Working Together for the Next 35 Years of Conservation, and Beyond
Dear Friend of the Land Trust,
As I reflect on the 35th anniversary of the Truckee Donner Land Trust, I am proud of all we’ve accomplished together. Thirty-five years is just the beginning, as the Land Trust’s commitment is to Protect and Enjoy Open Space, for Nature, for People, Forever.
There isn’t a finish line in the work of conservation and stewardship. Our goal is to pass these protected landscapes to the next generation, and the generation after that. We celebrate each piece of open space protected, and we know that’s the beginning of preservation, not the end. You build the foundation for that future, where these beautiful, unique, and important lands are cared for … forever.
Please make a gift today to protect open space for generations to come.
A sneak peak at the new stretch of the Donner Lake Rim trail along Schallenberger Ridge in progress.
The Donner Lake Rim Trail serves as an analogy for the way many Land Trust projects work.
Building the Donner Lake Rim Trail isn’t just picking up shovels and heading out the door. The new southern portion – which your support helped us break ground on this summer – is decades in the making.
The southern portion of the Donner Lake Rim Trail stands testament to the last three decades of protecting hundreds of acres along Schallenberger Ridge. It’s an example of the partnerships, both public and private, that connect landscapes. And it builds on our past recreation successes, including the northern portion of the Donner Lake Rim Trail, the trail network at Royal Gorge, and the new trailhead at Johnson Canyon completed this summer.
Your gift today helps us build on the success of the Donner Lake Rim Trail and many other projects that require decades of effort.
Just as the Donner Lake Rim Trail built upon decades of open space acquisitions, so does your support for many of our conservation projects – each one adding to the benefits of the one before it.
Webber Lake, Perazzo Meadows, Independence Lake, and Carpenter Valley all combine with surrounding U.S. Forest Service lands to create thousands of uninterrupted acres of open space for wildlife, healthy meadows, and the watershed on which we all rely.
Landscape-scale protection requires landscape-scale stewardship. The Land Trust works together with our neighbors on forest health projects that reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, making more resilient forests where wildlife can thrive.
Please make a gift to build upon a legacy of donor support. Your generosity today adds to the generosity of others who understand the importance of landscape-scale protection and stewardship for open space throughout the northern Sierra.
I hope you also feel proud as we reflect on this year’s accomplishments – from conserving Jackass Ridge, to beginning construction on the southern half of the Donner Lake Rim Trail.
From building the new trailhead at Johnson Canyon, to constructing a new interpretive center in Lower Carpenter Valley. Your gifts carry these important projects forward. Together we’ve protected more than 45,000 acres of open space, made forests healthier, and maintained more than 50 miles of trail.
Together you and I can, and will, continue the conservation of this beautiful landscape for future generations, forever. Thank you for your support.
See you on the trail,
John Svahn
Executive Director
P.S. Please make a gift that will build on the Land Trust’s 35 years of success and ensure we can protect more open space and continue to care for what we’ve conserved, forever.