2020 was a year of resilience, of awakening, and of gratitude for our open spaces, as people flocked to the outdoors for their physical and mental well-being. And despite all the challenges, our work didn’t slow down. Three brand-new preserves, another preserve expanded, incredible member and volunteer support — here are just a few of the many highlights of 2020, well worth celebrating!
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Top stories of 2020
2020 Members and Supporters
Conservation Champions –
$50,000+
Anonymous
Beard Ranch
Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust
Conservation Champions –
$10,000-$49,999
Community Needs Fund at Placer Community Foundation
Neil Gerjuoy
Kayden & Christine Kelly
Andy & Shana Laursen
Marcella D. Hardt Charitable Remainder Trust
Tom & Nancy McMahan
Side Hill Citrus
Donald & Audrey Stoye
The George W. Bauer Family Foundation
The Ridge Golf Course & Events Center
Conservation Champions –
$5,000-$9,999
Bella Wildfire & Forestry Services
Capital Public Radio
Churchwell White LLP
Richard & Barb Proffitt
REI
Pat & Eden Rock
Nicole Spencer
Jack & Peggie Wormington
$2,500-$4,999
Aronowitz Skidmore Lyon
Bruin Ranch
California Foundation for Stronger Communities
Clif Bar Family Foundation
Dennis & Nancy Meyer Family Trust
Jeff & Kim Dutra
Jon & Karen Easterbrook
Len & Kris Ganz
Harvego Family Foundation
J.A.E. Fund For Animal & Environmental Welfare at Placer Community Foundation
Lone Buffalo Vineyards
Ron & Kathy Meyer
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Christine Pieper & Dennis Grossman
Gerald Rico & Neva Kesselring
Target Circle
Russell Tweet
U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management
Louise & Dick Wiesner
$1,000-$2,499
Paul & Diane Aronowitz
Shirley Ballinger
Lisa & Doug Balmain
Barbara Brenner & Char Ghio
Norma Brink
Patricia Callan-McKinney
Dennis & Sharon Cavallo
Century 21 Select Real Estate, Inc.
The Chevalier Law Firm
Faith Conley
Cook Development
Jean & Dean Decker
Amy Dieter
Dan Dimick
Michael & B.J. Driscoll
ECORP Consulting, Inc.
First Northern Bank
Michael Frey & Donna Eckwortzel
Cindy Gustafson & Wally Auerbach
Hanford ARC
Fran Haulman Herbst
HomeTown Realtors
Houston Magnani & Associates
Pat & Al Huber
Elizabeth Jansen
Karen & Gerald Johnson
Joanna Jones
Dave & Cindy Kasberg
Karen Keene & Ron Kohl
John Krogsrud & Deborah Domitrovich
Jean Labadie
Joan Levers & David Manhart
John Marin & Therese Crutcher-Marin
Rex Maynard & Becky Morris
Miller Honey Farms
Mitchell Chadwick
Gerald & Gail Mohlenbrok
Joanne Neft
Nancy & Ken Nittler
Placer Title Company
Graeme & Debra Plant
Susan Prince & Jim Ricker
Psomas
Sarah Roeske
Charles Routt & Edith Thacher
Dan & Anne Runte
Rural County Representatives of California
Ray Santana & Janet Pucci
Tim Stephenson & Ali Goff
The Keller Family Pathway Fund at Sacramento Region Community Foundation
Janet & Mark Thew
J.P. Tindell
Jackie Traynor
Traci Veteto
Phil & Kathy Weber
Larry & Linda Welch
Wildlands Inc.
Karen Wyatt
Yamasaki Landscape Architecture
Fred & Denise Yeager
Anita & Bill Yoder
Heidi & Clif Youmans
Land Benefactors
A Land Benefactor is an individual, family, or organization who has chosen to protect their land and has included some level of charitable contribution. This could be a donation of land, an easement, funding for a stewardship endowment, and/or a discounted sale.
