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!
January 24 | 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 4pm, talk begins at 4:30pm.
Courtesy of Hannah Carey
Courtesy of Musica Sierra
January 31 | Winter: The Seasons ft. Majel Connery
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center
Hosted in partnership with Musica Sierra. Majel Connery returns to the Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center! Majel Connery is a composer, performer, and educator whose epic, immersive musical experiences invite audiences to enter the mind of nature. Don't miss this incredible performance! Tickets $35/person, concert begins at 11am.
February 7 | Heart Medicine with Dana Galloway
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center
Learn how to make heart medicines with Dana Galloway! We will make a rose + rose hip syrup, a heart-loving tea with multiple medicinal plants, and rose/cardamom sugar cookies. You'll learn about the medicinal properties and how to prepare all of these heart-warming treats. 10am to 1pm, $40/person, limit 15 participants.
FRLT/Kristi Jamason
Courtesy of Adina Merenlender
February 13 | About the California Naturalist Handbook with Adina Merenlender
Sierra Valley Preserve Nature Center
Hosted in partnership with the California Native Plant Society: Tahoe and Sierra Valley Chapter. Co-author and founder of the California Naturalist program, Adina Merenlender will highlight the newest edition of the California Naturalist Handbook and talk about the certification program. Free, talk begins at 6pm.
Don't miss out!
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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!
New Winter Hours: 3:00pm to 4:15pm
Edward Caldwell Photography
FRLT/Sophia Micheletti
FRLT Nature Journaling Club
Led by volunteer Denise Battagin, sketch the seasonal beauty, learn about the landscape, meet and journal with new people across the watershed at all five FRLT public preserves! Perfect for all skill levels and all ages (little ones must have an adult chaperone).
Save the Date!
Registration for these events will open soon.
February 7 | Heart Medicine with Dana Galloway
February 28 | Return of a Giant: Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Talk
TBA | Children’s Nature Journaling Club
Interested in leading a public event or workshop?
Contact Jenna Holland, Public Programs Manager, at jholland@frlt.org
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Learn more about our work
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.
2024 Conservation Successes
Take a look back at 2024 with us and celebrate all you helped make possible in the Feather River Watershed.
Sierra Nevada Journeys Conservation Story
1,025 acres of open space and wildlife habitat are now protected forever with a conservation easement with Sierra Nevada Journeys.
California Naturalist Program at Sierra Valley Preserve
The California Naturalist course connects you to the wonders of your local ecology and engages you in the stewardship of California’s natural communities.
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.
