Caring for conserved lands
Once land is protected, our Land Stewardship Program works to monitor, manage, restore, and enhance its natural and cultural resources. We work with local ranchers, community partners, youth crews, and Maidu traditional stewardship practitioners to help us care for the land. It’s a multi-benefit approach so that people, wildlife, and plant communities can thrive.
Land protection is the first step
Long-term land stewardship is our commitment
Our stewardship team works to improve the health of our conserved lands in diverse ways, from on-the-land projects to consulting with landowners. The way we care for these lands depends on how they were conserved, and the ecological and cultural resources they hold. We conserve and care for land in two ways: lands we own, and lands we partner to protect with a conservation easement.
Lands we own
Stewardship in action on FRLT preserves
FRLT owns 5 preserves across the watershed, totaling 3,647 acres. Each preserve is unique with diverse habitat types, histories of use, and current community involvement.
Conservation easements
A mutual agreement for long-term stewardship
When FRLT protects a property with a conservation easement, the landowners remain the stewards of the land, while FRLT's responsibility is to "steward" the easement that we hold.
Lend a helping hand
Protecting land is just the first step. Long-term land stewardship is our commitment. As an accredited land trust we take great pride in our work to better the lands and resources in our care--now and for the future. When you contribute to FRLT you are part of our community that supports land management innovation, collaboration, and hands-on hard work.
Land Management Projects
Internships grow the next generation of conservation professionals
Feather River College intern Bailey Graham explores "a promising career path" in land conservation and gets hands-on stewardship experience at FRLT's Heart K Ranch.
Walker Fire
The Walker Fire started on September 4, 2019 along the Beckwourth-Genesee Road about 11 miles east of Taylorsville and burned for three weeks. By the time it was 100% contained on September 26, it had burned 54,608 acres.
Heart K Ranch Conservation Story
The historic 903-acre Heart K Ranch boasts scenic mountain beauty, diverse woodland types, montane meadow habitats, and historic and cultural resources.
Olsen Barn Meadow Conservation Story
Olsen Barn Meadow, conserved in 2015, is 107 acres of meadow and wetlands with a 130+ year old historic barn next to Lake Almanor near Chester, CA.
Sierra Valley Preserve Conservation Story
Sierra Valley Preserve is an ecologically rich 2,586-acre preserve protected for its unique wetland habitats and Feather River headwaters. On the Pacific Flyway, the Preserve offers spectacular birding.
Structure Fire at Sierra Valley Preserve
On August 6, a structure fire burned the Marshall House at the Sierra Valley Preserve. We're grateful that everyone is safe, and Beckwourth Fire Department contained and extinguished the fire.
Improve Leonhardt Trail
Help improve the Leonhardt Ranch Trail, a beautiful nature trail located in downtown Quincy.
California State Wildlife Areas Expanded
FRLT played a key role in helping to expand two California State Wildlife Areas in Sierra Valley.
2020 Conservation Successes
2020 was an exceptional year for land conservation in the Feather River Country. See what our supporters made possible
You Can Count On Us
As a nationally accredited land trust, we are built to last. We leverage your donation with state, federal, and foundation dollars and strategic partnerships to achieve the greatest possible impact for the lands, waters, and people of the Feather River region.
