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The San Francisco Chronicle reports

In an effort to preserve the flora and restore the redwood forests, a San Francisco environmental group has now signed an agreement to buy five miles of oceanfront land in the largest coastal land preservation deal in Northern California in more than 20 years.

The Save the Redwoods League announced Thursday that it’s agreed to purchase the historic DeVilbiss Ranch timberlands, just north of Rockport, for $37 million if it can raise the money by the end of the year. The group plans to save the stretch from logging and preserve it for public use.

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