{"id":13890,"date":"2025-09-09T23:16:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T06:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/protected-land\/reserva-del-rancho-sears-point\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:22:43","slug":"reserva-del-rancho-sears-point","status":"publish","type":"land","link":"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/es\/protected-land\/reserva-del-rancho-sears-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserva del Rancho Sears Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-1-font-size\">Restaurar la cuenca hidrogr\u00e1fica<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Las tormentas invernales pueden verter cent\u00edmetros de lluvia en s\u00f3lo unas horas, provocando el cierre durante horas, d\u00edas y, en 2017, casi un mes entero, de la autopista 37, una de las principales carreteras de California, utilizada por m\u00e1s de 40.000 autom\u00f3viles diariamente. Es probable que el cambio clim\u00e1tico, sumado al desarrollo humano, haga que sucesos catastr\u00f3ficos como \u00e9ste sean m\u00e1s frecuentes en las pr\u00f3ximas d\u00e9cadas. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"property-map-no-data\"><p>No ArcGIS data found for this property: \u00abReserva del Rancho Sears Point\u00bb<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Paralela a la carretera 37 se encuentra la bah\u00eda de San Pablo, prolongaci\u00f3n septentrional de la bah\u00eda de San Francisco. Se caracteriza por sus humedales mareales y estacionales, que sirven de importantes h\u00e1bitats para muchas especies aut\u00f3ctonas y aves migratorias. Adem\u00e1s, los humedales constituyen una importante barrera entre las zonas urbanas, las tierras agr\u00edcolas y las infraestructuras (como la autopista 37) y los efectos del cambio clim\u00e1tico, como la subida del nivel del mar, las mareas de tempestad y las inundaciones.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En 2005, reconociendo los importantes beneficios ecol\u00f3gicos y econ\u00f3micos de los humedales, Sonoma Land Trust aprovech\u00f3 la oportunidad de restaurar marismas cr\u00edticas a lo largo de la bah\u00eda de San Pablo comprando la propiedad de 2.327 acres del rancho Sears Point. Situada en el borde de la bah\u00eda, entre la desembocadura del r\u00edo Petaluma y el arroyo Tolay, nuestra visi\u00f3n de Sears Point era restaurar los humedales mareales, estacionales y ribere\u00f1os, junto con arroyos y h\u00e1bitats de tierras altas, para una amplia gama de plantas y animales aut\u00f3ctonos. Tambi\u00e9n nos centramos en proteger el espacio abierto y desarrollar oportunidades recreativas y educativas, incluida la ampliaci\u00f3n del Sendero de la Bah\u00eda de San Francisco. Aunque en 2015 transferimos la mayor parte del rancho de las tierras bajas (al sur de la autopista 37) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/san_pablo_bay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">al Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de la Bah\u00eda de San Pablo<\/a>, conservamos el Centro Ralph Benson en los Baylands junto con la parte de las tierras altas del rancho, al norte de la autopista 37.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los 1.142 acres restantes del rancho original se caracterizan por praderas que se extienden por las vastas laderas y llanuras aluviales, algunas de las cuales eran tambi\u00e9n humedales mareales antes de que la tierra fuera diqueada para convertirla en tierras de labranza en el siglo XIX. Espectaculares floraciones de flores silvestres salpican las laderas en primavera, dando paso a pastos dorados durante gran parte del resto del a\u00f1o. Casi nueve millas de arroyos estacionales diseccionan las colinas, depositando sedimentos, nutrientes y semillas en las llanuras. Nuestros objetivos aqu\u00ed son restaurar h\u00e1bitats aut\u00f3ctonos para diversas especies, como las ranas de patas rojas y los b\u00fahos de madriguera, y ofrecer oportunidades para dar clases, investigar y hacer excursiones guiadas. Llevamos a la gente a pasear, disfrutar de las flores silvestres de primavera, buscar rapaces y contemplar las hermosas vistas. Y, como ganader\u00eda en activo, valoramos nuestra relaci\u00f3n con la comunidad agr\u00edcola y contamos con la ayuda de su ganado en la gesti\u00f3n de nuestras tierras, que contribuye a reducir la incidencia de especies no aut\u00f3ctonas.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"simple-carousel-block align-text-left align wp-block-acf-simple-carousel\">\n      <div class=\"carousel-slides\">\n              <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/walking-trail-sears-point-marsh.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Two hikers on a walking trail at Sears Point Marsh.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/walking-trail-sears-point-marsh.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/walking-trail-sears-point-marsh-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/walking-trail-sears-point-marsh-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/walking-trail-sears-point-marsh-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/walking-trail-sears-point-marsh-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-golden-hills-sunset-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Hikers in Sears Point Golden Hills at sunset\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-golden-hills-sunset-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-golden-hills-sunset-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-golden-hills-sunset-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-golden-hills-sunset-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-golden-hills-sunset-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-teacher-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Student and teacher crouch to inspect a rock in a meadow\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-teacher-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-teacher-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-teacher-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-teacher-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-teacher-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hiker-wildflowers-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"A hiker with a walking stick looking out over the vast open landscape and wildflowers at Sears Point Ranch.