Tejon Ranch in California to be conserved

The Scissor Ridge region of the Tejon Ranch in Southern California is shown in this undated publicity photo released to Reuters May 8, 2008. Environmentalists and a California real estate company on Thursday reached a long-fought deal to conserve and protect an area eight times the size of San Francisco from land developers. (Reuters Photo)

Wildflowers on the Tejon Ranch in Southern California is shown in this undated publicity photo released to Reuters May 8, 2008. Environmentalists and a California real estate company on Thursday reached a long-fought deal to conserve and protect an area eight times the size of San Francisco from land developers. (Reuters Photo)

The Golden Hills region of the Tejon Ranch in Southern California is shown in this undated publicity photo released to Reuters May 8, 2008. Environmentalists and a California real estate company on Thursday reached a long-fought deal to conserve and protect an area eight times the size of San Francisco from land developers. (Reuters Photo)

The Catskin region of the Tejon Ranch in Southern California is shown in this undated publicity photo released to Reuters May 8, 2008. Environmentalists and a California real estate company on Thursday reached a long-fought deal to conserve and protect an area eight times the size of San Francisco from land developers. (Reuters Photo)