It sounds like something out of a movie. A young man is diagnosed with cancer, and he has only two things to keep him going: his work tending to the land that he loves, and his love for the people who tend the land with him. This was no cinematic Read more…
12/5/2013 The Holidays are upon us and the end of 2013 is coming fast! Have you finished your shopping? What to get for the outdoor enthusiast on your list? Why a brand new trail of course! Placer Land Trust is poised to build 20 miles of new trails through 3,000 Read more…
Popular Rafting and Kayaking Destination Protected Forever Photo: Ian Buckley WEIMAR, CA – Placer Land Trust has teamed with the Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust to acquire another 160 acres of land on the North Fork American River at Gillis Hill,guaranteeing a five-mile stretch of the river stays forever wild and scenic. Read more…
6/2/2013 Placer Land Trust officially opened a new hiking trail to the public following a short ceremony and a light brunch on Saturday June 1, National Trails Day. The new 1.25-mile Canyon View Trail is now open to the public from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. Dogs are Read more…
3/18/2013 Barbara Brenner Brings Agricultural Heritage and Legal Skills Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce the addition of Newcastle resident Barbara Brenner to its Board of Directors. Barbara Brenner is a founding partner of Churchwell White LLP, a Sacramento law firm with expertise in environmental and natural resources, land Read more…
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…