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News Archive
February 17, 2012, Sunset Magazine
Why it’s a winner: Independence Lake, a half-hour north of Tahoe in the High Sierra, was formerly owned by NV Energy and once used to produce hydropower. It has nothing on its shores except...
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January 17, 2012, Sierra Sun
For a group of regional conservationists, what began as a fight against a perceived irresponsible development has evolved into an opportunity to conserve one of the most iconic areas of the...
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December 28, 2011, Sierra Sun
Through 2011, the Land Trust and its acquisition partner, the Trust for Public Land, has been fundraising in earnest to raise $8 million to purchase Webber Lake and Lacey Meadows north of...
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December 26, 2011, The Union.com
Nonprofits combine into a partnership designed to preserve the Sierra's scenery
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December 7, 2011, YubaNet.com
The U.S.D.A. Forest Service honored the Northern Sierra Partnership (NSP) on Wednesday, November 30th, with the Region 5 Regional Forester's Honor Award at an awards ceremony in...
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October 14, 2011, Moonshine Ink
Royal Gorge cross-country ski resort on Donner Summit is currently in the hands of a court-appointed “receiver” and will be offered for sale by fall or early winter.
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August 26, 2011, Sierra Sun
In today's economy, a buck can still go a long way. Since the Truckee Donner Land Trust started the Buck for Open Space Program in 2004, $138,000 has been collected and deployed...
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August 15, 2011, Moonshine Ink
Royal Gorge’s long silence was broken in June by a bank bombshell — developers who once planned nearly 1,000 homes on 3,000 acres surrounding the continent’s largest cross-country ski area...
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August 9, 2011, The Sacramento Bee
Conservationist groups and Sierra Pacific Industries have reached a first-of-its-kind agreement that protects wet meadows and wildlife habitat in the headwaters of the Little Truckee River.
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August 7, 2011, Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Volcano Lake— The news is distressing: A cratering real estate market, tight-fisted banks unwilling to make loans and no appetite among elected officials to let go of a dime.
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July 18, 2011, Sierra Sun
The Truckee Donner Land Trust's conservation holdings north of Truckee continue to grow. The regional conservation group now has conservation easements on 7,085 acres of Sierra...
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July 15, 2011, Moonshine Ink
In Truckee and North Tahoe, trails are more than a manner of transportation or a form of recreation; they are central to our identity and our summer economy.
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June 24, 2011, Sierra Sun
I'd heard that there were trails in the Waddle Ranch Pre serve but still hadn't made my way out there to check it out. I finally did, and really enjoyed it. The land acquisition...
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June 19, 2011, San Francisco Chronicle
Independence Lake will be transformed from the Sierra's gated, off-limits fantasyland to a recreation gem this summer with a new walk-in campground, boat rentals and public access.
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June 3, 2011, Capital Public Radio
The Truckee Donner Land Trust is getting $2.4 million from the state's Wildlife Conservation Board to buy 2,683 acres of land from the Sierra Pacific Industries lumber company.
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June 3, 2011, Lake County News
At its June 2 meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) earmarked $39.4 million to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California. The 23 funded projects...
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May 24, 2011, Outdoor Photographer
I've been reading Outdoor Photographer long before I ever entertained the dream of being a landscape photographer.
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May 12, 2011, Sacramento Bee
The Truckee Donner Land Trust has purchased, for permanent protection, 122 acres of Martis Valley land that was previously destined for up to 250 homes.
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May 9, 2011, Yubanet.com
In April, conservationists closed on a 122-acre property off State Route 267 across from the entrance to Northstar-at-Tahoe™.
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February 22, 2011, Sacramento Bee
Three years after the discovery of a wolverine in the Tahoe National Forest north of Truckee, the elusive creature continues to roam the region.
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June 25, 2010, Sierra Sun
The Truckee Donner Land Trust is in the business of conserving open space, and business is good. The down economy that has many other nonprofits cutting back and bunkering down has created...
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April 23, 2010, Sierra Sun
Each summer, both volunteers and experts can be found lining the banks of regional streams, dotted through wetland meadows, working on the Truckee River. Those people have a lot of work to...
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April 6, 2010, Los Altos Town Crier
As philanthropists and visionaries, Los Altos Hills residents Jim and Becky Morgan are thinking regionally to conserve the environment. With the lofty goal of solving as many problems as...
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March 30, 2010, Sierra Sun
A team effort could preserve the ridge above Interstate 80 overlooking Donner Lake. The Town of Truckee, Truckee Donner Land Trust and Tahoe Donner Association are teaming up to purchase...
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February 5, 2010, Sierra Sun
Tom Van Berkem is the Truckee Donner Land Trust's new board president. Van Berkem is a Northstar resident and retired senior executive from Wellpoint Inc., a Fortune 50 health...
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January 5, 2010, Sierra Sun
Gems of the northern Sierra — from granite cliffs and lofty peaks to verdant wetlands and rugged canyons, adding up to thousands of acres — preserved. Including popular destinations like...
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December 29, 2009, Sierra Sun
We would prefer to look at 2009 with one eye closed. For a brief time, the region saw the economy dip down to levels not seen since the late 80s, and optimism dip even further. During that...
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August 20, 2009, Sierra Sun
Truckee Tahoe Airport has charged head-first into a new role this summer — forest management. After taking over management of the 1,500-acre preserved Martis Valley property from the...
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August 10, 2009, Sierra Sun
The Northern Sierra Partnership has picked up another piece of the public/private checkerboard of land in Sierra County, adding to the preserved area along the Little Truckee River. With a...
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July 29, 2009, Sierra Sun
Now that Perazzo Meadows is preserved and in public hands, the next step is restoring the Sierra County landscape to its former glory. The 982 acres of sub-alpine meadow north of Truckee...
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June 26, 2009, Sierra Sun
Conservationists, environmentalists, politicians and others gathered Thursday morning on a verdant hill overlooking the meandering Little Truckee River at Perazzo Meadows. The rustic sub-...
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May 14, 2009, Sierra Sun
The Truckee Donner Land Trust has another key piece of open space in its sites, abutting recent acquisitions north of Truckee. Cold Stream — not to be confused with Coldstream Canyon or...
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February 2, 2009, San Francisco Chronicle
The valley known as Perazzo Meadows is a stunning landscape of woods and watershed habitat surrounded by glimmering Sierra Nevada peaks, but there is more to the high-country Shangri-La...
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August 10, 2008, Sierra Sun
Truckee’s Ponderosa Golf Course seems to be a success after a season in public hands. The nine-hole course was purchased from the Himsl family in June by the Truckee Tahoe Airport District...
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June 27, 2008, Sierra Sun
Standing on a bluff overlooking Perazzo Meadows Tuesday, Perry Norris surveyed his group’s most recent conservation win. “This is a prime area of ecological importance for the Sierra...
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November 2, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle
Three months ago, Perry Norris took his 7-year-old son to the Waddle Ranch in the northern Sierra Nevada and pointed out the sweeping panorama of pine forests, pristine meadows, birds and...
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November 1, 2007, Sierra Sun
As the sun broke through the last wisps of fog Thursday morning, a small but enthusiastic crowd gathered at a closed gate leading into the Martis Valley. The metal gate across a dirt road...
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