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hiker-wildflowers-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hiker-wildflowers-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hiker-wildflowers-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hiker-wildflowers-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hiker-wildflowers-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poppies-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Poppies in the foreground with a group of hikers behind\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poppies-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poppies-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poppies-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poppies-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/poppies-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-sears-point-1.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Yellow and purple wildflowers\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-sears-point-1.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-sears-point-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-sears-point-1-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-sears-point-1-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-sears-point-1-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-hills-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Colorful wildflowers in the foreground of Sears Point, with hikers on a hillside in the distance\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-hills-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-hills-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-hills-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-hills-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wildflowers-hills-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/levee-breach-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"A piece of heavy machinery with several workers next to it performing a levee breach at Sears Point Ranch.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/levee-breach-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/levee-breach-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/levee-breach-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/levee-breach-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/levee-breach-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-green-hills-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Hikers walking up lush green grass covering a hill at Sears Point Ranch.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-green-hills-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-green-hills-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-green-hills-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-green-hills-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/hikers-green-hills-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/purple-blue-wildflowers-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Pink and blue wildflowers\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/purple-blue-wildflowers-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/purple-blue-wildflowers-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/purple-blue-wildflowers-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/purple-blue-wildflowers-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/purple-blue-wildflowers-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-green-hills-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"A fence crisscrosses through rolling green hills filled with purple flowering lupines at Sears Point Ranch.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-green-hills-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-green-hills-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-green-hills-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-green-hills-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-green-hills-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-group-telescope-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Students using telescopes outdoors\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-group-telescope-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-group-telescope-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-group-telescope-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-group-telescope-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-group-telescope-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-hikers-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"A group of hikers underneath a beautiful blue sky and amid a field of purple flowering lupines at Sears Point Ranch.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-hikers-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-hikers-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-hikers-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-hikers-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lupines-hikers-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/young-person-wildflowers-writing-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Conservation Council student sitting in a field of wildflowers\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/young-person-wildflowers-writing-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/young-person-wildflowers-writing-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/young-person-wildflowers-writing-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/young-person-wildflowers-writing-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/young-person-wildflowers-writing-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1072\" src=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-pointing-sears-point.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\" alt=\"Student points out an observation to a teacher on a hiking trail\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-pointing-sears-point.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-pointing-sears-point-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-pointing-sears-point-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-pointing-sears-point-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/student-pointing-sears-point-1536x1040.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/>          <\/div>\n    <div class=\"slick-navigation\"><\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-1-font-size\">Fuego y Renacimiento<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Los incendios forestales de octubre de 2017 golpearon duramente las colinas del rancho Sears Point. Ardieron dos tercios de los pastizales al norte de la carretera 37, incluida la mayor parte de Cougar Mountain. El fuego tambi\u00e9n quem\u00f3 el rancho del lado sur de la carretera 37, pero, afortunadamente, todos los edificios -incluido el Centro Ralph Benson de Baylands- resultaron ilesos. Aunque m\u00e1s de 16 km de vallado resultaron da\u00f1ados o destruidos, la baja intensidad del incendio dio lugar r\u00e1pidamente a un abundante rebrote de vegetaci\u00f3n y flores silvestres.