Natural History Wanderings

The Sacramento Bee reported:

Conservation groups finalized a deal Thursday night to buy the 3,000-acre Royal Gorge property on Donner Summit after raising $11.25 million, much of it in private donations, in time to close escrow.

The Trust for Public Land and the Truckee Donner Land Trust now own the landmark cross-country ski area and surroundings of Sierra Nevada peaks, meadows and forests.

Read more: Conservation groups close deal to preserve Royal Gorge property – Environment – The Sacramento Bee.