Sierra Foothill Conservancy

10/12/2026

SFC staff attended the Land Trust Alliance national Rally Conference last month in Denver! This is a great time for fun team building and each year staff come away with new knowledge, renewed enthusiasm, and important connections with a diverse network of conservation colleagues. Some of this year's favorite topics included:

*Learning Landscapes: A K-12 Perpetuity Program Model for Every Child and Your Land Trust
*Shared Stewardship: Advancing Tribal and Indigenous Land Access and Restoration
*A Framework for Developing an AI Policy for Land Trusts
*Returning to Relationship: Healing Community Through Land
*Making an Effective Economic Case for Investing in Nature
*Directors of Development Roundtable: How Philanthrorpy is Reshaping the CEO Role
*Better Together: Magalloway Collaborative Yield Conservation at Scale

10/09/2026

Recently, SFC was featured in the Statewide California Council of Land Trust's September eNews celebrating our newly conserved 1,063-acre "Homestead of the Oaks" (Ekarnas Hemman Homestead) in O'Neals, CA!

Email from CA Council of Land Trusts   California Council of Land Trusts September News View in Browser Greetings! Autumn—my favorite season—is finally here. Leaves are turning in the mountains, and f

10/08/2026

Recently, we were able to speak about SFC, our incredible land conservation efforts, and Tribal Engagement on the land to a group of students and professors as part of CSU Fresno's Colloquium Seminar Series. If you have a group that might be interested in this type of outreach opportunity, contact [email protected]

10/06/2026

from our most recently protected open space, the Ekarnas Hemman Homestead of the Oaks, in Madera County! Photo: Mary Linn

09/30/2026

Who loves it and who detests it?! This fragrant native plant is found across the foothills and it can be divisive in terms of levels of adoration. Photos: Lauren Miller and Mary Linn

09/29/2026

Stookey cows are cool cows! Photo: Gary Miltimore

09/25/2026

It is Residual Dry Matter (RDM) monitoring season! We pay close attention to grazing on our protected properties to ensure that proper forage levels are maintained for ecological purposes. Photo: Allyson Brooks

09/17/2026

Fall 2026 hikes are here! Join SFC docents, Karyn O’Hearn as she brings her wealth of birding experience to the amazing Stookey Preserve. This is an easy exploratory hike – you won’t want to miss this opportunity! Our first hike of the 2026/2027 season kicks off on Saturday, September 19! To register, visit https://sierrafoothill.org/events-listing/ Photo: Phainopepla, Gary Woods.

09/16/2026

Some cuteness from our Stookey game cams! These cameras were installed by SFC youth interns and 6th graders during our Mariposa Summer Camp program. We are working to create future stewards of the land!

09/15/2026

from a potential Conservation Easement in Mariposa County. Photo, Mary Linn