American Land Conservancy
American River Conservancy
Lisa & Doug Balmain
Beard Ranch
Ron & Sharon Bettencourt
John & Lugene Boyd Family
Chamberlain Family
Dennis & Nancy Meyer Family Trust
Gretchen & Richard Dyson
Mark Emalfarb
Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust
Ferreira Family
Foresthill Land Company, LLC
Robert & Denise Freiheit
Neil Gerjuoy
Gould Family
The Harvego Family
Bill & Vera Johnston Family
Labadie Family
Andy & Shana Laursen
David Loera & Alison Harvey
Ron, Kathy, & Blair Meyer Family
Daryl & Sue Oest
Protect American River Canyons
Estate of Abraham V. Schenck
Susan Taylor
Leslie F. Warren
Wilson Family
Heidi & Clif Youmans
Land Protectors
A Land Protector is an individual, family, or organization who has chosen to protect their land, benefiting us all today and for generations to come.
City of Auburn
Placer County
Auburn Area Recreation and Park District
Paula Turtletaub
Placer County
Florence Fang
Paul Mergen
James Nichols
Pannell Family
Streeter Family
Wheeler Family
Siller Brothers, Inc.
Land Acquisition Grant Funders
California Climate Investments
California Department of Conservation
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Forestry and Fire
California Farmland Conservation Program
Placer County Legacy
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Wildlife Conservation Board
Forever Society
Forever Society members preserve the natural wonders of Placer County for generations by including Placer Land Trust in their will and/or estate plans. We are forever grateful to our members listed below, and for our much-appreciated anonymous members.
Anonymous
Veronica Blake
Kurt & Karen Bleuel
Norma Brink
Jeff Darlington
Jan Foster & Ray Valone
Douglas A. Freeman (deceased)
Bob Gilliom & Patty Schifferle
Jim & Cathy Haagen-Smit
Doug Houston & Sons
Steve & Karen Killebrew
Tom (deceased) & Nancy McMahan
Ron & Jan Miller
Michael Pargament (deceased) & Diane Pargament
Graeme & Debra Plant
Dean Prigmore & Patrice Taylor
Barbara G. Schutz
Nicole Spencer
Janet & John Voris
Larry & Linda Welch
Karen Wyatt
In Honor Of
Lynnette Batt
Bill Beadle
Wesley J Buckwalter
Rich Ferreira
Jim & Cathy Haagen-Smit
The Johnson Family
Jann & Ted Neal
Suzanne Peterson
Amanda Sharp
James Smith & Brooke Allison
In Memory Of
Ron Blair
Don Brophy
Gabriella Debeniotis
James Durfee
Michael Grace
Dorothy B. Hamilton
Barbara Hixon Wilson
Virginia Horton Sword
Beatrice Larkin
Pat McKenzie
Tom McMahan
John McQueen
Brad Weston
General Members
Anonymous
Brooke Abrames
Molly Adams
Brian Aguilar
Teresa Allbaugh
David & Lisa Allen
Graham Allen
Brooke Allison
Aileen Allison-Zarea
Paula Amerine
Michael Anderson
Sue Andreasen
Kim Andrup
Brenda Anguiano
Animal Medical Center
Ann Keen Photography
API Marketing
David & Elaine Applebaum
Ben Arikawa
Joyce Armitage
Linda & Michael Ashcraft
Auburn Ravine Ranch, Inc.
