MCL negotiated with the Marin County Board of Supervisors to persuade them to purchase the Fitzhenry property at Willow Camp. The County purchased the shoreline for $20,000. Stinson Beach later became Marin’s first state park and was then transferred to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

Stinson Beach, photo by Andrew Hecht, flickr Creative Commons

MCL continues to work on preserving important natural features of Marin. Projects have included the San Rafael Shoreline, Corte Madera marshes, Bahia, Rush Creek in Novato, Bel Marin Keys and other creeks, wetlands and ridges.