Designates the Santa Cruz Mountains as a resource of statewide significance requiring special protection.

The bill designates the Santa Cruz Mountains as a resource of statewide significance, highlighting its unique ecological, cultural, and historical importance. It emphasizes the need for special protection due to its rare species, diverse ecosystems, and ancestral lands of Indigenous peoples. The bill promotes collaborative stewardship, including habitat restoration, healthy forest management, and watershed improvement. It also encourages public-private partnerships and tribal collaboration for sustainable conservation.

Designates the Santa Cruz Mountains as a resource of statewide significance requiring special protection.

The bill designates the Santa Cruz Mountains as a resource of statewide significance, highlighting its unique ecological, cultural, and historical importance. It emphasizes the need for special protection due to its rare species, diverse ecosystems, and ancestral lands of Indigenous peoples. The bill promotes collaborative stewardship, including habitat restoration, healthy forest management, and watershed improvement. It also encourages public-private partnerships and tribal collaboration for sustainable conservation.