Past Events
Preserve Passport Program
Visit these Placer Land Trust Preserves anytime during the month of June to benefit from being outdoors and earn cool prizes!
Past Events
June 12 — Moonlight hike at Big Hill Preserves
Date & Time: Sunday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Big Hill Preserves, North Auburn What creatures and crawlies lurk in the dark when people aren’t usually around? Join us to find out! The hike begins while it’s still light so you can watch how the preserve transforms as the night grows Read more…
2022 Annual Report
Celebrating Jeff Darlington’s 20 Year “Workaversary”
Jeff Darlington has been at the helm of Placer Land Trust for 20 years — twenty years!!! That’s an amazing amount of time to dedicate to one cause. And Jeff is still going strong with no signs of slowing down! Jeff was hired as Placer Land Trust’s first staff member Read more…
Past Events
May 14 — Hike at Harvego Bear River Preserve
Date & Time: Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 8:00am Location: Harvego Bear River Preserve, North Auburn Join us for a spring hike at our largest preserve, which is also a working cattle ranch. Our trained docents will show you the sites and views of our beautiful Harvego Bear River Preserve along Read more…
Past Events
May 7 — Photography Outing at Big Hill Preserves
Date & Time: Saturday, May 7 at 8:30am Location: Big Hill Preserves, North Auburn This outing at our Big Hill Preserves is a special event geared for photography folks to explore an area in the foothills where you would not otherwise have access. The outing will be led by our trained Docents, Read more…
Past Events
May 1 – Spring Bird Stroll at Laursen Bear River Preserve
Date & Time: Sunday, May 1 at 8:30am Location: Laursen Bear River Preserve, North Auburn About this event: Whether you are a beginning or expert birder, you are invited to join us as we stroll quietly through open oak woodlands and meadows at one of the newest PLT properties. We will look Read more…
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April 24 — Nature Exploration for Kids at Taylor Ranch Preserve
Come join us to take in the beauty of the oak woodlands in winter at Big Hill Preserves, one of the last relatively “wild” areas in western Placer County.
2022 Annual Report
We’ve Adopted a Highway!
We are delighted to announce that Placer Land Trust has adopted a highway! “Adopt a Highway” is a Caltrans program that encourages individuals, businesses, and corporations to help maintain local roadsides through litter removal. You may have seen these signs along California roadways and wondered what it’s all about… Come volunteer with us and find out! We recently adopted the section Read more…
Past Events
March 26 — Geology/Hydrology hike at Big Hill Preserves
Come join us to take in the beauty of the oak woodlands in winter at Big Hill Preserves, one of the last relatively “wild” areas in western Placer County.
Past Events
April 10 —Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) and Tai Chi Walk
We’ll meander as a group focusing on seeing the trees from every angle, cross the stream listening to the sound of the water, and continue up the road. We will pause at a beautiful spot among big boulders to do the Tai Chi-Qigong movements of Eight Pieces of Brocade.