Auburn Symphony
Danny & Deborah Avila
Ian Baker
Brad & Shawn Baldwin
Genevieve Baliantz
David Barbeiro
Sue Barthelow
Jan Bartuska & Bill Combs
Evon Basque
Hillary Bates
Lynnette Batt
Mary Batt
Richard Batt
Don & Ruth Baylis
Marilyne Bazlen
Bill Beadle
Carolyn Bechly
Amber Beckler
Kat Beilby
Brendan Belby
Shannon Benton
Diane Berg
Julie Bergman
Marisa Bernetti
Veronica Blake & Kirk Lovejoy
Robert & Margaret Blakeley
Dree Bleakly
Kurt & Karen Bleuel
Lisa Bloom
Nancy Bloom
Blue Shield of California
Terry Boehler
Julia Boorinakis Harper
& Anton Barbeau
Boorinakis Harper Ranch
Sean & Debbie Booth
Rodney & Kristen Borges
Tracy Borneman
Julie Bornhoeft
Stephen & Cecelia Boswell
Richard & Carolyn Bosworth
Botanical Skincare & Massage
Dennis & Brenda Bowcut
Kim Box & Craig Robertson
Martha Boyer
Annemarie Boyle
Allie Bradley
Brenchley-Jackson Fund of
the Sacramento Region
Community Foundation
Larry Brenden
John & Deanna Brenner
Sarah & Kirk Bresniker
Karen Brigg
Carol Brodeur
Charles Brown
Greg & Anne Brown
Ken & Julann Brown
Kim Brown & Jeff Hartnett
Linda Brown
Tina Bryce
Barbara Bumgarner
Katie Burdick
Lynne Burgan
Burgeson Family Farm
Laurie & Paul Burns
Everett Butts
Sarah Buxton & Walter Dahl
Patricia Calabrese
Garrett Call
Michelle Callejas
Alaine Callen
Robert Campbell
Billie Cannon
Sherry & Craig Caplinger
Bill & Cathy Capps
Don Carrubba
Cathryn & Gary Caruso
Jim & Donna Carver
Casque Wines
Linda Chase
Jamie Chatterley
Tim & Iris Ching
Mary Christopherson
Christy Claes
Gerry & Lori Claflin
Stuart Clancy & Mary Helen Fein
Loren & Debbie Clark
Lucy & Pete Clark
Dani Clauss
Clif Family At Velo Vino
Clover Valley Foundation
Benson Cobbold
Richard & Alice Cocke
Marcia Coffeen – McElroy
Bob & Carol Coleman
Sara Collette
Paul & Susan Conforti
Lyle Cook & Sabrina Thompson
Erin Covington
William & Evelyn Covington
Barbara & Clay Cowan
Diana & John Cox
Doug & Vicki Croall
Louise Czopek
Charlene Daniels
Jeff Darlington
John & Cynthia Darlington
Mick & Carole Darlington
Dale & Mary Darney
Sarah Darney & Rowdy Sabin
Jessica & Josh Daugherty
Paula Davidson
Fred & Susan Davis
Terry Davis
Frances Dea-Sanchez
David Deckman
Kirk & Marianne DeMartini
Tony DeRiggi
Teresa Devenish
Peggy Dewey
Mary Beth Dietrich
Scott Diffenbaugh
Jacqueline Dion
Patty & Dennis Dong
Debbie Douglass
Dudek
Jeannette Duff
Kimberly Duhra
Alice & Brion Dunbar
Laura Duncan & Peter Bridges
William Dunkum
Pat Dusterhoft & Rad McCord
Carley Dutra
Michelle Early
Rae Ann Eckstrom
Ann Edgerton
Kathleen & Perry Edwards
Eisley Nursery Inc.
Judy Ellis
Rosemary Elston
Emily Leff & James L. Davis III
Family Fund at Placer
Community Foundation
Chelsea Engberg
Jon & Darlene Engellenner
Priscilla Enriquez
Andrew Epstein
Becky Errotabere
Gary Estes
Paul & Donna Estridge
