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Trosi Canyon Ranch in the Sierra
Valley
The Feather River Land Trust, the Sierra Business Council, the
California Wildlife Conservation Board, and landowner Alfred Gassiot
completed a conservation easement on the 1,360-acre Trosi Canyon Ranch
in the Sierra Valley, the largest mountain valley in California. The
conservation easement will protect the Trosi Canyon Ranch from
development and help maintain the property as a working cattle ranch
while conserving outstanding wildlife habitat, scenic vistas, and water
quality in the headwaters of the Middle Fork of the Feather River. The
conservation easement will help ensure that Sierra Valley, 30 minutes
from Reno and Truckee, maintains its open spaces and ranching heritage
for generations to come.
The Trosi Canyon Ranch provides key migratory and wintering habitat for
the Doyle Deer Herd and is home to more than 100 bird species. The
easement also protects spectacular scenic vistas along Highway 70, a
State Scenic Highway. Wildlife, open space, and scenery make the Sierra
Valley, a popular tourist destination, one of the most majestic valleys
in the western U.S. People come from throughout California and the U.S.
to sight-see, hunt, fish, watch wildlife, and celebrate the
agricultural heritage of the valley.
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