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The 1,030-acre Matley Ranch along Last Chance Creek, which the Trust helped acquire in February 2004 in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. This ranch, consisting primarily of beautiful, high mountain meadows, includes diverse wildlife and plant species, and provides key habitat for the Doyle Deer herd (the property abuts the Dixie Mountain Game Refuge), mountain lions and black bears.  The Balderston Ranch in Sierra Valley The 1,360-acre Balderston Ranch (formerly known as the Lombardi Ranch) in Sierra Valley, home to more than 140 bird species (including the bald eagle, golden eagle and Swainson's Hawk) and the migration corridor for the Loyalton-Truckee Deer Herd. The Maddalena Property in Sierra Valley The 575-acre Maddelena Property in Sierra Valley, which the Trust owns and manages. The Trust acquired this property in partnership with the Sierra Business Council and The Nature Conservancy. Located in the heart of the Sierra Valley, the Maddalena Property includes wetlands that support more than 100 bird species, including sandhill cranes, bald eagles, white-faced ibis and a variety of waterfowl and raptor species. The property also provides spectacular, 360-degree views of the mountains surrounding Sierra Valley. The Bar One Ranch in Sierra Valley The 13,120-acre Bar One Ranch in Sierra Valley. As the first conservation easement ever completed in Plumas County, the Trust worked in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Business Council and the California Rangeland Trust to acquire this easement, which is currently held by the California Rangeland Trust. The Bar One's conservation easement protects critical winter range for the Loyalton-Truckee deer herd and is key raptor habitat for a variety of bird species. The easement also provides for protection and restoration of the seasonal wetlands and restoration of perennial riparian vegetation along Smithneck Creek. The Ranch Property along the Little Truckee River The 450-acre Ranz Property along Little Truckee River, home to rare species such as the endangered willow flycatcher and the mountain yellow-legged frog. The Trust helped acquire this land in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. The Babbit Peak Property south of Sierra Valley The 480-acre Babbit Peak Property south of Sierra Valley is sacred land to the Washoe Indian Tribe and home to extensive aspen stands and diverse wildlife including northern goshawks and black bears. The Trust helped acquire this easement in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. The Heart K Ranch in Genesee Valley The 884-acre Heart K Ranch and 80-acre Taylor Lake, in Genesee Valley, are recently protected lands in the Feather River watershed. The Nature Conservancy and Feather River Land Trust joined forces to protect this very special property that contains alluvial bottomlands and surrounding uplands that include black oak woodland, aquatic, riparian and wet meadow habitats. These habitats support a rich assemblage of rare wildlife and plant species, including four threatened or endangered species and twenty-two species of special concern. The Heart K Ranch also contains spectacular scenery, provides important wintering and breeding habitat for the Sloat mule deer herd, and provides a migratory corridor for numerous other wildlife. Taylor Lake, one of three sacred Maidu Indian lakes, is one of the few natural lakes in this area of the northern Sierra Nevadas. 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. Dan Balderston Ranch In July 2007, the Feather River Land Trust entered into a Conservation Easement with Dan Balderston on his 160-acre ranch in Sierra Valley. The purchase was generously funded by the Sierra Business Council via a block grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Additional funding came from the California Council of Land Trusts via a grant from the California Department of Conservation and from members of the Land Trust. The property abuts U.S. Forest Service land and the Fred Balderston Conservation Easement and comes within 1/4 –mile of the Attilio Genasci Conservation Easement. The property supports a diversity of habitats, including sagebrush, bitterbrush, juniper, eastside pine, montane riparian, and one of the largest stands of mountain mahogany in the Feather River Watershed. Dr. Balderston's property contains key migratory and wintering habitat for the Truckee-Loyalton Deer Herd and supports a diverse assemblage of native breeding bird species including Lewis's Woodpecker, Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle and Red-tailed Hawk. The property also provides scenic, publicly important views and open space.
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