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…
We protect natural and agricultural lands so that it is available for future generations of people, wildlife and plant species…and it makes us feel good in the here and now! We know that green space produces oxygen and absorbs pollutants from our water and air, but what effect does it Read more…
Placer Land Trust has permanently protected two properties totaling 249-acres of land in partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) and the nonprofit Stewardship Council. Placer Land Trust protected the Upper Pinecroft Preserve and the Old Airport Preserve by placing a conservation easement on both properties, ensuring they can Read more…
7/1/2017 A crown jewel near Donner Summit has been preserved! Placer Land Trust (PLT) is pleased to announce the recent permanent protection of 248 beautiful acres at Kidd Lake and Cascade Lakes near Donner Summit. This property is now called “Kidd & Cascade Lakes Preserve” and is owned and managed by Read more…
As the temperatures warm up and more people are getting outdoors, we wanted to share this previous blog post on rattle snakes along with a few updates… The vast majority of snakes in California are harmless, save for one, the rattlesnake. California is home to eight species of rattlesnake; the one Read more…
Scotch Broom Challenge, no joke! All morning long this past Saturday I dodged April Fool’s pranks from family members and friends (since it was April Fools Day). I was happy to leave my phone and internet behind and head over to Canyon View Preserve for the Placer Land Trust’s volunteer Read more…
For 25 years, Placer Land Trust has been protecting natural and agricultural lands for the next generation. Well, that next generation is here! We are now working with young adults who have never known a world without Placer Land Trust. These young folks inspire our work every day! Hearing what Read more…
Placer Land Trust’s board member Jim Haagen-Smit has strong beliefs when it comes to trails. Belief in partnerships is a basic tenet of his and it has served him well as he forged relationships during REI’s 2015 Every Trail Connects campaign. This campaign supported trail networks that connected to communities. Read more…
CANCELLED — DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST OF HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS. Please see our calendar of events for other hike opportunities. Join us on our LAST Moonlight hike of the season on Saturday, October 15th. Our trained docents will be your guides for the evening, along with the light of the Read more…
Written by Mary West of the Auburn Journal I first visited the Canyon View Preserve three years ago. The day Jeff Darlington of the Placer Land Trust (PLT) celebrated its grand opening to the public. Members of the media, local dignitaries, PLT volunteers, and many local residents gathered that Read more…