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…
In honor of permanently protecting TEN thousand acres, here are TEN different ways you can support the land you love… Direct donations – give simple but meaningful gifts through cash, credit cards, checks and money orders. Sustaining gifts – set up recurring donations on PLT’s website that are automatically withdrawn Read more…
This summer is shaping up to be hot at Placer Land Trust with the addition of nearly 800 acres of permanently protected wildlife habitat in Lincoln. Placer Land Trust recently recorded a conservation easement on the Antonio Mountain Ranch property on Fiddyment Road in Lincoln, as part of a mitigation 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…
Yes on 68 for Rural Protection – by Jeff Darlington In just a couple weeks on June 5th – or sooner for those who vote by mail – Californians have an opportunity to vote on Proposition 68, a $4.1 billion ballot measure that will protect and enhance our parks, trails, Read more…
Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce the addition of Christine Pieper to their Board of Directors. Pieper grew up as a farmer’s daughter in Maryland with parents who were always committed to conserving their land, placing their farm in a permanent agricultural conservation easement. Well-versed in nonprofit fundraising, Pieper Read more…