| Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Collection
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| Botanic Garden and Herbarium Being Created in Santa Ana Canyon Yorba Linda Star April 5 1929 page 1 |
| Mrs. Bryant Again Entertains Lemon Men's Club at Field Day Meeting The California Citrograph June 1933 |
| Local Ranch is Sanctuary for Flora of State Yorba Linda Star April 20 1934 page 1 |
| Pasture Fire on Bryant Ranch Burns 9 Hours, 160 Acres Yorba Linda Star June 17 1938 page 1 |
| Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Developing into Institution for Serious Scientific Research Yorba Linda Star April 28 1939 page 5 |
| County Home Makers Today Make Tour of Botanic Gardens Yorba Linda Star May 5 1939 page 1 |
| Big Grass Fire Covers 400 Acres of Bryant Ranch Yorba Linda Star September 20 1940 page 1 |
| Fire Sweeps S.A. Canyon and Hills; North Edge Y.L. Singed Yorba Linda Star November 12 1943 |
| A Short History of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden by Philip A. Munz, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden of the Native Plants of California May 1947 |
| Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens to be Open to Public Yorba Linda Star March 26 1948 page 1 |
| Botanical Garden Opens to Public Yorba Linda Star March 25 1949 page 1 |
| Botanic Garden to Open to Visitors Yorba Linda Star March 17 1950 page 1 |
| Bryant Ranch Tentative Tract Map Approved Following Council Discussion on Area Roads Yorba Linda Star October 7 1978 page 1 |
| Controversial Bryant Ranch as Yet Remains Untouched Yorba Linda Star March 23 1979 page 3 |
| Historic Home Subject of City Excursion Yorba Linda Star February 29 1984 page 1 |
| Bryant Ranch Property: A Look at Its Past Yorba Linda Star March 7 1984 page 3 |
| Susanna Bryant Leaves Botanic Legacy Yorba Linda Star March 14 1984 page 6 |
| Bryant Ranch Project Enters First Phase Yorba Linda Star January 30 1985 page 5 |
| Bryant Ranch Slated to be Museum Yorba Linda Star January 7 1987 page 1 |
| Yorba Ranch Building to be Salvaged Yorba Linda Star February 4 1987 page 1 |
| Bryant Ranch House Museum Opens Yorba Linda Star February 26 1988 page 3 |
| Ranch House has a History Yorba Linda Star December 14 1995 page 8 |
| Bryant Ranch House to Vie for National Registry Yorba Linda Star October 17 1996 page 1 |
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Bryant Ranch Project Enters First PhaseYorba Linda Star January 30 1985 page 5
Acquired by developers in 1978, the 3,500-acre Lomas de Yorba Bryant Ranch is nearing its first phase of commercial and industrial development in east Yorba Linda.
Philip Paxton, Yorba Linda planning director said the ranch, by far the largest-ever annexation of property by the city, is targeted for a series of different land uses to be implemented in the next 10 years.
Most significantly, the area will accommodate about 12,000 new residents, said Brian Johnson, project director for Campeau Corp, which is the ranch land developer. Johnson was Yorba Linda's assistant city manager for five years before joining Campeau
During a Yorba Linda-sponsored Chamber of Commerce-sponsored breakfast Wednesday, Johnson outlined some of his company's development projects. So far, the area south of the Santa Ana River is slated for a mix of affordable housing and industrial use, the building of which will commence in a couple of weeks, he said.
“There won't be any manufacturing there,” Johnson told a group of nearly 70 persons who gathered at the Yorba Linda Country Club. Mostly research and development businesses will be allowed at the 60-acre site, he said.
Next to the industrial area will be a 30-acre complex of 300 housing units called “The Villages.” The 900- to 1,200-square foot homes will cost between $85,000 and $110,000, Johnson said. Additionally, 400 townhouses will be built nearby.
“As developers, we get the land zoned and build the infrastructure.” Johnson said. He predicted the ranch will be completely developed within 10 years.
Together with commercial and industrial sites, a total number of 3,900 residential units is projected, he said.
Paxton said the Bryant Ranch is in the city's redevelopment area, so projected revenues in Yorba Linda's future from the development is difficult to assess at this time.
An unusual aspect of developing the ranch, which includes hilly terrain, ravines, and a flood plane, is the inclusion of a 250-acre “turtle track”. Johnson said deer, turtles, and other wildlife migrate from their hillside homes to the river and State regulations provided for the animals' continued access.
Meanwhile, Chamber president Mick Cary said he sees the development of the Bryant Ranch as a significant element in the growth of Yorba Linda.
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