In 1995, Hollywood actor Joel McCrea’s family gave up most of his 300-acre California ranch for public recreation; the land became a protected open space |
In 1995, five years after the actor’s passing, the McCrea family decided to donate around 300 acres of their land to turn it into a public preservation property and to stop the commercial landscaping that had started in their area. (Instagram) The Joel McCrea Ranch (also known as the August DuMortier Ranch) holds a rich…