Amy Eubank
Annabelle Eubank
Richard Eubank
Amy Evans
Anne Evans
Barbara Fairchild
Falik Family Philanthropic Fund
Elise Fandrich
Fechter & Company, CPA’s
Liesl Feldman
Florence Ferreira
Fred Festersen
Melissa Fiore
Bill & Georgia Flake
Lesley Flannery
Mary Ann Flemmer
Sandy & Gary Floyd
Terryl Foch
Jeffrey Foltz
Elena Forbes
Susan & Curtis Fossum
Jan Foster & Ray Valone
Kellyeann Foster
Steve & Cynthia Foster
Mark & Patty Fowler
Tim & Linda Fraguglia
Barbara Fralick
Steve Frisch
Don & Nancy Fuller
Donna & Merrill Furlow
Joanne Galati
Elizabeth Gallagher
Tony Ganger
Angela Garcia
Greg Geisler
Kent Geller
Stuart & Kathy Gerould
Van Geslani
Guy & Sigrid Gibson
Arla G. Gibson-Bautista
& Bud Bautista
Gibson & Tuttle, A Law Corporation
Rick & Amanda Gilbert
Judy Gillivan
Jeffrey Givens
Terri Givens
Tonya Goins
Omar Gonzalez
Lisa Goodstein
Teri & John Gormley
Arlene & David Graber
Kathleen Grace
Mike & Sharyn Granville
Richard & Carrol Gross
Tanya Gross
Stephen Grubman
Ed & Charlene Guay
Jim & Cathy Haagen-Smit
Allegra Hakim
William & Sandra Haley
Glen Hall
Jennifer Hamelin
Jane Hamilton
William Hammond
Mike & Misty Hansell
Heidi Hansen
Kirk & Alice Hanson
Sandy Harris
Harry & Karen Wyeth
Charitable Fund
Nancy Hart
Carole Haskell
Rob & Kimberly Haswell
Monica Haulman
Vickie Hayashigatani
Bob & Connie Haydon
Heather Heaton
Megan Hecox
Abraham Hendricks
David Herman
Andy & Ashley Herum
Hewlett-Packard
Caroline Hickson
Elizabeth Hill
Julie Hirota
Collin & Linda Hobbs
Leslie Hobson
Michael Hodgson
& Therese Iknoian
John Holloway & Elaine Reed
Jim & Pat Holmes
Mike Holmes
Dale & Jane Holmgren
Michael Holsclaw
Bob & Mary Homelvig
Erik & Tina Homelvig
Elizabeth Homen
Ed & Mary Ann Horton
Lani & Travis Houck
Doug Houston
Jeannie Howell
Kelly Huffman
Caitlyn Hughes
Johnathan Human
Rick Humphreys
Stephanie Huntingdale
Josh Huntsinger
Mary Hynes
Ryan Imbach & Tracy Schohr
Arlene Jamar
Dave & Dianne Jarrette
Jarrette Company, LLC
Marilyn Jasper
Tom Jasper
Bill Jensen
Joan Jernegan & Barry Carr
Erin Johansen
Brad Johnson
Janice Johnson
Linda Johnson
Mark Johnson
Richard Johnson
Samuel & Norma Johnson
Wade Johnson
Don Jones
Greg & Sara Jones
Candy & Savannah Judson
Jeri Juergenson
Corinne & Guido Kaelin
Shana Kaplan
Greg Kareofelas
April Keene
Maureen Keene
Shannon Keene
Janice Kehoe
David Keim
Liz Keim & Wade Wright
Tiffany Kelly
Keith & Teresa Kenworthy
Kristy Keyser
Steve & Karen Killebrew
Linda & Scott Killian
Licia King
Bob & Paige Kingman
Kate & Stuart Kirsh
Kerri Kisko
Jim & Mary Kleinbach
Christy Klim
Jim & Deb Knox
John & Marlene Knox
Valerie Kohl
Heidi & Dave Krolick
Laura Labanieh
Bruce LaBelle
Wendy Lambert
Lisa & Chris Lamorey
Sonja Lane
Judi Lardner
Celia LaRiviere
Gregory Larkin
Patrick Laughlin
Law Office of Marcus J.
