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!
About the California Naturalist Handbook with Adina Merenlender
Words & Music
Lahontan Trout Talk with Mary Peacock
Pile Burning Work Day
California Naturalist Program
FRLT will be hosting the California Naturalist Certification Program at the Sierra Valley Preserve this spring. Learn more about the program, course requirements and cost, and how to register:
Registration for the Spring 2026 Certification Program is full. To be notified about future course offerings, sign up for the waitlist:
California Naturalist Program Waitlist (FRLT)
Recurring Events
Yoga with a View
Plein Air Painting Club
Nature Journaling Club
Save the Date!
Registration for these events will open soon.
More events coming soon!
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Interested in leading a public event or workshop?
Contact Jenna Holland, Public Programs Manager, at jholland@frlt.org
Create a ripple of benefits
Now and for future generations
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.
WélmeltiɁ Preserve Conservation Story
Rich in ecological and cultural resources and a key wildlife corridor, the 10,274-acre WélmeltiɁ Preserve is now conserved and returned to Washoe ownership.
2025 Conservation Successes
Take a look back at 2025 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.
