Because You Helped Protect Truckee Springs, it Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger!

Views of the additional lands added to Truckee Springs.

Thanks to your generous support in purchasing the 26-acre Truckee Springs property right in downtown, the California Wildlife Conservation Board voted to give another 41 neighboring acres to the Land Trust to protect and open for the public to enjoy!

That means Truckee Springs is 67 acres, spanning from South River Street almost all the way to Highway 89, protecting habitat, wildlife corridors, watershed health and opening up river access right in the core of our community.

“The California Department of Fish and Wildlife West River Unit of the Truckee River Wildlife Area was acquired to provide public fishing access, but it was surrounded by private property,” said Sara Holm, Wildlife Biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “We were working with the Town of Truckee to construct a portion of the Legacy Trail through this area to help with access when our partners at the Land Trust started working on the acquisition of the Truckee Springs property. The best solution was to release the West River Unit to the Land Trust so that these parcels had one owner and legal public access could be provided for everyone who enjoys the Truckee River.”

The new portion of the property has numerous river access points, riparian habitat, mixed conifer forest and a beautiful meadow. This addition shows the power of your giving, leveraging your generous donations to grow protected lands in our region.

On behalf of our Board and Staff, we are honored by the Wildlife Conservation Board’s trust in the Land Trust to care for this land and to accomplish what they set out to do with it fifty years ago. Likewise, we want to thank you for donating to Truckee Springs – without your support we would not have been able to protect Truckee Springs, which gave the Wildlife Conservation Board the confidence to convey the 41 acres.

The Land Trust is working to provide public access as soon as possible, as there is no parking available on the property or on South River Street currently – stay tuned for an announcement when the property is fully open for the public to enjoy.