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Our preserves

The land we protect — from Humboldt to San Diego.

From coastal rangeland to valley farmland and mountain watersheds, explore the landscapes we’ve helped protect permanently.

35,132Acres protected
90Properties protected
20California counties
22Protected species

Hover a land type to find it on the map. Click to focus on it.

Forests and Uplands 30,701 ac · 27

Redwoods, oak woodlands, and wild upland country.

Wildlife Habitat 2,841 ac · 32

Homes and safe passage for California's wildlife.

Farms and Ranches 1,269 ac · 8

Working vineyards, farms, and grazing lands kept in production.

Community Lands 186 ac · 8

Open space, historic places, and restored ground near people.

Water and Wetlands 135 ac · 15

Rivers, marshes, sloughs, and the water California depends on.

Click a species to see where it lives. 22 special-status species across our preserves.

California Red-Legged Frog 270 ac · 4

Rana draytonii

FT Federally threatened

California Tiger Salamander 335 ac · 3

Ambystoma californiense

FT Federally threatened

Burke's Goldfields 42 ac · 2

Lasthenia burkei

FE Federally endangered

Burrowing Owl 307 ac · 2

Athene cunicularia

SSC Species of special concern

San Francisco Dusky-Footed Woodrat 90 ac · 2

Neotoma fuscipes annectens

SSC Species of special concern

Sebastopol Meadowfoam 84 ac · 2

Limnanthes vinculans

FE Federally endangered

Western Pond Turtle 169 ac · 2

Actinemys marmorata

SSC Species of special concern

White Tailed Kite 27 ac · 2

Elanus leucurus

SSC Species of special concern

White-Faced Ibis 247 ac · 2

Plegadis chihi

SSC Species of special concern

Blasdale's Bent Grass 1 ac · 1

Agrostis blasdalei

CNPS CNPS rare plant

California Thrasher 27 ac · 1

Toxostoma redivivum

SSC Species of special concern

Congdon's Tar Plant 101 ac · 1

Centromadia parryi ssp. congdonii

CNPS CNPS rare plant

Golden Eagle 0 ac · 1

Aquila chrysaetos

FP Fully protected (CA)

Hooker's Manzanita 125 ac · 1

Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. hookeri

CNPS CNPS rare plant

Large-Flowered Fiddleneck 156 ac · 1

Amsinckia grandiflora

FE Federally endangered

Loggerhead Shrike 27 ac · 1

Lanius ludovicianus

SSC Species of special concern

Monterey Spineflower 125 ac · 1

Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens

FT Federally threatened

Northern Harrier 0 ac · 1

Circus hudsonius

SSC Species of special concern

Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse 5 ac · 1

Reithrodontomys raviventris

FE Federally endangered

San Joaquin Kit Fox 156 ac · 1

Vulpes macrotis mutica

FE Federally endangered

San Joaquin Spearscale 101 ac · 1

Extriplex joaquinana

CNPS CNPS rare plant

Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp 206 ac · 1

Branchinecta lynchi

FT Federally threatened

Click a region to narrow the map to it.

North Coast 27,081 ac · 20

What’s protected here:

Forests and Uplands 17

Community Lands 2

Farms and Ranches 1

North Bay 5,185 ac · 33

What’s protected here:

Forests and Uplands 10

Wildlife Habitat 9

Farms and Ranches 7

Water and Wetlands 5

Community Lands 2

Sacramento & Sierra 1,637 ac · 7

What’s protected here:

Wildlife Habitat 5

Water and Wetlands 2

Bay Area 1,128 ac · 22

What’s protected here:

Wildlife Habitat 15

Water and Wetlands 5

Community Lands 2

Southern California 101 ac · 8

What’s protected here:

Wildlife Habitat 3

Water and Wetlands 3

Community Lands 2

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Each mark sits at the property itself, but we never show its name, owner, or address. Landowner privacy is protected.

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