The Wild Rock Ranch Open Space Conservation Easement became a reality at the end of December 2000. A gift of the Paine Family, the 495-acre easement is designed to keep the property in productive open space as a working ranch. Unlike our park and trail easements, Wild Rock is not open to the public.

The cattle ranch is considered a "working landscape", meaning that in addition to very scenic vistas, it provides for jobs and (food) production. The owners have provided for a future option of building a home, in a specified area, on the range land.

The hundreds of acres of well-managed pastures provide an extra bonus for area wildlife. The property contains several large ponds, riparian corridors and great areas of oak woodlands.