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…
Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce the addition of Amy Eubank to their Board of Directors. Eubank grew up in El Dorado County and has fond memories of hiking and camping across the Gold Country region with her family. “My parents taught me at a very young age to Read more…
Placer Land Trust has permanently protected 427 acres of prime ranch land in Placer County, known as Oest Ranch Lone Star Preserve. Located along Highway 49 north of Auburn, the protection of this ranch was made possible through partnership with the Oest Family, California Climate Investments, CA Wildlife Conservation Board, Read more…
Join us on a visit to Meyer Preserve, situated along the well-traveled Mount Vernon Road. This property contains rolling hills, rangelands, and scattered oaks that are characteristic of Placer County’s rural foothills, providing roadside scenic views to the public.
Dennis Cavallo, a longtime friend and volunteer of Placer Land Trust, has been spending a lot of his time at our Swainson’s Grassland Preserve in Lincoln lately. And there’s only one reason we know of why he’d put up with this kind of heat—baby burrowing owls!! For the last few Read more…
The national Land Trust Accreditation Commission recognizes land trusts and conservation organizations that meet rigorous national quality standards and strive for continuous improvement in protecting important natural places and working lands forever. In 2008, Placer Land Trust became the first accredited land trust in the Sierra and one of the Read more…