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2026
Daily Pilot (12 March 2026) Online
Plan to build 196 housing units on Newport Mesa Unified land next to preserve moves forwardDaily Pilot (12 February 2026) Online
NMUSD mulls housing for 11-acre Newport Beach parcel, rejecting bid to preserve land -
2025
Curt Pringle & Associates (18 November 2025) Video Podcast
Can Conservationists and Developers Get Along? Featuring Melanie SchlotterbeckDaily Pilot (18 Sept 2025) Online
Costa Mesa moves forward with plan, promise to restore habitat at Fairview Park Mesa
San Francisco Gate (17 July 2025) Online
There’s finally a plan for the last great slice of undeveloped SoCal coastLAist (30 June 2025) Online
Orange County coastal nature preserve plans released for public input
Press Release: Randall Preserve Open House (21 June 2025) Online
Final Opportunity to Shape the Future of Randall PreservePress Release: Randall Preserve Open House (2 June 2025) Online
Community Invited to Help Shape the Future of Randall PreserveDaily Pilot / Los Angeles Times (23 May 2025) Online
Randall Preserve Open House Plans Public ReviewOrange County Register (21 May 2025) Online
Community Input Sought for Future of Randall PreserveStu News Newport (13 May 2025) Online
Community invited to help shape the future of Randall PreservePress Release: Randall Preserve Open House (21 May 2025) Online
Community Invited to Help Shape the Future of Randall PreservePress Release: Randall Preserve Open House (15 May 2025) Online
Community Invited to Help Shape the Future of Randall PreserveMedia Advisory (8 May 2025) Online
Community Invited to Help Shape the Future of Randall PreserveVoice of OC (2 May 2025) Online
Meincke: A New Era for Randall Preserve; Public Invited to Help Shape Its FutureEnvironmental Directions (25 April 2025) Online
A Radio Interview With Melanie Schlotterbeck and Nancy PearlmanVoice of OC (15 Apr 2025) Online
Environmental Groups Raise Concerns Over OC School District Property Lease Near Banning RanchClimate Change Business Journal Q4 2024 (14 February 2025) Online
CCA, MRCA & Dudek Partners Featured in Climate Change Business Journal Q4 2024Costa Mesa Historical Society (12 Jan 2025) Online
Paul Waggoner from the Coastal Corridor Alliance Will Unveil the Remarkable Story of the Randall Preserve -
2024
Daily Pilot (26 Jan 2024) Online
Newport Mesa Considering What to do with 11-acre Parcel Near Banning Ranch Preserve
Daily Pilot (31 Jan 2024) Online
“Should School District Sell, Lease or Keep Valuable Parcel? One Group Hopes the Answer is “Preserve”“Los Angeles Times (31 Jan 2024) Online
Banning Ranch Conservancy Rebranded as Coastal Corridor AllianceDaily Pilot (3 Apr 2024) Online
Newport-Mesa Seeks Waiver from Having to Lease, Sell Unused Land to Highest Bidder“KABC Channel 7 News (29 Jul 2024) Online
SoCal’s Newest Coastal Park Offers Nearly 400 Acres of Land to Orange CountySecret Los Angeles (5 Aug 2024) Online
“New Coastal Park Brings Nearly 400 Public Acres To Orange County“Coastal Corridor Alliance (5 Aug 2024) Online
“Park Planning Begins on the Randall Preserve“Coastal Corridor Alliance (22 Aug 2024) Online
“Orange County’s Randall Preserve to Benefit from a $600,000 Planning Grant“
Los Angeles Times (24 Aug 2024) Online
“$600,000 Awarded to Help Turn Randall Preserve into ‘World-Class Nature Park’”Orange County Register (28 Aug 2024) Online
“Randall Preserve, Once Banning Ranch, Gets $600,000 State Grant for Public Land Planning” -
2023
Aera Energy 12 Jan 2023
A Bright Future for Newport Banning RanchLaguna Beach Independent 10 Mar 2023
Guest Opinion: Green LightVoice of OC 20 Sep 2023
Schlotterbeck: Transformative Moments Lead to Decades of Success & Positive Changes—Thank You Jean H. WattStu News Newport 6 Oct 2023
Suzanne Forster has been a Special Part in the Preservation of Banning Ranch (link unavailable) -
2022
Daily Pilot 20 Jan 2022
Costa Mesa Council Supports $97M Acquisition, Preservation of Banning RanchOC Breeze 26 Mar 2022
