Eagle Scout Designs Nature-Themed Sensory Path at Newcastle Elementary
There is a new feature cheering up the sidewalks at Newcastle Elementary School! 15-year-old Eva Gillmore has completed a project to earn her Eagle Rank as Senior Patrol Leader for…
595 Acres in Western Placer County Protected as Farmland Forever
Lincoln 595 Ranch preserves working almond and organic rice ranch, rural agricultural land, and wetland habitat Placer Land Trust and its partners have permanently protected Lincoln 595 Ranch, a large…
Honoring Robert Weygandt with the 2023 Placer Conservator Award
Robert Weygandt has called Placer County home for over 60 years, living on the same ranch where he grew up in rural Lincoln. He graduated from Lincoln High School, and went…
Kotomyan Vista Preserve Permanently Protected
We are pleased to announce the permanent protection of Kotomyan Vista Preserve! This new preserve joins our Big Hill Preserves as part of an extensive block of protected lands the…
Placer Land Trust Applies for Renewal of Accreditation
The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce…
Lower Bear Valley Preserve Permanently Protected
2,457 acres — our largest land protection project to date! Placer Land Trust and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) are pleased to announce the permanent protection of Lower Bear Valley Preserve!…
2023 Preserve Passport Program Celebrates the Outdoors
For the third year running, Placer Land Trust’s Community Council honored National Great Outdoors Month in June by hosting a Preserve Passport Program. To extend the fun, this year the…
A Really Big Day (of Giving!)
It was another great Big Day of Giving in the Greater Sacramento region! The event organizers, Sacramento Region Community Foundation, shared: “During this year’s Big Day of Giving, tens of thousands…
Restoring Oak Woodlands… One Acorn at a Time
The region between Raccoon Creek and the Bear River represents the largest contiguous area of oak woodlands remaining in Placer County. Home to our Big Hill Preserves, this area contains…
Bear River Headwaters Preserve Permanently Protected
As 2022 comes to a close, we are thrilled to announce the permanent protection of 1,200 acres of the Bear River headwaters! Placer Land Trust just recorded a perpetual conservation…
Doty Ravine Preserve Renamed to Honor Placer Supervisor Robert Weygandt
For nearly three decades, Placer County District 2 Supervisor Robert Weygandt has been the leading voice in creating this balance, ensuring we continue to have such a great county to…
Happy Holidays from all of us at Placer Land Trust!
2022 gave us so much to celebrate... enjoy this video look back at a great year!