News Release
12/19/2011
Placer Land Trust is extremely pleased to announce that we have acquired and protected an additional 40 acres on the North Fork American River above Lake Clementine!
We closed escrow on the property on December 19th!
This project could not have been completed without the generosity of Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust ... Read More »
11/7/2011
NEWCASTLE, CA – Retired Placer County Agricultural Commissioner Christine Turner was honored by Placer Land Trust with the prestigious Placer Conservator Award on Saturday in Newcastle.
Placer Land Trust awards the Placer Conservator Award annually to individuals who have enriched the quality of life in Placer County through resource conservation.
“As ... Read More »
11/7/2011
In the interest of protecting the working landscapes of Placer County, preserving our agricultural history, and sustaining our local agricultural industry into the future, Placer Land Trust is launching a Small Farm Program, designed to help local farmers and ranchers conserve their land for sustainable agricultural production.
As part ... Read More »
9/17/2011
Placer Land Trust was one of Sierra Nevada Conservancy’s 50 partner organizations who participated in the third annual Great Sierra River Cleanup. The event took place on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 9am-12pm. Canyon View preserve and the surrounding area around the Codfish Falls Trail Preserve were our two ... Read More »
9/5/2011
UPDATE: On September 8, 2011 Placer Land Trust got more great news regarding grants, in addition to the grants already received below the California Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) approved another $39,000 to expand the enhancement project on Doty Ravine. This grant will directly fund technical assistance for the ... Read More »
8/25/2011
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is once again hosting the Great Sierra River Cleanup in conjunction with Coastal Cleanup Day. Placer Land Trust is happy to be among the contributing organizations and is hosting two cleanup sites again this year. Placer Land Trust has been participating in the cleanup since ... Read More »
8/11/2011
Placer Land Trust is having a photo contest to showcase images of Placer County's beauty. We are looking for photos of People, Wildlife and Landscapes. The deadline for submissions is October 7th, 2011 and we will be announcing winners at our Placer Conservator Dinner & Award Ceremony on Saturday, ... Read More »
8/1/2011
On July 29th, 2011, at the California State Fair, the California Agriculture Heritage Club recognized family farms, ranches and other agribusinesses that have maintained their fiscal responsibility for over a century. Daryl Oest, an Auburn rancher, was among one of the few this year to be acknowledged and inducted ... Read More »
6/24/2011
On Friday June 24, the Union Pacific Foundation presented Placer Land Trust with a grant of $7,500.00 in support of the Trust’s continuing efforts to protect Bruin Ranch on the Bear River.
"Union Pacific has a long standing commitment to improve quality of life in the communities we serve ... Read More »
6/2/2011
Burrowing Owl Enhancement Project
During the month of June volunteers can join Placer Land Trust, Defenders of Wildlife and The Burrowing Owl Conservation Network at our Lincoln Preserves to install artificial burrow systems for the Western Burrowing Owl.
The Burrowing Owl population has been declining for the past 15 years and ... Read More »
6/1/2011
Join us on Harvego Bear River Preserve Hikes!
Come out and take part in our monthly docent led hikes on Harvego Bear River Preserve, formerly Bruin Ranch. Take in the wonderful views from Bald Rock mountain where on clear days you are able to see Sacramento! The working cattle ranch ... Read More »
4/29/2011
Blue & Green Ball, Saturday, May 14
Join us on May 14th at the Blue Goose Event Center in Loomis for dinner, dancing, and fun - to celebrate our 20th anniversary!
Come celebrate the 20th anniversary of Placer Land Trust and Placer Nature Center, and honor our community which has worked ... Read More »
4/22/2011
On Earth Day 2011, over 200 people attended a dedication event hosted by Placer Land Trust, The Trust for Public Land and the Harvego family at Bruin Ranch. At this event, Placer Land Trust dedicated 1,773 acres of the ranch as "Harvego Bear River Preserve" - permanently protected for future generations.
In 2010, ... Read More »
3/30/2011
Placer Land Trust’s Promise for Future Generations
"Natural Wonders Forever Endowment" Supports Permanent Protection of Placer County Land
In 2011 Placer Land Trust renewed its commitment to Placer County and future generations with the establishment of the Natural Wonders Forever endowment fund at the Placer Community Foundation.
Placer Land Trust has ... Read More »
11/19/2010
Placer Land Trust Protects Mark Twain’s Jumping Frog
California Red-Legged Frog Habitat Permanently Protected
Placer Land Trust recently partnered with Westervelt Ecological Services to permanently protect a 52-acre property known as the Big Gun Preserve, located near Foresthill in the Middle Fork American River watershed, containing the largest Sierra Nevada ... Read More »
11/1/2010
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On November 1, 2010 through a critical partnership with Placer Land Trust,
the American River Conservancy finalized a deal with willing landowners and conservation partners that has preserved an historic
ranch of "National Significance".
The American River Conservancy (ARC) purchased the 272 acre Gold Hill Ranch, site of the Wakamatsu Tea and ... Read More »
10/23/2010
Bruin Ranch ~ 2,300 acres along 3 miles of the Bear River
We can save it now ~ as a public park and nature preserve for all to enjoy.
Or we can watch as it gets developed for several hundred landowners to enjoy behind lock and key.
The choice is clear.
Working with ... Read More »
9/30/2010
In 2010 High Ranch Nursery and Wildlands Inc. donated over 1,000 trees to Placer Land Trust. All of these native trees are in desperate need of a home on one of our Preserves. We need your help to make sure they survive!
