Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 5:30-8:00pm
The Flower Farm, 4150 Auburn Folsom Rd., Loomis
An evening reception with appetizers, wine, beer, and cocktails. A short program includes the Placer Conservator Award presentation.
Join us at this indoor/outdoor reception to mingle with old friends and meet new Placer Land Trust supporters! Enjoy delicious appetizers and drinks while you check out some of the auction items being auctioned online. You won’t want to miss the program where you’ll hear the latest news about Placer Land Trust, have a chance to participate in a short but important live auction, and be a part of honoring the Colfax-Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe as they receive the well-deserved 2025 Placer Conservator Award!
(See FAQs below for more details regarding the schedule)
Tickets: $85 for Placer Land Trust members, $100 for general public
Tickets include appetizers and drinks (including wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages). Space is limited, so get your tickets today!
Schedule:
5:30pm – Check-in and Social Time – arrive any time before 6:15pm
6:30-7:00pm – Short program
7:00-8:00pm – Social Time – stay as long as you like after the program ends
8:00pm – Event ends, drive safe!
Placer Land Trust is thrilled to be presenting the 2024 Placer Conservator Award to Colfax-Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe (CTVCT). CTVCT is a California State recognized Tribe of (Nisenan) Maidu & Miwok people of the Colfax/Placer County area. They strive for the protection of sacred sites, traditional practices, language preservation, and the overall betterment of their tribal community.
In 2022, Placer Land Trust transferred the Yo’ Dok’im Pakan – Gerjuoy North Fork Preserve to the Tribe and their Koy’o Land Conservancy. This preserve sits in the ancestral homelands of CTVCT, and is now stewarded by the Tribe using cultural practices such as prescribed cultural burnings and native plant revitalization. Placer Land Trust is honored to be able to return the land to its original stewards, and to continue our collaborative work together, including our upcoming Owl Creek LandBack and Equitable Access project.
Keith L. McLane, BAS, is one of the country’s preeminent fundraising auctioneers, special appeal/fund-a-need experts, and event-based fundraising educators. Since 1995, he has specialized in organizing and conducting charity and fundraising auctions for schools, charitable organizations, and nonprofit groups from Honolulu to New York City. Never the shy one, Keith has become well-known for his fun and entertaining auctioneering style that frequently takes him out from behind the podium and deep into the audience! Keith holds an MBA from The UCLA Anderson School of Management and is a graduate of the world-famous Missouri Auction School, which Newsweek magazine dubs “The Harvard of Auctioneering.” He is also one of only a small number of auctioneers in the country–and only 20 auctioneers in California–to have achieved the National Auctioneers Association’s prestigious Benefit Auction Specialist (BAS) designation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Attire: Business Casual is the fast answer, but you’ll see all styles so come in what makes you feel happy. Please note that the event is indoors/outdoors, so dress in what’s comfortable for the weather.
Tickets: We do not send out physical tickets for the event. You will check in upon arrival to confirm attendance and receive your nametag.
Are food and drinks included? Yes. Appetizers will be available at a buffet, as well as passed during social times. Each guest will receive two drink tickets at check-in for wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages. Additional drinks may be obtained with a voluntary donation.
Payment options: There is nothing to buy at the event, but donations are appreciated. We can accept cash, checks and all credit cards for donations.
Can I bid on auction items at the event? We will have some auction items at the event for you to preview. All bidding takes place online, and you can bid from your phone at the event if you like. You may view all items and bid here.
Can’t make it to the events? You can still make an investment in the future of Placer County — and have your donation doubled by our Board of Director’s $17,000 matching fund! Donations from this year’s Conservation Celebration Week will help create a LandBack & Equitable Access Fund. This fund will support the acquisition and return of land to a local Tribe and/or projects on existing preserves that create new and perpetual access for Tribes and the general public. We hope you’ll join us in playing a small role in addressing injustices done to our local Tribes in the past with a donation at a level that is meaningful to you.
