Quick Facts:
- 49-acre property in the Upper Bear River watershed
- Located near the Bear River Campground in Colfax, adjacent to the Bear River Pinecroft Reserve
- Protected in 2017 by Conservation Easement
- Owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Wildlife Habitat & Watershed Land
The property contains mixed conifer and hardwood forests that provide habitat for a diverse range of wildlife in the Upper Bear River watershed. The property, part of PG&E’s hydroelectric watershed lands, is predominately forested land located just upslope from the Bear River Campground. An intermittent stream located on the property flows directly into the Bear River, highlighting the importance of protecting this watershed land. The property also provides scenic value from the nearby public roadways and the Bear River Campground. The Conservation Easement protects the property forever for the benefit of open space, scenery, recreation, historic and cultural values, and foothill habitat.
Partnership
The Conservation Easement protecting the property was donated by PG&E to Placer Land Trust as part of an on-going partnership between Placer Land Trust, PG&E, and the Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council (Stewardship Council). Through this partnership, Placer Land Trust plans to protect 6,200 acres of watershed lands in the Bear River, Yuba River, and American River watersheds of Placer County by the end of 2019. This is part of a much larger effort in which PG&E and the Stewardship Council are working with land trusts to permanently protect 140,000 acres of land across 22 counties in California, much of it in the Sierra Nevada.
