Placer Land Trust carefully selects treatments to help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire on our properties and in our communities. Here you’ll find answers to commonly asked questions about our approach to fire and fuels management.
The Ecological Audit is a series of rapid, field-based surveys that Placer Land Trust will conduct across lands that we own every few years. It measures several different metrics that together serve as general indicators of ecological health.
Placer Land Trust land stewards seek to use natural process-based restoration techniques to restore wetland and upland habitat — such as teaming with beavers at Doty Ravine Preserve — at a fraction of the cost of a traditional, labor-intensive restoration projects.