Welcome Christine Pieper to the Board of Directors!
Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce the addition of Christine Pieper to their Board of Directors. Pieper grew up as a farmer’s daughter in Maryland with parents who were…
Farmland Wins Over Urban Sprawl
At the end of December, 2017, we recorded our 7th property of the year. This property is very special, as it is a conservation easement from a long-time member of…
Placer Land Trust Community Survey
Help guide Placer Land Trust’s future direction! Placer Land Trust protects natural and agricultural lands in Placer County that benefit both our present-day community, as well as future generations. We…
Year End
What better gifts can you give this holiday season than beautiful vistas, healthy natural habitats, clean waterways, places for outdoor recreation, and protecting our agricultural heritage? A donation to…
Upper Pinecroft and Old Airport Preserves: Permanently Protected Watershed Lands
Placer Land Trust has permanently protected two properties totaling 249-acres of land in partnership with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) and the nonprofit Stewardship Council. Placer Land Trust protected…
Conservation and Grazing — Can They Work Together?
Conservation and grazing don’t always go hand in hand. There are benefits and drawbacks, but like any good relationship there is a place in the middle that can make both…
Placer Land Trust protects Kidd & Cascade Lakes Preserve
7/1/2017 A crown jewel near Donner Summit has been preserved! Placer Land Trust (PLT) is pleased to announce the recent permanent protection of 248 beautiful acres at Kidd Lake and Cascade…
Our Staff is Growing!
We’re so busy protecting land that we needed more help! Please help us welcome Lynnette Batt as our new Conservation Director. Lynnette grew up in western Maine, in a small…
State Insect Shows its ‘Face’ at PLT Preserve
In 1929, California became the first state to choose an insect to represent the state. They chose the California Dogface Butterfly (Zerene eurydice) by conducting a statewide poll to all…
Land Conservation: It’s Important to Our Members
WOW!! Placer Land Trust members sent a BIG message this year on the Big Day of Giving: CONSERVING LAND IS IMPORTANT to our Members and the Community! Here are…
Snake Season: What You Need to Know
As the temperatures warm up and more people are getting outdoors, we wanted to share this previous blog post on rattle snakes along with a few updates… The vast majority of…
Welcome Karen Keene to our Board of Directors
We are pleased to announce that Karen Keene was appointed as the newest member of Placer Land Trust’s Board of Directors at the March 2017 Board meeting. Karen considers herself a…