(The Star Ranch Property is being sold)...It is being purchased by San Diego County and the US Navy.

The property is near Campo in East San Diego County. The 2,151 acres will expand San Diego's conservation land. The property contains a mix of chaparral, wetlands and stream-side habitat which support endangered species, including the Arroyo Toad and Least Bell's Vireo, a rare songbird. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors recently agreed to purchase the land. It will be added to the County's future East County multi-species conservation plan are, part of a regional program launched in 1998 to manage conservation, recreation and agriculture while carving out areas designated for development.