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912 acres preserved along Bear River By Jessica Pierce   Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce the completion of our largest conservation project to date, the 912-acre Garden Bar Preserve. PLT purchased a conservation easement from the landowner of Read more…

Placer Land Trust Preserves 800 acres at Big Hill Two more oak woodland and rangeland properties saved in recent months By Jessica Pierce Placer Land Trust recently protected two properties northeast of Auburn on and around Big Hill, connecting the Bear River and Read more…

PLT Expands Stagecoach Preserve Three acres added along creek for restoration, public access By Jessica Pierce In April, Placer Land Trust added three acres to its Stagecoach Preserve, located on the rim of the American River Canyon across Russell Road from the popular Stagecoach Read more…

320 Acres of Oak Woodlands Protected PLT acquires Taylor Ranch Preserve on Coon Creek By Jeff Darlington   As the ink dries on this newsletter, the ink is also drying on another important piece of paper … the new deed of title Read more…

PLT Preserves 500 acres of Grasslands Expanded Toad Hill Ranch provides habitat, multiple benefits By Bob Cooley-Gilliom On October 17, PLT acquired a 500-acre conservation easement on the historic Toad Hill Ranch north of Roseville, doubling the protected acreage at the ranch. The Read more…

Disappearing Landscapes Art Event Locals to exhibit landscape art for PLT from Aug. 10 through Oct. 4 By Jessica Pierce In celebration of our 15th anniversary, and to help raise money for our continuing efforts to preserve natural and agricultural lands, PLT is Read more…

PLT Preserves 500 acres of Grasslands Toad Hill Ranch conservation easement is the latest successful project of PLT’s West Placer Habitat Protection Program By Bob Cooley-Gilliom   On March 14, Placer Land Trust recorded a conservation easement on 500 acres Read more…

Placer Land Trust Preserves Land Along Bear River Shutamul Bear River Preserve is the first project of PLT’s Bear River Watershed Protection Program By Jessica Pierce   On December 6, Placer Land Trust acquired 23 acres of spectacular riverfront property Read more…

PLT Protects 896 acres of Natural Habitat & Ranch Land Family ranch and vernal pool grasslands near Lincoln protected through new program By Bob Cooley-Gilliom As part of our new “West Placer Habitat Protection Program”, Placer Land Trust recently preserved nearly 900 acres of land Read more…

PLT Saves 16-acre Cisco Grove Gould Park By Jeff Darlington On December 29, 2004, Placer Land Trust acquired and preserved 16 acres of Sierra Nevada forest along the South Fork Yuba River in Cisco Grove. The preservation of this property, the “Cisco Grove Gould Read more…