Attention nature lovers: actor and director Clint Eastwood just made your day.

The Academy Award winner has donated 79 acres of prime beachfront property to the Big Sur Land Trust. It's part of a project to restore the Carmel River's historic flood plain to reduce flood-related problems, while enhancing wildlife habitats along the river and creating new trails linking state and regional open spaces.

The Academy Award winner has donated 79 acres of prime beachfront property to the Big Sur Land Trust. It's part of a project to restore the Carmel River's historic flood plain to reduce flood-related problems, while enhancing wildlife habitats along the river and creating new trails linking state and regional open spaces.

The former mayor of Carmel, California, Eastwood has worked for years to help acquire land surrounding the city for the project—which involves removing a dam, restoring wetlands, and returning part of a golf course to the wild. The California Department of Natural Resources believes the completed project will make the Carmel one of the best restored rivers in America.

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"To see the restoration, the flood plain improvements, the benefits to the community and the environment all coming together is truly satisfying," Eastwood said.

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