Legislation to Create the California Ocean Corps Passes First Policy CommitteeEpoch Times 5 May 2022
State Agency Grants $11.5 Million for Buying Coastal Wetland in Newport BeachOC Breeze 12 May 2022
Supervisor Katrina Foley Speaks at State Coastal Conservancy in Support of Approval of $11.5 Million Grant to Acquire Banning Ranch to Preserve as Coastal Open Space ParkNewport Beach Independent 14 May 2022
Letter to the Editor: Banning Ranch Completes Acquisition as Public LandLos Angeles Times 18 May 2022
First People of O.C. Fight Development Proposals on the Land of Their ‘Mother Village’Banning Ranch Conservancy 26 May 2022
Wildlife Conservation Board $15.5 Million Grant Helps Officially Protect Banning RanchOrange County Register 26 May 2022
Purchase of Banning Ranch For Preserved Natural Space is Fully FundedThe Real Deal 27 May 2022
Banning Ranch Poised for $97M Sale, 400-Acre Nature Preserve on OC Coast EnvisionedBluedot Living 10 Jun 2022
Banning Ranch Goes WildVoice of OC 14 Jun 2022
Banning Ranch is One Step Closer to Becoming Preserved Open SpaceNewport Beach Independent 29 Sep 2022
Still Protecting Our Newport Assembles for Annual MeetingLos Angeles Times 10 Dec 2022
Contract Awarded for Superior Avenue Bridge, Sunset View Park Parking Lot in Newport BeachOrange County Business Journal 11 Dec 2022
Community: Frank And Joan RandallStu News Newport 13 Dec 2022
Banning Ranch Conservancy Announces New Name for Land, Plans for FutureBanning Ranch Conservancy 19 Dec 2022
Public, Private Partners Secure Permanent Protection of Banning RanchLos Angeles Times 19 Dec 2022
Conservationists Near Goal of Turning Orange County Oil Field into Nature PreserveOrange County Patch 19 Dec 2022
Embattled Oil Field To Become Preserve + ‘No Burn’ Order In EffectThe Bharat Express News 19 Dec 2022
Conservationists are Closing in on the Goal of Turning the Orange County Oil Field into a Nature ReserveUS Times Post 19 Dec 2022
Banning Ranch One Step Closer to Becoming a Nature PreserveDaily Pilot 19 Dec 2022
With Acquisition, Banning Ranch Conservancy Looks Ahead to Restoration After RemediationLAist 19 Dec 2022
Banning Ranch, OC’s Last Undeveloped Coastal Treasure, to be PreservedOrange County Register 20 Dec 2022
Banning Ranch Officially Closes Escrow on Nearly $100 Million DealVoice of OC 20 Dec 2022
Banning Ranch Officially Preserved as Open Space and Future Public ParkVoice of OC 20 Dec 2022
Public, Private Partners Secure Permanent Protection of Banning RanchStu News Newport 20 Dec 2022
Escrow Closes on Banning Ranch, Securing its Future as Public landBakersfield Californian 20 Dec 2022
Aera Plays Key Role in Large Orange County Conservation DealKalkine Media 21 Dec 2022
California Banning RanchVigour Times 21 Dec 2022
Banning Ranch Officially Closes Escrow On Nearly $100 Million DealThe Real Deal 22 Dec 2022
Banning Ranch to Become 400-Acre Nature Preserve in $97M DealAssemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris District Newsletter 22 Dec 2022
Banning Ranch Becomes OC’s Newest Coastal ParkThe Epoch Times 23 Dec 2022
Banning Ranch Finally Sold to Nonprofit for $100 MillionPatch 26 Dec 2022
$97M Banning Ranch Conservation Project Secures Final Piece of FundingThe Daily Pilot 30 Dec 2022
Year in Review: 2022 Brought Politics, Public Safety Challenges and Triumphant Moments to Coastal O.C. -
2021
Los Angeles Times 20 May 2021
A Public Park with Ocean Views to Blossom on an Oil Patch in Newport BeachDaily Pilot 22 Jun 2021
Conservationists Edge Closer to Banning Ranch Acquisition with $8-Million Grant from StateVoice of OC 28 Jun 2021
Banning Ranch One Step Closer to Becoming Coastal Public Park with $8 million State GrantSpectrum 1 News 16 Jul 2021
Banning Ranch Closer to Being PreservedVoice of OC 3 Aug 2021
Newport Beach Questions Banning Ranch Park Preservation, Wants Housing ThereBanning Ranch Conservancy 28 Sep 2021
$11 Million Award to Permanently Protect Banning RanchDaily Pilot 29 Sep 2021
