Meet our New Board President, Christine Pieper
Placer Land Trust has just voted in Christine Pieper as Board President! Christine joined the Board of Directors in April 2018 and eagerly took on new leadership roles, becoming Vice…
Big Day of Giving 2020 — WOW!
Humbled! That’s the best way to describe how Placer Land Trust staff and board members feel after the outpouring of support this Big Day of Giving. Our members, both new and…
Placer Land Trust Permanently Protects Historic Beard Ranch
Placer Land Trust has permanently protected yet another historic working agricultural landscape in Placer County! Placer Land Trust and landowner Patti Beard have placed an Agricultural Conservation Easement on the…
2019 Annual Community Report
For Placer Land Trust, 2019 was the Year of Rivers! This year saw the permanent protection of 408 acres of beautiful, rugged canyon land in the Sierra, through three separate…
42 Acres on North Fork American River Permanently Protected
AUBURN, CA, JANUARY 7, 2020 — Placer Land Trust has permanently protected the 42-acre Loera-Harvey North Fork Preserve on the North Fork American River near Weimar. Located between Yankee Jim’s…
Land Conservation Partnership: Placer Land Trust and the Placer Legacy Program
Article and photographs courtesy of Placer Legacy. Placer Land Trust and the Placer Legacy Program are two different entities often working in cooperation towards a similar goal: conserve and protect…
PLT Permanently Protects 320 Acres on North Fork North Fork American River
We are delighted to share that Placer Land Trust has purchased and permanently protected the North Fork of North Fork American River Preserve, 320 acres of steep forested canyon land near…
Meet the 2019 Placer Conservator Awardees
2019 Placer Conservators Jim Branham and Bob Kingman • Land Stewards of the Year Jan Foster and Ray Valone • Volunteers of the Year Gary and Shannon Wells
Turning Your $25 into Thousands of Acres of Protected Land
Does my $25 donation really help protect land? That’s a question we hear from our members from time to time, and the answer is a resounding “YES”! Here’s how… As…
Placer Land Trust Earns National Recognition
AUBURN, CA, Aug. 6, 2019 – Americans unite and work together to save the open lands they love. Since 1991, Placer Land Trust has been doing just that for the people…
Saying Goodbye to our Friend, Tom
Thomas D. McMahan 1940-2019 On July 11, 2019 Placer Land Trust (PLT) lost a long-time supporter and friend. Tom McMahan was a devoted volunteer for PLT, serving on the board…
Placer Land Trust Permanently Protects Southern Cross Preserve
AUBURN, CA, JUNE 28, 2019 – Placer Land Trust has purchased and permanently protected the 46-acre Southern Cross Preserve on the North Fork American River north of Foresthill. The purchase was…