A 30-acre parcel of land known as 'Windy Hollow' in unincorporated Mendocino County, Calif. near Point Arena. The land's conservation easement was donated by PG&E on Thursday, July 17, 2025 to the Mendocino Land Trust, protecting the land from future development. The property is home to federally endangered species including a beaver and butterfly. (Mendocino Land Trust via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 8/27/25 – Mendocino County land believed to house several federally endangered animals and plants will forever be protected from development thanks to a donation of conservation easements to the Mendocino Land Trust, the organization said.  

In July, PG&E donated the conservation easement on 30 acres of grasslands and wetlands, known as Windy Hollow, to the trust. Windy Hollow sits in an unincorporated area near Point Arena.

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