Article and photographs courtesy of Placer Legacy. Placer Land Trust and the Placer Legacy Program are two different entities often working in cooperation towards a similar goal: conserve and protect Placer County’s undeveloped land. Commonly mistaken as synonymous organizations, there can be a bit of a blurred line between two Read more…
We are delighted to share that Placer Land Trust has purchased and permanently protected the North Fork of North Fork American River Preserve, 320 acres of steep forested canyon land near Emigrant Gap. The property includes approximately 1.2 river miles of the North Fork of North Fork American River, which feeds Read more…
2019 Placer Conservators Jim Branham and Bob Kingman • Land Stewards of the Year Jan Foster and Ray Valone • Volunteers of the Year Gary and Shannon Wells
Does my $25 donation really help protect land? That’s a question we hear from our members from time to time, and the answer is a resounding “YES”! Here’s how… As we all know, land in Placer County is expensive, especially some of the larger expanses of land that make the Read more…
AUBURN, CA, Aug. 6, 2019 – Americans unite and work together to save the open lands they love. Since 1991, Placer Land Trust has been doing just that for the people of Placer County. As one of the first land trusts in the Sierra to achieve national land trust accreditation, Placer 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…