OUR MISSION

SOS Glenshire’s mission is to protect open space in Eastern Truckee, and ensure that new developments respect the Town of Truckee’s general plan, the State of California’s environmental laws, and the local wildlife and waterways that make this region so many of us are proud to call home.

We are an all-volunteer organization made up of individuals who care about preserving our
community’s special character as well as protecting the plants and animals we share this space with.

TAKE ACTION – Volunteer Opportunity

The Sugar Pine Foundation will be planting Sugar Pine seedlings in the Canyon Spring area. With the mastication work nearly complete, this is a unique opportunity to return this keystone species to our area, which was logged out several decades ago. The planting will occur either the last week of October or the first week of November. If you would like to volunteer to do some planting, please email Sarah Green at sarah@sugarpinefoundation.org. Sarah is also looking for a few project leads to help with summertime watering and tree health monitoring over the next couple of years.

PETITION DRIVE IS A SUCCESS!!

As of this writing, 588 people have signed our petition to encourage the preservation of open space access and wildlife habitat in this amazing community. This level of support has exceeded our goal and given the SOS Glenshire organization the motivation and energy to continue our work to Protect Open Space and Wildlife in Eastern Truckee.

This petition sends a powerful message regarding what we value as a community: the ability to access open space for our own wellbeing, be it an hours-long adventure or a short stroll; and the expansion of protected open space for the health of ourselves, our community, the plants and animals around us, and the environment we all share. We are currently working to deliver this powerful message to our non-profit partners, Town of Truckee and Nevada County officials, and area land owners. We believe this will have a positive impact on their decision making when it comes to land use planning in our community. 

Additionally, we would like to thank those of you who donated to SOS Glenshire during this petition drive. You donated over $3,000 to help us advocate for Saving Open Space around Glenshire, and to help fund land preservation.

CANYON SPRINGS STEWARDSHIP UPDATE

After our community came together to save Canyon Springs, 290 acres of open space in eastern Truckee, the Land Trust has been begun actively managing the property. The fuels reduction project is complete, an informational kiosk is being installed, and plans for trail building are underway – look for trail building volunteer opportunities in the spring.   

STEWARDSHIP OF CANYON SPRINGS NEEDS YOU!
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