As the days grow longer, and the animals beginning to emerge, I get the sensation that spring is fast approaching. We all recently lost an hour from Daylight Savings and now the spring equinox is set to arrive on March 20th. Here in California, we did not receive much of Read more…
During the second week of March, as winter comes to a close in Mexico, locals are bombarded with a flurry of orange and black, exploding from the trees in what is the spring migration of the Monarch butterfly. The Monarch butterfly migration is nothing short of incredible. They are the Read more…
It is officially that time of year where flowers, chocolates, and valentines dominate the grocery store. If you are like me, you appreciate the representation of the purest emotion, love, but hate the price tag that the month of February attaches to it. So this conundrum begs the question, what Read more…
It’s a beautiful spring day and you decide it is a wonderful opportunity for a picnic with loved ones. You go into the kitchen to prepare the outdoor feast and begin to assemble the materials for sandwiches. You reach into the produce drawer, to pull out the lettuce and tomato, Read more…
Placer Land Trust’s Land Manager, Justin Wages, took the court at the January 16th Sacramento Kings game to be honored by Kaiser Permanente on Cancer Awareness Night. Kaiser partnered with the Sacramento Kings to highlight four “Care Stories” – inspirational stories in the fight against cancer by individuals and their supporters Read more…
Side Hill Citrus Farm agrees to conservation easement By: Gus Thomson of the Auburn Journal Rural Placer County mandarin grower Rich Ferreira said he’s seen the land around him slowly gentrified over his lifetime. With deep roots in the soil that grows mandarins, lemons and other citrus crops so well Read more…
Dear Friends, Each year, Placer Land Trust works to protect valuable wild and agricultural land, build new trails, and increase access to nature for all who live and play in Placer County. But we can’t do it without the support of all those who truly believe in the same cause Read more…
We are pleased to announce that Jessica Daugherty, PLT’s Assistant Director, was selected as one of the 2014 “40 under 40” business professionals by the Sacramento Business Journal (SBJ). Daugherty will be presented with the award at a ceremony hosted by SBJ at the Mix Downtown on November 19th. Each year the SBJ Read more…
REI chips in $25,000 to Placer Land Trust trail-building efforts. By: Gus Thomson of the Auburn Journal A new 3-mile section of trail is being blazed in North Auburn’s Taylor Ranch Preserve as part of a Placer Land Trust effort to ultimately link the Bear River to the north with Read more…
THANK YOU SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS! 2014 Placer Conservator Award Ceremony & Dinner October 23, 2014 Honoring the ASRA Canyon Keepers $1,000 Community Connector Sponsors: AKT Development Corporation Armrod Charitable Foundation $500 Placer Protector Sponsors: Read more…