Project Highlights: Land Conservation

We fund land acquisition projects for organizations to protect and steward high-benefit natural and working lands that are threatened by development, climate change, and other stressors. Explore our recent project highlights.

a meadow with green grass and some light yellow flowers backed by green pine trees

SNC-funded project in upper Trinity River watershed protects critical state biodiversity

Two people standing in front of a preserve sign with green grass and oak trees in the background.

Big Hill Preserve gets bigger, vital habitat connectivity expands in Sierra foothills

a rock mostly buried in dirt with seven circular holes in it has a grassy meadow behind it that is peppered with purple and yellow wildflowers.

Early SNC grant leads to Yosemite meadow protection & restoration

hillside meadow looking out at a water body with a tree-covered mountain behind it

Critical forest-restoration efforts help protect Little Truckee River headwaters

In a grassy area backed by trees, a group of kids (late elementary school aged) are standing inside a hexagonal dome held together by thin pieces of metal arranged in large triangles

Sierra Nevada ‘journeys’ for underserved youth continue with ranch acquisition

a group of four people sit on a stage with a projector screen behind them. A man stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone on the right side of the stage.

SNC celebrates 20 years of impact at WIP Summit

river with rocky banks flanked by green trees

SNC approves $22.5 million to build resilience, boost recreation, and conserve land

aerial looking down at burned, blackened trees

SNC approves $27 million in Watershed Improvement Program grants

looking out and down across a rocky hillside with clusters of shrubs and small trees leading to a few dwellings at the base and mountains in the background

How SNC advances California’s 30x30 conservation goal in the Sierra-Cascade

aerial looking out across valley with some houses and buildings and mountains in the background

SNC awards $10 million in grants—projects include a return of tribal lands, a Sierra Valley trails plan