Join Us to Build Community & Resilience in Our Shared Backyard!

From the Byrne-Milliron Forest to the Glenwood Open Space Preserve, members like you are partnering with us to ensure there are redwood and oak forests to hike, farmland to produce fresh healthy food, and connected open space for wildlife to roam.

This spring, your support will help us to:

  • Build over five miles of new trails at our Watsonville Slough Farm, which will include u-pick orchards and gardens, picnic areas, boardwalks, and viewing platforms.
  • Restore 40 acres of tidal marshland at Beach Ranch to create a resilient landscape that protects prime farmland and buffers the surrounding community from increasing storms, flooding, and sea-level rise.
  • Plan fire resilience and habitat restoration projects in partnership with the Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association and Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County.

When you make a gift of any size to the Land Trust, you automatically become a member. Every gift makes a difference.

Thank you for your support!

$1 - $999 Annually

Establish your commitment to the land in the Santa Cruz County area. You receive:

  • Invitations to Member Only events

  • Monthly e-updates

  • A subscription to our bi-annual newsletter

$1,000+ Annually

Join the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County community and receive all Core Member benefits plus:

  • Exclusive Event invitations including the annual Conservation Circle Dinner

  • Field Updates with Conservation Specialists

  • Early Access to New trails and Properties

While all our members help make our work possible, a core group of Land Trust supporters step forward annually as the major Conservation Investors in our project development, land acquisitions, and conservation planning. Members who donate $20k+ annually receive all Conservation Circle Member benefits plus:

  • Invitations to intimate behind-the-scenes events such as our annual State of the Land Trust Conservation Investor Evening. Conservation Investor members will have the opportunity to hear from and speak with Land Trust Staff and Board Leadership about how our projects are evolving, the challenges we’re encountering, and the long-term impacts of the work they’re making possible.

  • Special Investor Impact Report at fiscal year-end

Questions on how you can become a Conservation Investor? Please contact Laura Dannehl-Schickman, Engagement Director, at laura.schickma@landtrustsantacruz.org or (831) 588-8209

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Let’s work together to ensure the future of the Santa Cruz County area’s lands, wildlife, legacy, environment, and economy.