Lo Duca, PC
Bob & Linda Lawrence
Cynthia Lawrence
& Lon Williams
Dixie Laws
Beth & Tom Lawson
Cynthia Lee
Bert & Deirdre Lefty
Jeanette Leino
Donald Lewis
Dale Lien
Linda Beech Cutler Charitable
Fund at Sacramento Region
Community Foundation
Tapani Lindgren
Erica & Corrie Lindsay
Robert Littlejohn
Kristina Lloyd
Melissa Lobach
Jim & Linda Lobue
Bonnie London
Nancy Longyear
Mary Lord
Mike & Diane Lukza
Richard Lutzoff
Morgan Lynn
Bruce & Patricia Lyon
Gay & Barry Mackintosh
Jocelyn Maddux
Madrone Ecological Consulting
Patricia & Don Malberg
Janelle Marcione
Mary Marcus
John Marinko
Jeffrey Markov
Ron Marks
Chris & Carrie Marovich
Heather Martin
Michelle Martin
Shawna Martinez
Staci Martinez
Jess & Travis Mason
Larry Matz
Paula Maxwell & Bob Bugay
Marsha & Richard McAnulty
Jim & Elizabeth McBride
Eleanor McCalla
James McCallum
Pat & Cheryl McCartney
Katie McCleary
Holly McClure & Jeff McCreary
Kevin McConnen & Jill Hartnell
Max McDuff
Bob & Carolyn McElhany
Donna McGlaughlin
Loretta McGrath
Susan & Mike McKenzie
Chuck & Roberta McKinney
Janet McMartin
Stewart & Christine McMorrow
Christine McPherson
Joe & Lynn Medeiros
Jim & Ruth Mehl
Sharon & Thomas Merchant
Bunny Merrill
Clay Merrill
Karl Mertz, Jr.
Charlene Messner
Kristi Meyer
Cathy & Jeff Mikles
Jason & Ginny Miller
Kathy Miller
Ron & Jan Miller
Rachel Minnick
Collette Minturn
Leigh & Carol Mintz
Crystal Mobley
Gary Moffat
Traci Montero
Jennifer Montgomery
& Daniel Gomez
John Moore
Mark Moore
Shelley & Ben Moore
Barbara Morgan
Brad & Andrea Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Karen Morse & Robert Niblack
Jeff & Candace Morton
Tom & Laura Morton
David Muraki
Russell & Kimberly Nash
Thomas Neary & Susan Dupre
John & Ursula Neil
Maria Nemeth
Florence Nerby
Newcastle Ministorage
Gerry Nicholson
Hannah Nicholson
& Alana Van Altena
Nancy Nieland
Kathleen Nitta
Nitta Plants & Plans
Pete & Kathleen Nixon
Tamu Nolfo
Nor Cal SUP Groms
David & Cathy Norcott
North Fork American River Alliance
Jeff Novak & Valerie Seymour
Gary Noy
Jim & Marty Oberlander
Daryl & Sue Oest
Derrick Oliveira
Paul Olson
ORR Design Office, Inc.
Karen Paige
Katie Palatinus
Bonita Parodi
Brian & Diane Parry
Jean Parsons
Michelle Partridge
David Payette
Kenneth Payne
Eric & Paula Peach
Richard Pearson & Jean Hart
Steve & Pam Peck
Molly Penberth
Laurie Penn
Carol Pepper-Kittredge
Stephen Perlman
Mark Perry
Richard & Dorothy Peterson
Joanne Petithory
Jan Petrenko
Margaret Petrovich
George & Jen Phillips
Christine Pieper & Dennis Grossman
Bert Pierroz
Joseph Piette
Tom Piette
Placer County Supervisor
Bonnie Gore
Placer County Supervisor
Cindy Gustafson
Placer County Supervisor
Jim Holmes
Placer County Supervisor
Robert Weygandt
Placer County Water Agency
Placer Nature Center
Placer Resource Conservation
District
Placer Wine Trail
Joe & Kelly Poggi
Alasdair Jonathan Porteus
Stacey Powell
Jaimie Price
Carolyn Purdy
Jill Quan
Cathy Quatsoe
Linda & Phil Raimondi
Karen Ramm
Roberta & Michael Raymond
Recology
Lori Reeves
Sandra & Jerry Reeves
Elke Reimer
Dinyah Rein
Anita & Dale Reis
Alexia Retallack
Susan Reynolds
Kirsten & Steve Reynolds
Julie Rhoten
Ed & Sue Rice
Cathleen & Stephen Rickard
Robin Riley & Mary Flannigan
Iggy Rivas
Philip & Birgit Robertson
Joeva Rock
Elizabeth Rodoni
Valorie Rose
Deren Ross
Diane Ross
Sarah Ross
Danielle Rossetti-Busa
Michael & Ella Rossitto
Thomas Rotelli
Al Roten
Ivette Rothenberg
Donald & Janet Russell
Gayle Russell
Shirley Russell
Paul & Patty Ruud
Jacob Sacks
Dawn Salazar
Susan Salinger
Jennifer Sanders McClellan
Chris Sands
Tim & Colleen Sands
Primo Santini
Robert Sawhill
Phil & Jill Sayre
David & Betty Scatena
Donald & Rose-Marie Schaefer
Alice Schilla
Shandon & David Schmeiske
Gregory Schnable
Heather Schneider
John & Mary Jean Schroeder
Richard Schuman
Barbara G. Schutz
Gary Scott
Steve Scott
Suzanne Scotten
Darlene & William Selling
David & Andrea Seminer
Stephen & Barbara Sena
Ty Shalley
Jill Shannon
Shaw Yoder Antwih Schmelzer
& Lange
Suzanne Sheetz
Michael & Melissa Shimizu
Gary & Jan Shonkwiler
Karen & Stan Shook
Moira Short
Margie Shunk
Sierra Moon Goldsmiths
Sierra View Country Club
Signature Homes, Inc.
