Along Northern California’s Sonoma Coast, finding stretches of shoreline that still feel truly wild and undeveloped is becoming increasingly rare. That’s what makes the Estero Americano Coast Preserve, just south of Bodega Bay, such a remarkable discovery. … For generations, this land was part of a working coastal ranch. The rolling grasslands and estuary edges were privately owned and used primarily for agriculture and grazing, keeping the coastline off-limits to the public for nearly 100 years. … Birdwatchers may spot great blue herons stalking the shallows, snowy egrets moving through the marsh, and hawks riding the coastal updrafts above the bluffs.