Placer Land Trust believes that spending time in nature improves our quality of life by creating opportunities to improve our physical and mental health, and deepen connections with loved ones and with the natural world around us. That is why in 2013, we set out to raise $750,000 through our Read more…
Quick Facts: 794 acre wildlife preserve located southwest of Lincoln Protected by Conservation Easement in 2018 Grassland and vernal pool landscape, habitat for many bird species Landowner Lewis Antonio Mountain Ranch LLC (AKT Investments) donated the easement to create a Mitigation Bank About the Preserve A Conservation Easement covering the Read more…
Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 5:30pm The Ridge Golf Club and Events Center, AuburnTickets: $75 for PLT members, $90 for general public Each year, Placer Land Trust honors an individual or group that enhances the quality of life in Placer County through resource conservation with the prestigious Placer Conservator Award. This Read more…
Thomas D. McMahan 1940-2019 On July 11, 2019 Placer Land Trust (PLT) lost a long-time supporter and friend. Tom McMahan was a devoted volunteer for PLT, serving on the board of directors for over 12 years. Tom greatly valued our land in Placer County, and in his words felt, “We Read more…
AUBURN, CA, JUNE 28, 2019 – Placer Land Trust has purchased and permanently protected the 46-acre Southern Cross Preserve on the North Fork American River north of Foresthill. The purchase was funded by Placer Land Trust members through the 2017 Placer Conservator Auction, the Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust, and a 50% bargain sale Read more…
Get out and go exploring with our printable field guides to Canyon View Preserve! These colorful guides are an easy, pocket-sized way to identify the trees, shrubs, and wildflowers you’ll see at the Preserve (as well as in many other places in the foothills). Just print, fold, and hit the Read more…
Our members are the BEST! Thanks to you, we raised over $147,000 this Big Day of Giving to fuel our mission in the year ahead and beyond. A big congrats to the 600 other nonprofits and the Sacramento Region Community Foundation for raising over $8 million so that organizations serving the Sacramento Read more…
When you support Placer Land Trust, you’re protecting more than just dirt… you’re protecting wildlife, wide open spaces, and places where EVERYONE can thrive! Gold Country Wildlife Rescue recently visited our Big Hill Preserves with some very special friends to share how our two organizations work together, and to talk Read more…
Source: YubaNet The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced the Department has awarded over $63 million in grants for 16 landscape-scale, regionally-based projects aimed at promoting healthy and resilient forests that protect and enhance forest carbon sequestration. Placer Land Trust received an award of $1,300,700 to Read more…
Quick Facts 874 acres of oak woodlands spanning the Raccoon Creek and Bear River watersheds Consists of four separate but adjacent preserves (click on each link for more information on the individual preserves): Taylor Ranch Preserve Kotomyan Big Hill Preserve Liberty Ranch Big Hill Preserve Outman Big Hill Preserve 7+ Read more…