The McCormick Ranch property has been acquired as open space by the Sonoma Land Trust. (Photo courtesy of Sonoma Land Trust)

Sonoma Land Trust has signed an agreement to purchase a historic 654-acre ranch that spans a ridge between Napa and Sonoma counties in the southern Mayacamas Mountains for $14.5 million.

Molly and John McCormick are pictured with their children Chalmers, Hugh and John in this undated image.

When the purchase closes in November 2020, a portion of the ranch in Sonoma County will be added to Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve, and the ranch land in Napa County will be owned by the Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District.

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