12/21/2012 Placer Land Trust was among many conservation groups and community members that recently helped protect the Royal Gorge ski area. PLT’s support of this project came directly from your membership contributions – Nice work! After a six month fundraising blitz to buy the Donner Summit property, which had been Read more…
12/19/2012 160 acres in American River Canyon Protected Forever Placer Land Trust and the Oest family are pleased to announce the permanent protection of a portion of the historic Oest Ranch in Placer County. On December 17th, as part of its new Small Farm Program, Placer Land Trust recorded an Read more…
9/6/2012 Hilltop property in Bear River watershed to be named after Skip Outman Placer Land Trust recently acquired 80 acres of oak woodlands in the Big Hill area northwest of Auburn, coming one step closer to linking the 1,181-acre Hidden Falls Regional Park to thousands of other acres of PLT-protected Read more…
5/3/2012 You have probably seen Phil Robertson‘s images if you have been around the circles inhabited by nature and wildlife lovers in California. His work is in materials published by Audubon, Bay Nature Magazine, and the Nature Conservancy, and now Placer Land Trust! Phil has spent many mornings this spring Read more…
3/15/2012 Dear Placer Land Trust family, We lost one of the finest members of our family last weekend. Skip Outman, past Secretary and six-year member of Placer Land Trust’s Board of Directors, passed away. Please join me in offering your prayers to Skip’s wife Jan, his son Chad, and the Read more…
2/22/2012 Placer County Locals recognized for volunteer efforts in conservation. AUBURN, CA – On Wednesday, February 22, Placer Land Trust presented two special volunteer awards to Anita Yoder, the 2011 Volunteer of the Year, and Deren Ross, the 2011 Land Steward of the Year. Placer Land Trust presents these awards Read more…
12/19/2011 Placer Land Trust is extremely pleased to announce that we have acquired and protected an additional 40 acres on the North Fork American River above Lake Clementine! We closed escrow on the property on December 19th! This project could not have been completed without the generosity of Emigrant Trails Read more…
11/7/2011 NEWCASTLE, CA – Retired Placer County Agricultural Commissioner Christine Turner was honored by Placer Land Trust with the prestigious Placer Conservator Award on Saturday in Newcastle. Placer Land Trust awards the Placer Conservator Award annually to individuals who have enriched the quality of life in Placer County through resource Read more…
9/17/2011 Placer Land Trust was one of Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s 50 partner organizations who participated in the third annual Great Sierra River Cleanup. The event took place on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 9am-12pm. Canyon View preserve and the surrounding area around the Codfish Falls Trail Preserve were our two Read more…
9/5/2011 UPDATE: On September 8, 2011 Placer Land Trust got more great news regarding grants, in addition to the grants already received below the California Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) approved another $39,000 to expand the enhancement project on Doty Ravine. This grant will directly fund technical assistance for the Read more…