Sandy Simester
Steve & Martha Smetana
Adam Smith
Eric Smith & Julianne Herz Smith
Larry Smith
Merridee & Keith Smith
Nancy Smith
Roger & Irene Smith
Laura Snow
Rich & Linda Snyder
Stephanie Snyder
Sonja Sorbo
Desiree Soto
Keith & Mary Sparks
Cathleen Spence-wells
Peter Standish-Lee
Mary & Michael Stark
Sallysue Stein & Tony Engberg
Harriet Stephens
Dottie Sterling
Moreland & Mary Stevens
Jan Stevens & Carole Cory
Rosie Stilwell
Laurinda Stoody
Amber Stott
Joe & Cindy Strickland
Thomas & Marianne Stuart
Robert Stuart & Rose Hoskinson
Sutter Health
Laurie Sweeney
TAD Executive Fiduciary Services
Angie Tahti
Cindy Tambini
Susan Taylor
Richard Taylor & Tracy Grubbs
Teichert
Jenny Terhorst
Diane Tharp
William & Mary Alice Thauvette
The Endicott Family Charitable
Fund, a Donor Advised Fund
of The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
The L & J Bonser Memorial Fund
Ann Thomas
Julie Thomas
Carol Thompson & David Hughes
Melinda Thompson
Paul & Kitty Thompson
Nina Thomson
Margie Tomenko
Michael & Martha Totaro
Mary Towne
Nicole Tracy
Mike & Julie Trueblood
Stephenson Tse
Doreen Tucker
Kim Tucker
Christine E. Turner
Twin Peaks Orchard
Umpqua Bank
Firouz Vaghti
Mehrey Vaghti & Tom Toy
Charles & Kathy Van Dam
Robert Veerkamp
Wayne & Barbara Vineyard
Visit Placer
Joe & Sue Vitales
VMware Foundation
Janet & John Voris
Theresa Voss & Bill Jackson
Wakefield Landscape
Richard & Gail Wakele
Jamie & Rob Wales
Kara & Aaron Walker
Kristin Wallace
Donna Ward
Jeff & April Ward
Dee Warenycia
Edward & Barbara Weiss
Gary & Shannon Wells
Michael Wells
Scott & Cathy Wells
West Coast Falconry
Rachel Westaby
Westpark Communities
Steve & Tracy Wetzel
Robert Weygandt
Herb & Susan Whitaker
April White
Harry & Karen White
Maren Whitson
Cindy Whitson-White
& Rocke Whiston
Karen Wiese
Clark Williams
Ken & Jenness Willmarth
Rich & Kathy Wilshusen
Wilson, Wilson & Taylor
Lori Wilson-Hopkins
Ken & Zinnia Windholz
Sharon & Kenneth Winter
Gay Wiseman
Jean Woeckener & Robert Burns
Diane Wolfe
Colin Wood
JoAnne Wuelfing
Doreen Yates
Edward & Barbara Yeager
Kaelan Yen Smith
Terry Yoder
Ken & Francine Yorde
Hussam Zarea
Ziegelmann’s Refrigerator
& Equipment