160 Acres on the North Fork American River……Protected Forever By Karrie Thomas Placer Land Trust has teamed with the Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust to acquire another 160 acres on the North Fork American River at Gillis Hill in Weimar guaranteeing a five-mile stretch of the river stays forever wild and Read more…
6/2/2013 Placer Land Trust officially opened a new hiking trail to the public following a short ceremony and a light brunch on Saturday June 1, National Trails Day. The new 1.25-mile Canyon View Trail is now open to the public from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. Dogs are Read more…
Dennis Cavallo & Sarah Darney Land Steward of the Year and Volunteer of the Year By Janet Voris Placer Land Trust recently presented two Auburn residents with special awards for their volunteer efforts. Dr. Dennis Cavallo was named the 2012 Land Steward of the Year, and Sarah Darney the 2012 Volunteer Read more…
3/18/2013 Barbara Brenner Brings Agricultural Heritage and Legal Skills Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce the addition of Newcastle resident Barbara Brenner to its Board of Directors. Barbara Brenner is a founding partner of Churchwell White LLP, a Sacramento law firm with expertise in environmental and natural resources, land Read more…
6/14/2013 The Dream: we plan to build 20 miles of new trails on 3,000 acres of foothills wilderness north of Auburn. If you and your family share this dream and love to play in our natural wonders, read on – this is your chance to be the Hero in this dream! In addition Read more…
12/21/2012 Placer Land Trust was among many conservation groups and community members that recently helped protect the Royal Gorge ski area. PLT’s support of this project came directly from your membership contributions – Nice work! After a six month fundraising blitz to buy the Donner Summit property, which had been Read more…
12/19/2012 160 acres in American River Canyon Protected Forever Placer Land Trust and the Oest family are pleased to announce the permanent protection of a portion of the historic Oest Ranch in Placer County. On December 17th, as part of its new Small Farm Program, Placer Land Trust recorded an Read more…
Oest Ranch–Cold Springs Preserve By Karrie Thomas Placer Land Trust is very pleased to announce the permanent protection of a second portion of the Oest Ranch in Placer County! Just days ago, as part of our new Small Farm Program, PLT recorded an agricultural conservation easement on the 160-acre “Oest Read more…
10/26/2012 On November 8th, Placer Land Trust will honor Alex Ferreira with the 2012 Placer Conservator Award at a dinner and ceremony in Lincoln. The dinner will take place at the McBean Pavillion from 6:00-9:00 pm. Placer Land Trust presents the Placer Conservator Award each year to an individual or Read more…
9/6/2012 Hilltop property in Bear River watershed to be named after Skip Outman Placer Land Trust recently acquired 80 acres of oak woodlands in the Big Hill area northwest of Auburn, coming one step closer to linking the 1,181-acre Hidden Falls Regional Park to thousands of other acres of PLT-protected Read more…