Earlier this month, we passed a significant milestone in the effort to protect Clover Valley, over 400 acres of open space in Rocklin, when the Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to provide up to $1 million toward the land purchase and protection of the property via a conservation Read more…
It was another amazing, record-breaking year for the region’s Big Day of Giving! Our generous community gave nearly $13.4 million to 718 participating nonprofits that help our region thrive. It is always a feel-good day to be part of such an inspiring philanthropic movement! As for Placer Land Trust, our Read more…
Jeff Darlington has been at the helm of Placer Land Trust for 20 years — twenty years!!! That’s an amazing amount of time to dedicate to one cause. And Jeff is still going strong with no signs of slowing down! Jeff was hired as Placer Land Trust’s first staff member Read more…
2021 was a year of stewarding our lands, reflecting on the past, and planning for our future. We wrapped up our 30th anniversary, feeling proud of what we’ve accomplished together, and dreaming about what’s possible.
Anyone who knows Lynnette Batt knows she’s a force to be reckoned with! Don’t let her small size fool you, she knows how to get things DONE! Lynnette joined the Placer Land Trust team as our first Conservation Director back in 2017.
Newly completed project protects more river frontage, recreation opportunities, watershed, and wildlife habitat
Placer Land Trust Board member Rich Ferreira has been growing and selling Placer County mandarins since 1975 when he bought his 17-acre ranch near Lincoln. He started with 100 Satsuma mandarin orange trees and today, Side Hill Citrus has grown to 48 acres and over 3,000 trees. In 1989 his Read more…
If you have been out to Canyon View Preserve lately, you may have noticed some tree and brush work happening. This work is part of the Auburn Shaded Fuel Break project, a fuels reduction effort managed by the Placer County Resource Conservation District (RCD) in cooperation with the Auburn Fire Read more…
We are delighted to welcome Achini Bandara as the newest member of our Board of Directors! Achini serves as Development Director for Sierra Nevada Journeys, a nonprofit based in Northern Nevada and California that delivers outdoor, science-based education programs for youth. Prior to her career in education and environmental advocacy, Achini held Read more…
The “30 Years of Conservation Auction” is a wrap, and we couldn’t be more thrilled with the results! Whether you sponsored the auction, contributed auction items, bid on auction items, and/or invested directly in land conservation, we are SO grateful for your support! You helped us raise over $76,000, which will Read more…