Building place-based community
Join us on the land and meet other nature enthusiasts and conservation-minded folks. From birding to botany, history to living Maidu and Washoe culture, get to know the places you’re helping to protect.
Check out our upcoming events!
October 4 | Musica Sierra Concert: The Chivalrous Crickets
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center
You're invited to an enchanting evening with Hello, Cricket!. This brand-new musical adventure, originally composed for first graders but offered for adults and children alike, is inspired by the wonders of invertebrates—created in collaboration with The Chivalrous Crickets. Doors open at 6pm, $35/ticket (students free)!
Courtesy of Musica Sierra
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October 11 | FRLT Nature Journaling Club
Sierra Valley Preserve
Led by FRLT volunteer Denise Battagin, sketch the seasonal beauty, learn about the landscape, meet and journal with new people at the Sierra Valley Preserve! Perfect for all skill levels and all ages (little ones must have an adult chaperone).
October 18 | Plein Air Painting Club
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center
On the third Saturday of every month, you are welcome to come join in your own exploration of the headwaters of the Feather River, and painting Plein Air—all mediums welcome. All mediums and experience levels welcome!
FRLT/Jenna Holland
Courtesy of Hugh Safford
October 23 | Assessing Forest Fuel Treatments and California's Highest Trees with Hugh Safford
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center
Presented by the California Native Plant Society: Sierra Valley and Tahoe Chapter. Dr. Hugh Safford is a research ecologist in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis. Doors open at 5:30pm, talk starts at 6pm.
October 25 | Hibernation: A talk with Ecophysiologist Hannah Carey
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center
Ecophysiologist Hannah Carey will share her knowledge of the science behind hibernation, how hibernators team up with their gut microbes to recycle nutrients during the long winter fast, and the insights into human health that may be gained from discoveries in hibernation biology. Doors open at 5pm, talk begins at 5:30pm.
Courtesy of Hannah Carey
Edward Caldwell Photography
Wednesdays | Yoga with a View
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center
Join Sierra Valley local Cindy Noble every Wednesday afternoon for a restorative nature-based yoga workshop, in the beautiful events space of the Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center!
Save the Date!
Registration for these events will open soon.
Starting soon! | Children’s Nature Journaling Club
November 15 | Plein Air Painting Marketplace
November 21 | Fungi Talk with J.R. Blair
Interested in leading a public event or workshop?
Contact Jenna Holland, Public Programs Manager, at jholland@frlt.org
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Now, and for future generations.
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2024 Conservation Successes
Take a look back at 2024 with us and celebrate all you helped make possible in the Feather River Watershed.
A new Nature Center at the Sierra Valley Preserve
A new Nature Center at the Sierra Valley Preserve is now open, where visitors and locals alike can experience the wonders of Sierra Valley and deepen our understanding of the natural world and our place in it.
Why Meadows Matter
The Feather River Watershed is home to some of the largest wetlands and montane meadows in California and FRLT is on a mission to conserve them.
What is a Conservation Easement?
FRLT uses conservation easements to protect important land and water in perpetuity. But what is a conservation easement?
Wildlife and Fire
Sierra Nevada wildlife biologists, Paul Hardy and Ryan Burnett, share the impacts of wildfire on native wildlife species.
Stories in Wood: Sierra Valley Barn Art Show
Explore the artwork of three artists, Catherine Mackey, Diane Olivier, and Laurie Wigham, inspired by the craftsmanship of Sierra Valley Barns
Plein Air Painting Club
Join us monthly at the Nature Center for the Plein Air Painting Club with Sarah Horton.
Land Trust Accreditation
Since 2015, FRLT has been a nationally accredited land trust. Now, we're applying for renewal and the public comment period is now open.
Yoga with Cindy Noble
Join instructor Cindy Noble for an afternoon of nature-based yoga!
