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…
Quick Facts: 160 acres along the American River canyon rim near Lake Clementine Protected in 2012 in partnership with the Oest family, with primary funding provided by the Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust Protecting Working Family Lands Placer Land Trust worked with Daryl Oest and his family to put an agricultural Read more…
Quick Facts: 350 acres along the American River canyon rim near Lake Clementine Protected in 2009 in partnership with the Oest family, with primary funding provided by the Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust Protecting Canyon Lands Placer Land Trust worked with Daryl Oest and his family to put an agricultural conservation Read more…
Quick Facts: 427 acres Working, historic cattle ranch owned and operated by Oest Family Located along Highway 49 north of Auburn Protected by Agricultural Conservation Easements between 2015 and 2018 Grassland/ rangeland and blue oak woodland habitat, Orr Creek Funding partners: California Climate Investments (CA Dept of Conservation SALC Program), Read more…
Quick Facts: 80 acres of oak woodlands between Raccoon Creek and the Bear River Connects Big Hill Preserves with trail easement to Harvego Bear River Preserve Protected since August 2012. Funding for the land acquisition was made possible by grants from the Caltrans Environmental Enhancement & Mitigation Program and from Read more…
Quick Facts: 469 acres of grasslands and vernal pools on Highway 65 north of Lincoln Protected since April 21, 2005 through Placer Land Trust’s West Placer Habitat Protection Program Wide Open Spaces for Wildlife Swainson’s Hawk Native grasslands provide essential feeding grounds for Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni), listed as threatened Read more…
Quick Facts: 321 acres of oak woodlands on Big Hill in the Bear River watershed Protected since April 2007 with funds from the State of California, Placer County and California Wildlife Foundation. Conservation Connectivity Placer Land Trust works with willing landowners and conservation partners to protect land that connects wildlife Read more…
Quick Facts: 1,000 acres north of Roseville, protected for habitat conservation and restoration Protected since October 2006 through Placer Land Trust’s West Placer Habitat Protection Program Public-Private Partnership for Conservation and Restoration Toad Hill is privately owned while Placer Land Trust holds the Conservation Easement preventing development and promoting habitat Read more…
Protected through partnership with American River Conservancy;
Cultural Preserve is site of the first agricultural settlement of pioneer Japanese immigrants in North America.