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Pacific Region

Hussman Ranch
Photo by Kathi Hussman

Land Trust Success Stories:
Patience Key to Using Nevada Act to Protect Land

NEVADA: Thanks to a unique piece of federal legislation, and despite pressure from a growing population, 300 acres in western Nevada will now be preserved by a conservation easement brought about by the American Land Conservancy. More (posted 3/21/07)

For more information on this and other success stories, visit our Pacific Success Stories page.

Vineyards Livermore Valley California Wine Country Preservation Plan Receives National Planning Award
“For its innovative approach to balancing preservation and development,” the American Planning Association (APA) awarded the City of Livermore’s South Livermore Valley Specific Plan the 2006 Outstanding Planning Award for Implementation.The Tri-Valley Conservancy, an LTA Member, played a key role in the partnership that resulted in this award. Read the complete APA press release. (posted 3/24/06)

California Documentary Project Will Feature Sierra Conservationists
"Saving The Sierra: Voices of Conservation in Action" is one of eight documentary projects being funded by the California Council for the Humanities as part of the Council's California Documentary Project. Through public radio broadcasts, a website and a series of community audio workshops throughout the Sierra Nevada, the project will shed light on how community-based conservationists are working together for a better Sierra. Learn more about this particular project and the California Documentary Project. (posted 3/24/06)