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"Rush Ranch Wins Hearts." That could be the headline for any story about Rush Ranch. Whether you're a child or an adult, a hiker, birdwatcher, biologist, teacher, photographer, poet or painter, or just out for a picnic, this Solano Land Trust jewel will win you over.
Rising out of the northeast edge of the Suisun Marsh, Rush Ranch stretches across 2,070 acres of marsh and rolling grassland. Purchased in 1988 by Solano Land Trust, Rush Ranch provides recreational and educational opportunities to thousands of visitors each year. The Ranch, with its historical buildings and self-guided trails, is located approximately two miles south of Highway 12 on Grizzly Island Road.
With funding provided by the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Coastal Conservancy, Solano Land Trust has completed a new Nature Center to showcase the many natural and historical features of the property. Donate now to the Rush Ranch Stewardship Campaign.
Before European settlement, Patwin Native Americans summered on the property for thousands of years. The Suisunes, a sub tribe of the Patwins, likely hunted tule elk, grizzly bears and waterfowl, fished in the Suisun slough, and gathered plants for food and medicine. It is estimated that there were about 2,300 Patwins living in the area of Solano County in 1800, but the population soon plummeted to zero due to disease, forced moves to Spanish Missions and battles with Europeans. By 1823, there were no observed Native Americans left in the area, only abandoned and destroyed village sites.
For most of the 20th century, the ranch was operated by the Rush family, and unlike other landowners adjacent to the Suisun Marsh, they did not dike or otherwise significantly alter the tidal action on their property. With most tidal marshes in the United States managed or filled, their decision to leave the marsh to natural tidal ebbs and flows has proven to be an important contribution to tidal marsh science as a premier tidal habitat and in protecting plant and animal species of the marsh.
Purchased by Solano Land Trust in 1988 with a grant from the Coastal Conservancy, Rush Ranch was designated as part of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in 2003. Solano Land Trust works in close partnership with the Rush Ranch Educational Council, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that promotes education and public outreach programs for the ranch.
Rush Ranch is open to the public 7 days a week year-round. Open hours are 8am to 5pm November 1 through February 28, and 8:00am to 7:00pm March 1 through October 31. See our Events Calendar for special activities. Occasionally public access is limited due to a private event.
Rush Ranch is a 2,071-acre preserve with vast open spaces. There is a restored barn, working blacksmith shop, a tule hut, a nature center, and a 1930s Sears Catalog kit-built house, which is now a small interpretive museum with displays on the history of Rush Ranch. Rush Ranch is an excellent place to bird watch and enjoy the diversity of native plants found in brakish tidal marshes such as saltgrass, and pickleweed.
Camping & Day Use: There is no camping at Rush Ranch Open Space. There is a picnic area and BBQ, plus interactive educational exhibits with hand-painted murals that explain the ranch and interpretive signage on trails.
Did You Know? Rush Ranch is a working cattle ranch. There are self-guided trails lead through grasslands, provide spectacular views and take visitors along the edges of the Suisun Marsh, one of the best remaining examples of a brackish tidal marsh habitat in the United States.
But in the end, a tough Mustangs defense that made the Tigers one-dimensional on offense, an injury to senior running back Kendall Thomas and a Cy Ranch offense that rushed for 235 yards was too much to overcome for Stony Point as it fell 38-24.
Darrell and Carol Johnson own and operate Johnson Ranch in Tooele County. Darrell grew up working on the ranch and planned how he would run it until he got his chance in 1962 when he began to purchase land from his uncles. He partnered with his father, Orson, until 1988.
Darrell places a high emphasis on agricultural education and outreach, beginning with his two sons, Bryan and Ed, who live on the ranch and contribute to the day-to-day operation. Darrell has spoken about environmental science and range management to classes at Brigham Young University, University of Utah, and Utah State University. The Johnsons also open their ranch to research, including projects on climate change, soil fertility, and erosion control.
Welcome to Rush Creek Cattle Ranch! Originally from Colorado, the Ludlow family came to southwest Wisconsin and started this operation in 1976. Returning to his roots after working an office job, Matt is the second generation working the Wisconsin ranch. He explains how they keep their ranch sustainable!
Between 6-12 months of age, cattle spend time at stocker and backgrounder farms and ranches where they graze on a variety of pastures. Here they gain weight and convert forage and grass into lean protein.
Solano Land Trust and the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve are seeking volunteers, known as docents, to lead science activities, nature walks, and field trips about the tidal marsh at Rush Ranch. The deadline to apply to become a tidal marsh docent is March 1 and the online application is at www.solanolandtrust.org.
The training will include a mix of learning about the natural history of Suisun Marsh and scientific research occurring at Rush Ranch, and hands-on practice teaching and leading activities. Participants will learn a great deal and be inspired to learn even more.
Graduates will join the docent team that leads science activities, nature walks, and field trips about the tidal marsh at Rush Ranch on the third Saturday of each month and at other times throughout the year.
Solano Land Trust protects land to ensure a healthy environment, keep ranching and farming families on their properties, and inspire a love of the land. The San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve improves understanding and stewardship of the estuary, with a broader relevance to the ecosystems beyond the Golden Gate. The tidal marsh at Rush Ranch serves as a research site for scientists; a classroom for teachers, land managers, and naturalists; and an inspiring place for residents to visit.
Kukpi7 Frank Antoine, chief of the Bonaparte First Nation, said he and his community look forward to managing and developing this historic site for the next six years. He noted that he has had plans for the ranch for years and is eager to bring them to life.
Hat Creek Ranch features several historic buildings built during the Cariboo Gold Rush in the 1860s and is located on some of the few original sections of the Cariboo Wagon Road that prospectors took to get to Barkerville. Those who visit the ranch can explore these buildings and interact with guides dressed in period clothing. They also offer campgrounds and cabins for rent for those looking to stay overnight.
In the past, the ranch has had an Indigenous site where local members of the broader Shuswap Nation could share their history and culture with visitors. Antoine said, however, that over the years the relationship between the society and his people waxed and waned.
This includes a permanent powwow arbour, a new bridge to the site on the back of the property, a new rodeo ground and even a firehall to help protect the site. These new facilities will allow the ranch to host more events and attract new people to the site.
In the coming months, Antoine said Bonaparte will begin advertising when positions on the board become available. In the meantime, he encourages the public to come out and visit the site anytime this summer.
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