Land purchase, donation adds more than 1,500 acres to Monte Rio Redwoods park

MONTE RIO REDWOODS Regional Park in Sonoma County just got four times bigger. 

The county acquired a parcel of over 1,500 acres of protected redwood forest on Tuesday that will significantly expand the park and create a contiguous conservation area of more than 34 square miles south/southwest of the unincorporated area of Monte Rio.