Cow Parade Raises 40k+ for LCSLO
CowParade Sales Raised 40k+ for Land Conservancy July 15, 2017 SAN LUIS OBISPO – 32 cows benefiting The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County, were auctioned for charity on May 6 during a fun, day-long event at the historic Santa Margarita Ranch. The Land Conservancy was named a title beneficiary of this event along with Arts Obispo […]
Eagle Ranch easement donation preserves 3,255 acres in Atascadero
Eagle Ranch LLC and The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County have entered into an agricultural easement agreement that permanently protects 3,255 acres south of Atascadero and is the largest conservation easement gift in the history of the Land Conservancy. The easement covers 36 separate parcels containing 3,255 acres of pristine grazing land […]
Octagon Barn Iconic Landmark of a Land Trust
For nearly two decades The Land Conservancy has labored to keep the Octagon Barn alive as an essential part of our community fabric. For a time, there were plenty of raised eyebrows when the Octagon Barn was mentioned at board meetings or membership events. Why was a county land trust that specialized in restoration and […]
We Have a Map!
For years we have struggled with an adequate interpretation of the 15,200 acres we have worked hard to protect over the past 30 years. With such a diverse county and widespread county, it was a challenge to include locations of all the conservation easements and fee-owned properties captured in one succinct image without all the […]
Heart & Soil Campaign
The “heart” of San Luis Obispo County lays in its wild and open lands. Yet these lands face larger threats more than ever before. To maintain our way of life and safeguard these special place, we must work together to conserve the “soil” beneath our feet. The Land Conservancy’s Heart & Soil Campaign will help balance […]
Pismo Preserve Update
When The Land Conservancy announced in January 2014 that we would be pursuing the most ambitious project in our history, raising $12M in just eight months to purchase the Pismo Preserve, we knew that it would take a herculean effort. We have you and our agency funders to thank for your confidence in our ability […]
Conservation Growing in Los Osos Valley
Everyone remembers 2014 as the year The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County protected the Pismo Preserve. But in all the hustle and bustle surrounding this large and very public project, a local organic farm nestled in the Los Osos Valley was conserved as well. For The Land Conservancy, whether 10,000 acres or 200…each […]
150+ Outdoor Recreationists Learn Trail Building Skills at the Pismo Preserve
The Land Conservancy and the Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers (CCCMB) hosted the Subaru/International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) Trail Care Crew with a day filled with classroom instruction learning how to build sustainable multi-use trails then following up with hands-on demonstrations at the Pismo Preserve to implement their new skills. The IMBA crew was amazed […]
Volunteer Day with the California Conservation Corps
On October 18th The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo hosted the California Conservation Corp’s (CCC) third annual statewide volunteer day at the recently acquired Pismo Preserve in Pismo Beach. Over 60 volunteers came together to work on cleaning up the entrance to the Preserve, removing old fence lines and installing the temporary Preserve entrance […]
Pismo Preserve is Ours!
PISMO PRESERVE IS OFFICIALLY CONSERVED The Next Phase is Underway The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County has officially closed escrow and taken ownership of the Pismo Preserve as of 10:00 am this Tuesday, September 16, 2014. In addition to raising an unprecedented $12.3 million in just over six months to purchase the property […]