You can adopt your tree online at our ... Read More »
9/27/2010
Placer Land Trust had 62 volunteers participate in the 2nd Annual Great Sierra River Cleanup this past Saturday. The Sierra Nevada Conservancy coordinates this annual event. This year we pulled out 44 bags of trash and recyclable materials. In total, we cleaned up almost 4,000 pounds of trash!
Volunteers participated ... Read More »
9/26/2010
Please enjoy a few of Placer Land Trust's photos from the 2010 Great Sierra River Cleanup! Photos were taken at two cleanup sites, Miner's Ravine in Roseville and Taylor Ranch Preserve in Auburn. More pictures can be seen on our facebook page.
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5/22/2010
On Saturday, May 15th Placer Land Trust honored Andy and Shana Laursen at the 2010 Placer COnservator Award Ceremony & Dinner. The Auburn Valley Golf Club provided and excellent view of Bruin Ranch, and 13 artists provided work created there for a preview of what will be shown at ... Read More »
3/31/2010
a half-day technical symposium on the Bear-Yuba watershed and the oak
woodland foothills of the Sierra
Nevada
presented by the Bear-Yuba Partnership
The waterways, oak woodlands, and ranches in the Nevada,
Placer, and Yuba County foothills provide critical wildlife habitat and
migration connectivity, scenic open space, and convey vital water from Sierra
Nevada snowmelt to the people and agricultural lands ... Read More »
3/5/2010
Studies reveal vernal pool habitat loss in the Central Valley
New studies show that 135,000 acres of the Central Valley’s vernal pool habitat—about 13%—has been lost to agriculture and urbanization during the last three decades.
Placer Land Trust today released the findings of three vernal pool studies conducted by scientists at ... Read More »
12/2/2009
PLT works with Pioneering Family to Protect Oest Ranch
Placer Land Trust is proud to announce the permanent protection of 350 acres of rangelands in the American River Canyon near Lake Clementine
PLT worked with Daryl Oest and his family to put an agricultural conservation easement on the Oest Ranch - Lake Clementine ... Read More »
12/1/2009
5,000 Acres Preserved!
In November 2009, PLT worked with Daryl Oest and his family to put an agricultural conservation easement on the Oest Ranch - Lake Clementine Preserve.
With the completion of this project, Placer Land Trust is proud to announce that our grand total of protected lands in Placer County is ... Read More »
11/9/2009
Bear-Yuba Partnership to be announced Nov. 11
Strategic Conservation Initiative for the Foothills
Placer Land Trust, Nevada County Land Trust, and the Trust for Public Land are announcing the formation of the Bear-Yuba Partnership, a collaborative effort to strategically protect the most important lands in the foothills of the Bear and ... Read More »
10/5/2009
Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce the election of Gregg McKenzie of Rocklin to its Board of Directors.
McKenzie is an independent consultant in restoration, mitigation, environmental permitting and land acquisition. His business, The McKenzie Land Company, is based in Rocklin. McKenzie is also a City of Rocklin planning ... Read More »
10/1/2009
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7/18/2009
Sierra College Professor Emeritus Joe Medeiros receivedPlacer Land Trust’s prestigious Placer Conservator Award at a dinner in Loomison Saturday. The Placer Conservator Award honors exceptional individuals whohave enriched the quality of life in PlacerCounty through resourceconservation.
Past recipients include retired Placer County PlanningDirector and current Placer Land Trust board president ... Read More »
2/2/2009
Placer Land Trust to restore Stagecoach Preserve stream habitat
Placer Land Trust is hosting an Open House at its Stagecoach Preserve in Auburn on Saturday, April 25. For more information about supporting PLT's work to restore the Stagecoach Preserve, please contact Karrie Thomas at Placer Land Trust, (530) 887-9222 or karrie@placerlandtrust.org.
Placer ... Read More »
10/16/2008
Local cyclist and trails advocate joins nonprofit Board of Directors
Placer Land Trust is very pleased to announce the newest member of its Board of Directors, Jim Haagen-Smit.
Haagen-Smit is a Newcastle resident who recently retired from a 25-year career as a software engineer for Hewlett Packard in Roseville.
“Enjoying and ... Read More »
10/15/2008
Placer Land Trust partners with students to install bird boxes in rural Lincoln
LINCOLN, CA – On an unusually cold and windy Sunday morning a group of 5th grade students from Auburn Elementary School and students from Sierra College huddled for warmth at Placer Land Trust’s “Doty Ravine Preserve”. ... Read More »
10/15/2008
Accreditation Awarded by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission
AUBURN, CA – The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, announced last week that Placer Land Trust has been awarded accredited status, making it the first land trust in the Sierra to receive this distinct ... Read More »
9/29/2008
California Wildlife Foundation honored for resource protection work
AUBURN, CA –– On Saturday on the banks of Coon Creek, Placer Land Trust presented the prestigious Placer Conservator Award to the California Wildlife Foundation for enriching the quality of life in Placer County through resource conservation.
The California Wildlife Foundation (CWF), based ... Read More »
7/1/2008
ROSEVILLE – Placer Land Trust is pleased to announce that it has permanently preserved 26 acres on Miner’s Ravine at Sierra College Road in Roseville, providing multiple public benefits for current and future generations.
The Trust accepted a conservation and flood control easement from the Placer County Flood Control and ... Read More »
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