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