionista, cuyos incansables esfuerzos durante los últimos treinta años llevaron a la preservación y protección de algunas de las áreas naturales más preciosas y espacios abiertos en todo el condado, y particularmente en el Valle de Sonoma.
Ted, que desde hace mucho tiempo apoya y aboga por Ag + Open Space, formó parte de nuestro Comité Asesor durante 15 años y copresidió la campaña 2006 Medida F para volver a autorizar nuestra financiación de impuestos sobre las ventas a través de 2031.
During his tenure on the Advisory Committee, Ted advised during numerous key projects. Shortly after he joined the Committee in 1992, we acquired our first conservation easement on Marty Ranch to protect important agricultural assets and begin to create a greenbelt between Cotati and Petaluma. Along with many other notable accomplishments, Ted’s support helped with the protection of a portion of the Lake Sonoma watershed through the acquisition of Cooley Ranch, the purchase of McCormick Ranch that has since added to Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, and the creation of several new points of public access to the Russian River, like Mom’s and Sunset beaches, through partnerships with Sonoma County Regional Parks.
Ted and his wife Pat also donated a conservation easement to protect the scenic and natural features of over 71 acres on their Eliot and Lupine Hill properties, including providing access to a portion of their property as a section of the East Slope Sonoma Mountain Trail that connects to Jack London State Park. More recently, he helped us share the story of our agency’s past, present, and future on an episode of OpenRoad with Doug McConnell.
Como agencia y como comunidad, estamos en deuda con el servicio de Ted. Si bien ciertamente extrañaremos su pasión y defensa, estamos orgullosos de llevar adelante su legado de preservar las hermosas tierras naturales y de trabajo del condado de Sonoma.