Source: YubaNet The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced the Department has awarded over $63 million in grants for 16 landscape-scale, regionally-based projects aimed at promoting healthy and resilient forests that protect and enhance forest carbon sequestration. Placer Land Trust received an award of $1,300,700 to Read more…
Karen considers herself a native Californian, despite being born in Maine, as she has lived most of her formative and adult years in northern California. Following her passion for land use and natural resources policy, Karen completed graduate coursework in City and Regional Planning at California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo. Read more…
In 2007, Placer Land Trust raised and contributed funding to ensure this 281-acre ranch in western Placer County near Camp Far West Reservoir would be permanently protected for continued agricultural use. Funding from Placer Land Trust, Placer County’s Placer Legacy program, and the United Auburn Indian Community enabled Placer County Read more…
Purchasing auction items at the Placer Conservator is a fun way to support Placer Land Trust’s mission, while walking away with some great items and experiences! PLT is grateful to all of the businesses and individuals who donated items for the Live Auction, which helps us direct the money raised Read more…
Placer Conservator Awardee Daryl & Sue Oest Daryl and Sue Oest were both born and raised in Auburn. They’ve known each other since they were kids, and married in 1971. They have two grown sons, Lucas and Loren, and one grandchild. Sue had no prior experience of the agricultural world. Read more…
Each year, Placer Land Trust honors an individual or group that enhances the quality of life in Placer County through resource conservation with the prestigious Placer Conservator Award. Our shared vision to preserve this region’s agricultural heritage for generations to come is why we’re thrilled to honor Daryl & Sue Read more…
This position is CLOSED to new applicants Placer Land Trust (PLT) is a private nonprofit charitable organization based in Auburn, CA, dedicated to quality of life through the protection of wide open spaces, wild places, local farms and ranches, natural playgrounds, and the links that connect us to them. Read more…
On June 8th, an 83 lb Gray Wolf, known as OR-54, was seen near Boreal Mountain, just over a mile from Interstate 80. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife have been tracking the two year old female, believed to be the offspring of the first Gray Wolf to wander Read more…
Our Big Hill Preserves have abundant rock formations, the gently flowing Raccoon Creek, and spectacular panoramic views of the Sierra Nevada foothills and Sacramento Valley. Docents Karl Mertz, Sarah Roeske, and Bob Niblack are trained geologists. Karl is a retired geology professor from Sac State & Sierra College. Sarah teaches Read more…