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Find Your Fun in Placer County with the Visit Placer Explorer Pass
Placer Land Trust teams up with Visit Placer to feature some of our favorite public nature preserves!
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581 Acres in Western Placer County Protected as Farmland Forever
Lincoln 1079 Ranch preserved for working organic almond and rice ranch, agricultural land, and wetland habitat We are so pleased to announce that Placer Land Trust and our partners have permanently protected Lincoln 1079 Ranch! This 581-acre working organic almond orchard and rice ranch is now protected as farmland forever. Read more…
2024 Annual Report
Battling the Broom: Volunteers Tackle Invasive Species
Scotch and French Broom are invasive plants that are prevalent and widespread in our area, including at Placer Land Trust’s Canyon View Preserve. Brooms are a super-successful invasive species…
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Protected Forever: 1,500 Acres along Lake Clementine and the North Fork of the American River
May 25, 2024 — Placer Land Trust (PLT) and Trust for Public Land (TPL) proudly announce the protection of over 1,500 acres of significant river canyon along Lake Clementine and the North Fork American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of Sacramento. The property, located between Applegate and Foresthill, Read more…
2024 Annual Report
Placer Land Trust Restores Habitat for Threatened Longhorn Beetle
The elderberry shrub is the host plant for the Valley elderberry longhorn beetle, an insect species federally listed as threatened and protected by the Endangered Species Act. This beetle is native to California’s Central Valley, but habitat loss has led to a dramatic decline in its population. Placer Land Trust Read more…
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A Really Big Day (of Giving!)
It was another great Big Day of Giving in the Greater Sacramento region! The event organizers, Sacramento Region Community Foundation, shared: “During this year’s Big Day of Giving, tens of thousands of people from around the capital area gave $13.2 million dollars to the causes that matter most to them. Because of Read more…
2024 other highlights
Eagle Scout Designs Nature-Themed Sensory Path
There is a new feature cheering up the sidewalks at Newcastle Elementary School! 15-year-old Eva Gillmore has completed a project to earn her Eagle Rank as Senior Patrol Leader for Scout Troop 13 and Troop 523. Eva led a team of her fellow troops, friends, and family to create a Read more…
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595 Acres in Western Placer County Protected as Farmland Forever
Lincoln 595 Ranch preserves working almond and organic rice ranch, rural agricultural land, and wetland habitat Placer Land Trust and its partners have permanently protected Lincoln 595 Ranch, a large working rice and almond orchard ranch in western Placer County. To ensure this 595-acre property remains forever protected for agriculture, Read more…
2023 Annual Report
Honoring Robert Weygandt with the 2023 Placer Conservator Award
Robert Weygandt has called Placer County home for over 60 years, living on the same ranch where he grew up in rural Lincoln. He graduated from Lincoln High School, and went to the University of Southern California where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance and management. Robert went on Read more…
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Kotomyan Vista Preserve Permanently Protected
We are pleased to announce the permanent protection of Kotomyan Vista Preserve! This new preserve joins our Big Hill Preserves as part of an extensive block of protected lands the Raccoon Creek and Bear River watersheds. These lands are part of a total of nearly 9,000 acres protected by Placer Read more…