By the end of the race season, Placer land Trust Board Member, Gregg McKenzie, will have participated in seven triathlons. “Is this interesting?” he asks during a recent chat. “To me it’s just a race.” But to those of us outside the triathlon world, it’s fascinating. Not only does Gregg Read more…
We are delighted for you to meet our new Community Relations Manager, Kara Walker. Kara comes to PLT with more than 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector, mostly working with the YMCA. She has a passion for educating young people on the importance and value of our natural Read more…
So there’s this drought thing happening here in California, and apparently it’s not going away for some time. We at Placer Land Trust know that the land we conserve depends on water—as do the ranchers, growers, and beekeepers who work it. With that in mind, we offer these easy-peasy tips Read more…
Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce the addition of Loomis resident Gina M. Giambruno to its Board of Directors. Gina is a Health Education Instructor II for Kaiser Permanente and will graduate with a Master’s Degree in Public Health in August. For more than a year, Gina worked with Read more…
Remember in elementary school when you had to wait in line for lunch, and there was always that one kid who would try to slip in ahead of everyone by striking up a casual conversation with a friend at the front of the line? Suddenly someone would shout, “No cuts!” Read more…
As a wild and crazy teenager I spent long afternoons soaking up sun on the North Fork of the American River, eating Pringles, sipping Dr. Pepper, and working up the nerve to jump from the Ponderosa Bridge. (Yep, it’s illegal and often painful. Don’t try it, folks!) So imagine my Read more…
Have you met hiking docent, Karl Mertz? If you’ve spent any time on Placer Land Trust’s preserves, you may have met our busy volunteer, but even if you haven’t met him on a hike, you’ve very likely benefited from his many volunteer efforts as a geologist. Most people become geologists Read more…
Our Facebook post shared by more than 200 people results in tip to local police! You may have heard that we were recently the victim of a major theft. One of our staff members showed up early in the morning on Friday, June 6, intending to work on a firebreak Read more…
When she was growing up in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Trula Daughtery’s mother always told her that “Trula” was short for “True Love.” It’s fitting, then, that Daugherty went on to become not only a meditation and yoga instructor, but also a Master Teacher and Practitioner of Usui and Karuna Reiki, which Read more…
Though he was a couple of years older, Andy Herum and his wife, Ashley, attended the same prom– with different dates– and they didn’t manage to bump into each other on the dance floor. Later, they had friends who lived in the same apartment building at the same time, but Read more…