Press Release: Completed Conservation Easement on the Butte Creek Ranch
Preserving Our Natural Heritage: NRLT Completes Conservation Easement on the Butte Creek Ranch FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/20/24 Download Press Release Here Bayside, CA – The Northcoast Regional Land Trust (NRLT) is excited to announce the completion of a conservation easement on the Butte Creek Ranch, a beautiful 3,079-acre working ranch owned by the Cottrell/Moore family […]
Winter Updates
Freshwater Farms Reserve temporarily closed: 11/19 - 11/22
The rain and dark days are here again and besides battening down the hatches at Freshwater Farms Reserve, we are also closing in on the end of big year. With a small team for much of 2024, we continued to make progress on some really...
Accreditation Renewal Approved by the Land Trust Alliance
August 28, 2024 The Northcoast Regional Land Trust (NRLT) is excited to announce that we have successfully renewed our accreditation with the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. This means we continue to meet the highest national standards for protecting land and ensuring our work endures. NRLT was first […]
Highlighting Our Coastal Conservation Efforts
August 21, 2024 At the Northcoast Regional Land Trust, we’re thrilled to see our work recognized in the Land Trust Alliance’s recent article, Coastal Connections: The Economic Benefits of Conservation to Coastal Communities in Maine and California, published online and in the Summer 2024 Saving Land magazine. This piece highlights the critical role that conservation […]
Thanks for a great Summer Celebration!
July 29, 2024 Thank you to all who came out to celebrate and support local land conservation on Saturday, July 20, 2024! The Northcoast Regional Land Trust hosted its sixth annual “Summer Celebration” benefit concert at NRLT’s demonstration property, Freshwater Farms Reserve, 5851 Myrtle Ave., Eureka. Over 400 people were in attendance and helped us […]
Lots to Celebrate at Freshwater Farms Reserve
July 5, 2024 Can you believe it’s been almost 20 years since NRLT first took on stewardship of the Freshwater Farms Reserve (FWFR)? In that time, we’ve seen countless individuals, agencies, school groups, organizations, families, and more take part in making this the rich community resource it continues to be today. Already this year at […]
Incoming! 2024 Community Events
Now that the year is well on its way, we’re so excited to announce what we have planned for you this year! Staff are working hard with partner organizations to provide a wide variety of events this year, and here is what we’ve got cooking so far. There are stewardship workdays, a bilingual family hike, […]
Year in Review: 2023
December 28, 2023 As we bid farewell to 2023, let’s look back on the highlights and achievements that have marked this year for the Northcoast Regional Land Trust (NRLT). In 2023, we made significant progress in our mission to conserve, protect, and promote wild and working lands, thanks to the dedicated efforts of our volunteers, […]
Season’s Seating: Thanks to Eureka Rotary Club, New Benches Coming in the New Year!
December 21, 2023
The Northcoast Regional Land Trust (NRLT) is thrilled to announce the forthcoming installation of additional benches along the Freshwater Nature Trail at our publicly accessible ambassador property, Freshwater Farms Reserve. This is thanks to a generous grant from the Eureka Rotary Club, presented to NRLT on December 4, 2023.
Reflections from a Monitoring Visit
Monitoring Season, Summer 2023 We arrived at Chalk Mountain Ranch a little later than planned and pulled into the large, dusty turn out at the base of the ranch. It was Monday morning, and already one of the logging trucks was out of commission and stalled at the entrance, giant hood flipped up with a […]
Hot off the press: Spring 2023 Newsletter is out now!
It’s been many weeks in the making, and NRLT’s Spring 2023 Newsletter is finally here— and coming soon to a mailbox near you! In this issue you’ll learn about how we partnered with landowners and public agencies to restore oak woodlands within our region, new opportunities to conserve agricultural land, our rock star volunteers, changes […]
Ambassador Volunteers Deepen Connection to Land
Early this Spring, NRLT hosted a Virtual Volunteer Interest Meeting to teach the public about available volunteer opportunities. A recording of the presentation is available here. Thanks to a grant from the Strong Foundation for Environmental Values, we trained several volunteers for the new Ambassador program who specialize in Environmental Education or Land Stewardship at […]
Press Release: Conserving the Wagner Forest
The Northcoast Regional Land Trust (NRLT) is pleased to announce the completion of the Wagner Forest Conservation Easement in Southern Humboldt County. This conservation easement permanently conserves over 3,300 acres of working forestland in the South Fork Eel River watershed.
Volunteer with us!
Volunteer opportunities abound here at the Northcoast Regional Land Trust! Whether you'd like to help lead field trips with elementary schoolers, walk the trail at Freshwater Reserve and keep up the fight against encroaching invasive plants, or help with mailing fundraising letters in the office, we've got you covered.