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-1-font-size\">Estanques de las ranas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mientras se aceleraba el impulso para la enorme restauraci\u00f3n del humedal mareal en 2012, hab\u00eda un proyecto m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o, pero significativo, en marcha en el mayor desag\u00fce del rancho Sears Point. Se estaban construyendo tres estanques junto a un serpenteante arroyo estacional. Nuestra intenci\u00f3n era atraer a la rana de patas rojas de California (Rana draytonii), amenazada a nivel federal, para que se instalara all\u00ed y se reprodujera. El \u00e9xito de este trabajo depende tanto de la comprensi\u00f3n de la ciencia como del arte de construir humedales. Por ejemplo, la profundidad del estanque determina cu\u00e1ndo y si se secar\u00e1 cada a\u00f1o, y necesit\u00e1bamos que estuviera seco al menos unas semanas cada a\u00f1o. Esto beneficia a la rana de patas rojas y disuade a la rana toro no aut\u00f3ctona, que depreda a las ranas de patas rojas. Tras varios a\u00f1os de cuidadoso control de las aguas subterr\u00e1neas antes de la construcci\u00f3n, determinamos la profundidad adecuada. La propia construcci\u00f3n imit\u00f3 el aspecto de los humedales naturales del paisaje local, lo que dio lugar a tres estanques bellos y funcionales. La zona ha estado cerrada al ganado desde la construcci\u00f3n, lo que ha dado a los sauces plantados la oportunidad de madurar en bolsas a lo largo de las orillas de los estanques y del arroyo. Hemos visto crecer peque\u00f1as parcelas de la hierba perenne aut\u00f3ctona, el centeno silvestre rastrero, hasta convertirse en grandes campos que proporcionan h\u00e1bitat a los \u00e1nades reales que anidan. Las cercetas canela chapotean en los estanques y las ranas arbor\u00edcolas de Sierran se reproducen all\u00ed explosivamente cada invierno. Las ranas de patas rojas a\u00fan no han llegado, pero esperamos verlas en los pr\u00f3ximos a\u00f1os.           <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-1-font-size\">Agricultura<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El pastoreo forma parte de la historia del rancho desde hace mucho tiempo. Cuando adquirimos la propiedad, trabajamos en estrecha colaboraci\u00f3n con los arrendatarios del rancho y un ec\u00f3logo de praderas certificado para desarrollar un plan de pastoreo acorde con nuestros objetivos ecol\u00f3gicos y que proporcionara una explotaci\u00f3n viable al ranchero. Todos los a\u00f1os trabajamos para mejorar la gesti\u00f3n de las praderas y adaptarnos a las condiciones cambiantes, ya sean sequ\u00edas, incendios o las llamadas condiciones normales. Tenemos una asociaci\u00f3n duradera con nuestros arrendatarios, que apreciamos mucho: llevan cinco generaciones criando en los condados de Sonoma y Marin.   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-1-font-size\">Arroyos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El rancho de Sears Point tiene kil\u00f3metros de arroyos estacionales con caudales llamativos en invierno y veranos secos como huesos. Muchas d\u00e9cadas de pastoreo intensivo han provocado una erosi\u00f3n considerable en los arroyos, incluida una profunda incisi\u00f3n, que desconecta el arroyo de su llanura aluvial. Esto es importante porque, a medida que el arroyo se hace m\u00e1s y m\u00e1s profundo, no hay agua para sostener los arbustos y \u00e1rboles de la ribera, y los humedales estacionales adyacentes se ven privados de humedad. Tal es el caso de un arroyo sin nombre que drena los pantanos del r\u00edo Petaluma. Lo llamamos <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonomalandtrust.org\/projects\/lakeville-creek-restoration-project\/\">Lakeville Creek,<\/a> y en 2021 y 2022, completamos los planes de dise\u00f1o para restaurar el arroyo a su elevaci\u00f3n hist\u00f3rica, y en 2023, comenzamos el proyecto de restauraci\u00f3n. Al hacerlo, restauramos el h\u00e1bitat para las plantas y la fauna y devolvimos el nivel fre\u00e1tico a una elevaci\u00f3n cercana a la superficie. Nuestro planteamiento, conocido como restauraci\u00f3n al estadio 0, es nuevo en la zona de la Bah\u00eda, pero se ha aplicado con gran \u00e9xito en otras regiones del oeste de Estados Unidos. Restaurar los arroyos que desaguan en las tierras de la bah\u00eda, como hace \u00e9ste, es un paso vital para restaurar sistemas ecol\u00f3gicos completos que abarquen las cabeceras de los arroyos hasta la bah\u00eda. Los sistemas completos son los m\u00e1s resistentes al cambio clim\u00e1tico.        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-1-font-size\">Flores silvestres<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La primavera es la \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o en que las laderas del Rancho Sears Point se llenan de color. Tambi\u00e9n es cuando nuestros socios y el p\u00fablico en general pasan m\u00e1s tiempo aqu\u00ed en excursiones guiadas. La floraci\u00f3n de las flores silvestres comienza en marzo, cuando decenas de miles de violetas (viola pedunculata) florecen por toda la propiedad. Esta violeta, tambi\u00e9n conocida como Johnny saltar\u00edn, es la planta hu\u00e9sped de la mariposa Callippe silverspot, en peligro de extinci\u00f3n. A medida que se acerca abril, las violetas dan paso al altramuz, la flor de damero, el tr\u00e9bol de b\u00faho, la flor de las palomitas de ma\u00edz y otras. Las floraciones se concentran en las laderas de las colinas, donde los suelos son m\u00e1s delgados y menos ricos en nutrientes. En las tierras bajas, donde el suelo y los nutrientes se acumulan, vemos menos flores y m\u00e1s hierbas. La excepci\u00f3n es el oto\u00f1o, cuando florece profusamente en las llanuras aluviales el alquitr\u00e1n de Hayfield (hemizonia congesta ssp. lutescens), una planta anual de floraci\u00f3n tard\u00eda que es importante para los polinizadores.       <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13892,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"land-type":[90],"class_list":["post-13890","land","type-land","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","land-type-coto-de-anclaje"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reserva del Rancho Sears Point &#8212; Sonoma Land Trust<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sonomalandtrust.org\/es\/protected-land\/reserva-del-rancho-sears-point\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reserva del Rancho Sears Point &#8212; Sonoma Land Trust\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Las tormentas invernales pueden verter cent\u00edmetros de lluvia en s\u00f3lo unas horas, provocando el cierre durante horas, d\u00edas y, en 2017, casi un mes entero, de la autopista 37, una de las principales carreteras de California, utilizada por m\u00e1s de 40.000 autom\u00f3viles diariamente. 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