Thursday 02nd of September 2010
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Shasta Land Trust Conserving the beauty, character and diversity of significant lands in far northern California Shasta Land Trust to Apply for Accreditation
To learn more about the accreditation program and to submit a comment, visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org. Comments may be faxed to Attn: Public Comments (518) 587-3183, or mailed to 112 Spring Street, Suite 204, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Comments on SLT's application would be most useful by August 31, 2010. Shasta Land Trust to host 2nd annual Great Sierra River Cleanup Event On the morning of September 25, Shasta Land Trust will be hosting a cleanup event on Boulder Creek in north Redding as part of the statewide Great Sierra River Cleanup. The Great Sierra River Cleanup is in its second year as an inland extension of Coastal Cleanup Day. Shata Land Trust will be recruiting volunteers from the greater Redding community and invites anyone who is interested in helping keep our waterways clean to sign up . For more information about this event, and to register as a volunteer, click here.Shasta Land Trust Seeks Enthusiastic Volunteers As a small local non-profit organization, Shasta Land Trust depends on our volunteers to accomplish much of our work. There are many opportunities to volunteer with SLT, but we are currently seeking dedicated volunteers to serve on some of our planning committees. At any one time, SLT has at least 8 volunteer committees that help shape and guide the organization's efforts.We are currently seeking dedicated individuals who can serve on our annual Wildways planning committee, and the committee that will plan the Wildways Kickoff event. Please contact us if you are interested in serving on either of these, or any of our committees. Tickets Still Available for Wildways 2010 Events There are several Wildways events to be held this spring, and we hope you can join us at one of them. The third annual Stargazing Campout at Hathaway Ranch will be held on August 14th and 15th, so get your tickets soon if you'd like to attend. In September, the second edition of the popular 'Redding's Secret Treasures' event will be held, followed by a unique 'Assemblage Collage Jewelry Workshop' on November 6. We hope to see you at an upcoming event!
Volunteers Assist with Monitoring of Easement Properties
During the summer, Shasta Land Trust completed monitoring for several of our conservation easement properties. With the help of almost a dozen volunteers , SLT was able to monitor several of the ranches protected with SLT conservation easements.
Volunteers assisted SLT staff to ensure that management of these protected properties complies with the terms of the conservation easement.
SLT Completes Easement Protecting Fall River Ranch
In late 2009, Shasta Land Trust acquired a conservation easement permanently protecting the 436 acre Fall River Ranch in Shasta County. The completed conservation easement represents the conclusion of over three years of coordinated efforts by the owners of Fall River Ranch, and partner organizations Shasta Land Trust and the Trust for Public Land . This conservation easement limits further development on the ranch, protecting the many natural resources on the property and ensuring that it remains open space available for ranching purposes.
Located in the Fall River Valley, Fall River Ranch is owned by the Fall River Ranch Partnership. The 436 acre cattle ranch will remain in private ownership and will continue to be used for productive ranching uses under the terms of the conservation easement.
SLT Completes Conservation Easement
for 5,000 acre Cow Creek Ranch The completed conservation easement represents the conclusion of over two years of coordinated efforts by the owners of Cow Creek Ranch, Shasta Land Trust, and their partner organization, the Trust for
The vast acreage of Cow Creek Ranch will be protected by the easement and features an impressive array of habitat types that support many species of wildlife.
Continuing Conservation at Shasta Land Trust
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On the morning of September 25, Shasta Land Trust will be hosting a cleanup event on Boulder Creek in north Redding as part of the statewide Great Sierra River Cleanup. The Great Sierra River Cleanup is in its second year as an inland extension of Coastal Cleanup Day. Shata Land Trust will be recruiting volunteers from the greater Redding community and invites anyone who is interested in helping keep our waterways clean to sign up . For more information about this event, and to register as a volunteer, click 




