News & Featured Stories
Learn about Feather River ecology, water resources, local plants and wildlife, climate resilience, our land protection strategy, and the people making it possible.
FRLT Earns National Recognition
FRLT achieves renewed national accreditation, demonstrating a strong commitment to public trust and conservation excellence
Virtual House Party
Watch our recent virtual celebration of conservation in the Feather River region. Learn from guest expert speakers and raise a glass to recent conservation successes your support makes possible!
Nature Photographers Help Conservation
Nature photographers contributed their images to help conserve the Feather River region. We're grateful.
Reflecting on FRLT’s Roots
FRLT's founder Paul Hardy reflects back on starting the land trust in 2000 with a small circle of volunteers. Today, FRLT is a nationally accredited land trust, 1,100 members strong, and has conserved over 100,000 acres.
CARES Act Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving
You might be able to save money by helping FRLT. Learn more about the CARES Act signed into law March 2020.
COVID-19 Update
To help ensure that our staff and community stays healthy, the FRLT team is primarily working remotely with limited in-office hours. We continue to work on our many projects.
Sierra Valley Conservation Partnership
We’re conserving working family ranches in Sierra Valley, which hold the Sierra Nevada’s largest wetlands and montane meadows and sustain incredible biodiversity.
Equity Statement 2020
FRLT is ready to take more decisive and clear steps to ensure social and environmental justice within our own organization, and within the land conservation movement.
Vision Campaign
We’re on a campaign to conserve 120,000 acres of Feather River headwaters and globally unique wetlands, meadows, and forests for current and future generations.
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.
