News - Archive
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Land trust hopes to raise profile, revenue with purchase of borreo
- Napa Valley Register Editorial Board – 9th February, 2013
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Little, if anything, in the Land Trust of Napa County’s mission is temporary. The group’s panoptic objective is the perpetual preservation of land in Napa County.
And when eternity is your aim, leasing office space does not fit the business plan. As such, in 2012, the organization set out to purchase the historic Borreo Building in downtown Napa [...]
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land trust plans Oct 13 awards dinner, fundraiser
- St. Helena Star – 23rd August, 2012
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The Land Trust of Napa County will hold its inaugural Acre by Acre Awards & Auction, which includes a gala dinner, on Saturday, Oct. 13 at Kenzo Estate, which abuts the Trust’s Foote Preserve on Mount George in the Coombsville Appellation [...]
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acre by acre awards honor protectors of napa valley
- Examiner.com – 24th September, 2012
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You won’t see any signs indicating which of the 53,000 acres in Napa Valley have been preserved from development by the Land Trust of Napa County, but the organization’s efforts to protect the character of Napa Valley help maintain the quality of life for everyone who lives or works there and for close to five million people who visit the area each year [...]
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Conservation easement preserves Rutherford ranch
The Napa Valley Register - 14th December 2011Sitting amidst faux French chateaux and imported Italian castles, the Rossi ranch is a vestige of old Napa: A tiny, white, pitched-roof house, a barn and a tank house [...]
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Iconic Napa Valley property will remain in agriculture in perpetuity
Wine Business.com - 7th December 2011 -
Napa: Land Trust Marks 35 Years of Preservation
Wine Business Daily via Napa Valley Register - 17th October 2011Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Land Trust of Napa County welcomed more than 250 guests and raised nearly $300,000 at the seventh annual Feast of Eden Gala on Oct. 8 [...]
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Rustic Structures Hold Napa County’s Heritage
Napa Valley Register - 15th August 2011Driving through Napa County, could you find 30 barns? Maybe 20, or even 10? For sure, the barns of Napa County, once numbering in the hundreds, are a vanishing resource. [...]
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Sundaes For All Days
Times Union - 10th August 2011In the United States, religious leaders sometimes influence politics, like the time back in the 19th century when one of the laws they helped pass may have been the reason [...]
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di Rosa Art Alive Tour
SF Gate - 30th July 2011Saturday, August 27th -Located in the Carneros Region of the Napa Valley, di Rosa’s over 200 acres of landscaped grounds and open space offer the visitor refuge to view a [...]
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Hiking Under the Moon’s Glow
Napa Valley Register - 25th July 2011At dusk last Friday evening, 10 eager hikers gazed to the east in anticipation of a special nighttime hike. We watched an unusually early appearance of the marine fog layer [...]
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Photographer Comes out with Book on Napa Valley
Napa Valley Register - 24th June 2011In 1971, Charles O’Rear, a globe-trotting photographer for National Geographic, was sent on assignment to a valley in California called Napa. He had just checked into his hotel when he [...]
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Downy Navarretia
davidhofmann08 - 20th June 2011Navarretia pubescens/Downy Navarretia taken at Snell Valley Road, Land Trust of Napa County, Napa County, California.
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Land Trust of Napa Celebrates Birthday
Napa Valley Register - 20th June 2011The Land Trust of Napa County is celebrating 35 years by working with Napa Valley restaurants for a Dine & Donate program in June. Mention the Land Trust at the [...]
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Land Trust of Napa County celebrates 35 years with June open houses
Napa Valley Register - 10th June 2011The Land Trust of Napa County celebrates 35 years with a series of open houses on Land Trust preserves during three weekends in June. All five cities, along with the [...]
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Land Trust announces new board of directors, officers
Napa Valley Register - 9th June 2011The Land Trust of Napa County has announced its newly elected board of directors and officers. Robert Andreae has been named board chair; C. Emery Dameron, vice chair; Amy K. [...]
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City of Calistoga Proclaims June as Land Trust of Napa County Month
City of Calistoga - 6th June 2011Now, Therefore, be it resolved that I, Jack Gingles, Mayor of Calistoga, and the Calistoga City Council do hereby proclaim the Month of June as the Land Trust of Napa [...]
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Rep. Mike Thompson Introduces Bill to Conserve Agricultural Lands and Open Spaces
Rep. Mike Thompson - 26th May 2011Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Jim Gerlach (R-PA) introduced the Conservation Easement Incentive Act, landmark legislation that would provide family farmers, ranchers, and other moderate-income landowners with a permanent incentive [...]
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15 Miles of Upvalley Ridgeline Protected From Development
NapaValleyRegister.com/ - 18th May 2011Head north on Highway 29 above St. Helena at night, and you’ll see something noticeably absent from the eastern ridge: lights. Thanks to the Land Trust of Napa County, this [...]
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Travel+Leisure Mentions Our Partnership with Bardessono Hotel
Travel+Leisure - 18th May 2011We are offering a package with Bardessono Hotel. We are offering full access to our private trails, including one to Devil Well waterfall with a Bardessono Hotel Room …
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New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations & Hybrid Shuttles at Bardessono Hotel, Restaurant and Spa
www.MSNBC.com - 18th May 2011“We are very pleased to partner with Bardessono on the ‘Hike the Day Away’ package. Bardessono and the Land Trust of Napa County share a common philosophy ….
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The Hess Collection Donates $20K To Land Trust of Napa County …
WineBusiness - 21st April 2011The Land Trust of Napa County and the Napa County Student & Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship program (SLEWS) have received $10000 each in …
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Eco-conscious vintners raise money for trees, seas
Beaumont Enterprise - 21st April 2011And Hess, which is in its fourth year of participating in the project, recently made grants of $10000 to The Land Trust of Napa County and another $10000….
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New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations & Hybrid Shuttles at Bardessono Hotel, Restaurant and Spa
Marketwire - 21st April 2011Bardessono and the Land Trust of Napa County share a common philosophy of … The Napa Valley Land Trust is a community-based non-profit dedicated to …