Quick Facts: About the Preserve Lincoln 595 Ranch is a working almond orchard and organic rice land west of the City of Lincoln. Placer Land Trust purchased the Agricultural Conservation Easement at below market value thanks to the generosity of the landowners. The easement permanently protects the property from subdivision Read more…
Quick Facts: 794 acre wildlife preserve located southwest of Lincoln Protected by Conservation Easement in 2018 Grassland and vernal pool landscape, habitat for many bird species Landowner Lewis Antonio Mountain Ranch LLC (AKT Investments) donated the easement to create a Mitigation Bank About the Preserve A Conservation Easement covering the Read more…
Quick Facts: 137-acre historic working ranch in North Auburn Protected in 2020 by Agricultural Conservation Easement, which allows the current or future landowner to continue ranching or farming Mixture of irrigated pasture, annual grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and remnant fruit trees from the 1920s, when the property produced plums, pears, Read more…
Quick Facts: 246 acres in Sheridan Annual grasslands with vernal pools and other wetlands Protected in 2022 by Conservation Easement as mitigation for landowner PG&E Home to the vernal pool fairy shrimp, a rare species listed as threatened by the US Endangered Species Act Named in honor of historic Nisenan Read more…
A working walnut orchard near Lincoln. Placer Land Trust purchased the Agricultural Conservation Easement from the landowners at market value. The easement permanently protects the property from subdivision and development while allowing the landowners to continue their agricultural operations.
Quick Facts: 912 acres of oak woodlands along the Bear River in rural Lincoln Protected since December 2007 with funds from the California Wildlife Foundation Remote Wilderness Protection Placer Land Trust’s Bear River Protection Program envisions protection of the Bear River watershed from Lake Combie to Camp Far West Reservoir. Read more…
Quick Facts: 1,778 acres of blue oak woodland and riparian habitat Protected since December 2010 through a public-private partnership between Placer County, the trust for Public Land and Placer Land Trust as well as private donations Working cattle ranch Future northern terminus of unparalleled Sierra Nevada foothills trail system Wildlife Read more…
Quick Facts: 30 acres off Highway 193 in Newcastle Protected since 1999 The Labadie family generously worked with Placer Land Trust to place an agricultural easement on this property along a riparian corridor in western Placer County. Preserving Agricultural Land A Placer Land Trust easement protects the 30-acre Labadie Farm Read more…
Quick Facts: 546 acres along the Bear River Located north of Auburn Purchased in 2018, and expanded in 2020 Blue oak woodland and riparian landscape Financial support from Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust, the California Wildlife Conservation Board, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and and the Laursen family Nature preserve with no Read more…
Quick Facts: 313 acres on Big Hill, dividing the Raccoon Creek and Bear River watersheds. Protected with a conservation easement since October 2007 with funds from the State of California, Placer County, and the California Wildlife Foundation. Woodland and Rangeland Protection Placer Land Trust’s Bear River Protection Program envisions protection Read more…