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....
Wildfire is a natural part of California’s ecosystems, but the “new normal” of extreme wildfire patterns demands a better understanding of how fire affects the natural environment and what each of us can do to be better stewards of our land before and after fire.In an...
The Land Trust led an excited group out to our Wantrup Preserve recently for one of our special Members Only series outings – Reptiles and Amphibians. For those of us who couldn’t make it, Lands Program Assistant Erin Erickson came back from the field trip with photos...
A generous grant awarded to the Land Trust from the Peter A. and Vernice H. Gasser Foundation recently funded a new solar system at Archer Taylor Preserve that will not only lead to electricity cost savings, but help continue funding preserve restoration projects with...
Olympic curling lends itself especially well to an internet reading list. Rivers: America’s lifeblood (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) https://www.fws.gov/refuges/features/rivers.html Found: A plant bonanza hidden in China’s caves (Atlas Obscura)...
