Nearly 500 acres of the California Coast Range’s signature oak woodlands and chaparral communities will be incorporated into the Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve under a transfer between the Land Trust of Napa County and the University of California, Davis. Stebbins Cold...
Land Trust stewardship staff have begun early stage work developing a project centered on a large Heartleaf Milkweed (Asclepius cordifolia) population on our Sutro Ranch Preserve. The goal of the project is to assist with conservation and recovery of the western...
The Stewardship staff just received a grant of $155,000 to do something we have never done before – enhance a population of a federally listed species. The California Red-legged Frog, the largest native frog in this region, has lost over 70% of its native habitat. The...
Although no hikes were scheduled at Wantrup Preserve this past summer, the protected area in Pope Valley did get visitors in the form of grazing sheep. The Land Trust brought in two herds of sheep totaling 900 for another round of grazing on the 200 acre project area,...
Land Trust Stewardship staff have been busy clearing roads and trails of fallen trees and burned vegetation in the aftermath of the fires, as well as assessing erosion risk and rehabilitating areas that were heavily impacted by fire breaks dozed across our properties....
Similar to 50 years ago, rare wildflowers and other plants are signaling a rejuvenation of life on Mt. George, while providing spring pastel colors to the blackened landscape. One of the rarest and most vibrant wildflowers Land Trust of Napa County has found on its...