Efforts to Conserve Banning Ranch Receive $11-Million Boost from U.S. Fish and WildlifeLos Angeles Times 17 Dec 2021
State Officials Hand off $8 Million to Preserve Banning Ranch as Public Park -
2020
Voice of OC 8 Dec 2020
Mega Development on Orange County’s Last Unprotected Coastal Open Space Must be Stopped -
2019
Sustainable Development Goals 6 May 2019
UN Report: Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’; Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating’Ocean Conservancy 7 Jun 2019
A Historic Win for California’s Coast and OceanBanning Ranch Conservancy 6 Nov 2019
Conservancy Receives $50 Million Donation for Banning Ranch AcquisitionOrange County Register 4 Nov 2019
Couple Gives $50 Million to Help Fight Banning Ranch DevelopmentPhilanthropy News Digest 11 Nov 2019
California Couple Pledges $45 Million to Preserve Banning RanchSpectrum News 1 31 Dec 2019
Large Donation Helps Fund Bid for Banning Ranch -
2018
Daily Pilot 29 Mar 2018
Newport Banning Ranch to Pay Conservancy $1.25M in Attorneys’ Fees in Lawsuit SettlementOrange County Register 18 Mar 2018
$1.25 Million Settlement Reached in Newport Banning Ranch’s Development Dispute -
2017
The Log 12 Jan 2017
Legal Battle in Newport Beach Could Determine Future of Coastal Development StatewideMyNewsLA 9 Feb 2017
401-acre Newport Beach Banning Ranch Development Project RejectedLos Angeles Times 29 Mar 2017
Newport Beach Improperly Approved Banning Ranch Project, State Supreme Court RulesBanning Ranch Conservancy 30 Mar 2017
Banning Ranch Conservancy Wins California Supreme Court Lawsuit Against City of Newport BeachPBS SoCal 30 Mar 2017
CA Supreme Court Deals Blow to Banning Ranch DevelopmentLAist 30 Mar 2017
California Supreme Court Deals Blow to Banning Ranch DevelopmentVoice of OC 4 Apr 2017
The Battle Over Banning Ranch Isn’t DoneOrange County Register 17 Apr 2017
Most Influential 2016: Steve Ray Fights for the Environment and Wins – Sometimes – with ScienceCEQA Chronicles 2 May 2017
Banning Ranch Conservancy v. City of Newport Beach -
2016
E&E News by POLITICO 21 Mar 2016
Battle Lines Form as Developer Eyes Last Big Coastal LotLos Angeles Times 2 Jun 2016
Banning Ranch Developer Allowed Environmental Degradation to SiteBloom Research, Inc. 29 Aug 2016
Burrowing Owls and Newport Banning Ranch DevelopmentOrange County Register 7 Sep 2016
What Will Happen to Banning Ranch? Coastal Commission Hearing Could End 20-Year battleKTLA 7 Sep 2016
Coastal Commission Votes Down Controversial Banning Ranch Development in Newport BeachOrange County Register 8 Sep 2016
Banning Ranch Project Denied by Coastal Commission Ending 20 Year Battle, For NowDaily Pilot 8 Sep 2016
After Rejection of Development Plan, Banning Ranch Owner Weighs Next MoveShane E. Coons Law Blog 23 Sep 2016
The Future of the California Coastal Commission ProjectCourthouse News Service 8 Nov 2016
Fed-Up Developer of Newport Banning Ranch Sues Calif. Coastal Commission for $490 Million -
2015
Daily Pilot 3 Jun 2015
Commentary: One Day You May Thank an Environmentalist for Saving Open SpaceOrange County Register 30 Sep 2015
Banning Ranch’s Fate at a Critical StageBanning Ranch Conservancy 6 Oct 2015
State Coastal Commission Decides Fate of Last Coastal Open Space at October 7 HearingABC7 Los Angeles 7 Oct 2015
Commission Takes up Fierce Battle Over Newport Banning Ranch PlanOC Weekly 7 Oct 2015
Developers and Conservationists Battle for the Future of Banning RanchDaily Pilot 17 Nov 2015
Banning Ranch, Neighbors Working to Settle Lawsuit -
2014
Banning Ranch Conservancy 7 Mar 2014
Banning Ranch Conservancy Town Hall -
2013
Banning Ranch Conservancy 27 Nov 2013
Banning Ranch Conservancy Wins Lawsuit Against Newport Beach City Council -
2012
Banning Ranch Conservancy 4 Sep 2012
Banning Ranch Conservancy Files Lawsuit Against Newport Beach City CouncilDaily Pilot 14 Dec 2012
Court Denies Banning Ranch Conservancy’s Appeal -
2008
Orange Coast Voice 16 Aug 2008
Community Voices: Save Banning Ranch -
2007
Activerain 28 Aug 2007
Save Banning Ranch in Newport Beach, CA