Antonio Mountain Ranch Preserve
This summer is shaping up to be hot at Placer Land Trust with the addition of nearly 800 acres of permanently protected wildlife habitat in Lincoln. Placer Land Trust recently…
Here’s to our Health!
We protect natural and agricultural lands so that it is available for future generations of people, wildlife and plant species…and it makes us feel good in the here and now!…
Letter from Our Executive Director
Yes on 68 for Rural Protection – by Jeff Darlington In just a couple weeks on June 5th – or sooner for those who vote by mail – Californians have…
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…