For Landowners
We are truly grateful to the more than 50 landowners who have partnered with the Conservancy to permanently protect their land. Every landowner has a unique story about their property and why they made the decision to pursue conservation. These landowners and our funding partners have allowed the Conservancy to protect over 10,800 acres throughout the upper American and Cosumnes River watersheds. Without the generosity and commitment of these folks, we would not be able to fulfill our mission.
The Conservancy works with landowners to protect land in the following ways:
•Fee title acquisition: The landowner sells or donates all or a portion of his or her property to the Conservancy. We then manage the property in perpetuity or transfer ownership to an appropriate public agency for management.
•Conservation Easements: A restriction placed on a piece of property to protect its associated resources. The easement is either donated or sold by the landowner and is a legally binding agreement that limits certain types of uses or prevents development in perpetuity while the land remains in private ownership.
•Conservation Buyers: A conservation buyer is an individual who wishes to purchase and protect property with natural, agricultural, scenic or historic attributes while enjoying the benefits of private land ownership. Conservation buyers fill a unique niche when the Conservancy finds a special property for which grants are not available or funding is more difficult to secure.
•Management Agreements: The Conservancy works with private landowners or public agencies to develop mangement plans and strategies that complement and enhance native habitat, cultural and recreational resources.
For more information about protecting your land for future generations, please contact Alan Ehrgott or Elena DeLacy at (530) 295-2190.
How to Care for your Land with Wildlife in Mind
There are plenty of resources available to landowners interested in caring for the land without taming it. Below are some useful resources for property owners and landscape practitioners:
Land Stewardship Resource Centre
Sierra Nevada Yard and Garden
Information for Homeowners, Urban and Suburban Landowners
NFWF Garden For Wildlife
California Oak Foundation
Small Ranch Manual
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More resources
View a summary of Conservation Options
Learn how to protect the resource values of your property by visiting:
Private Landowner Network
Land Trust Alliance
California Council of Land Trusts
Landowner Profile:
Rod Williams
 Rod Williams loves working on the land. Donating a Conservation Easement to the American River Conservancy over his 92-acre working ranch was an easy decision to make.
"I really love this piece of land and I would hate to see ten houses on it," Williams said.
The ranch is home to Scottish Highland cattle, Barbados sheep and the occasional alpaca and donkey. There's also plenty of wildlife - waterfowl, songbirds, bobcat, fox, deer and many raptors abound on the diverse habitat that is supported by the Williams Conservation Easement. |
