Wantrup Wildlife Sanctuary

This Preserve has 730 acres of oak savannah, oak woodlands and migratory bird habitat located in Pope Valley. The property was conveyed to the Land Trust by Professor Siegfried von Ciriacy-Wantrup in 1982 and has the best example of oak savannah habitat in the Land Trust’s permanently held lands. In areas where cattle were removed, valley and blue oaks are interspersed with native grasses, wildflowers and shrubs.

Who We Are

Land Trust of Napa County is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to preserving the character of Napa by permanently protecting land.

Established in 1976 by seven founding members, today the Land Trust has 1,700 active members and supporters. In our 35-year history, the Land Trust has completed over 150 land projects, forever protecting more than 53,000 acres of land – 10% of Napa County.

Land Trust by the Numbers

Over 53,000 acres protected in the past 35 years and nearly 150 projects:

122 Conservation Agreements donated by over 80 property owners (properties stay in private ownership, but the Land Trust holds the land conservation agreement)

18 properties transferred to resource agencies (properties have been transferred to such agencies as Fish & Game and State Parks)

24 properties protected through ownership by the Land Trust (properties which are eventually transferred or become Permanent Preserves owned by the Land Trust)

21,819 Acres under Land Conservation Agreements

24,649 Acres transferred to State and Local Agencies

6,670 Acres owned by the Land Trust

53,138 Acres currently protected = 10% of the county

6 Permanent Preserves including the Connolly Ranch Environmental Education Center

1,700 active Land Trust members

225 active volunteers

65 active volunteer monitors visiting properties annually

Rossi Ranch

Hikes and Activities

Archer Taylor Preserve

Wantrup Wildlife Sanctuary

Missimer Snell Wildflower

Who We Are

Land Trust by the Numbers