21 fun ways to celebrate National Great Outdoors Month and National Get Outdoors Day in June 

The Anderson family at Canyon View Preserve

Visit land preserves or participate in planned Placer Land Trust Activities mid-May through end-June – enjoy benefits of being outdoors and earn cool prizes!

How to participate:

  • Visit Placer Land Trust Passport preserves or join a docent-led hike or an Open Preserve Day between May 17 and June 30, 2024. Click here to see all public preserves.
  • Take a photo of the Preserve’s Land Trust sign or your experience and write a sentence (or more!) about your favorite part of the visit.
  • By July 8, 2024: Email us with your name, mailing address, photos and favorite part sentence(s), subject line: Placer Land Trust Preserve Passport
  • If inclined, post your photos on Facebook or Instagram with the following hashtags: #PlacerLandTrustPassport  #OutsideWithPlacerLandTrust
  • Please plan your trip in advance so you have enough water, food, and weather protection appropriate to your visit.

How to win a prize: 

  • Visit or attend 1 Placer Land trust preserves (on your own or as part of a Placer Land Trust planned activity) and win your choice of PLT merchandise
  • If you visit more than 1 Preserve, for each additional Preserve visited, you will get a ticket for a drawing for the prize of your choice. Drawing for prizes will take place by mid-July.
  • Our Prize Coordinator will help arrange receipt of your prize!

Placer Land Trust “merch” selection may include drawstring backpacks, thermos, hats, keychain with flashlight/whistle, stickers, and more.

Prizes via the ticket drawing include gift cards to area businesses, potted tree from local nursery, and more! One entry per family. 

The Foster family enjoyed the river at Cisco Grove Gould Park

Here are some staff “favorite picks” Preserves for Fishing/ Watersports, Short/ Family hikes, Sierra Trails and Picnics:

Fishing/ Watersports: 

Short/ Family hikes:

Sierra Trails:

JOIN a planned activity such as a docent-led hike or an Open Preserve Day organized by Placer Land Trust: check out the Event Calendar for an activity that fits your interest! 

For field guides to the wildflowers, birds, trees, and shrubs of Canyon View Preserve, click here.  (The field guides can also be used at our other preserves!)

The Preserve Passport Program is supported by Placer Land Trust’s Community Council, whose purpose is to amplify the mission of Placer Land Trust by raising awareness and building support for protecting our region’s beautiful open space and agricultural lands.

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Ryan Jones captured a beautiful sunset at Halsey Preserve