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The Hearst family spent decades planning a resort town along 18 miles of California coastline, then locked 80,000 acres of the ranch behind a conservation easement instead — and the beaches below the castle now host one of the largest elephant seal rooke

Source: Space Daily · Published Sep 13, 2026, 3:58 AM

In Science, Space Daily puts this story at the center of the day: The Hearst family spent decades planning a resort town along 18 miles of California coastline, then locked 80,000 acres of the ranch behind a conservation easement instead — and the beaches below the castle now host one of the largest elephant seal rooke Space Daily FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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