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February 15, 2024
Most defunct golf courses get paved over, but a number are getting transformed into ecological life rafts for wildlife, plants — and people
December 20, 2023
Palm Springs, CA - Oswit Land Trust (OLT) is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a
$250,000 grant from the Strategic Growth Council’s (SGC) Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation
(SALC) Program in the fiscal year 2022-2023 (Round 9).
May 31, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023 at 6:00 PM we have organized online Zoom meeting to provide an update on the Prescott Preserve grant, project timeline, site plan, planting and design goals, objectives and more…
Please take a look at our presentation below to learn more about what we have been up to…
April 5, 2023
Palm Springs, CA – Trust for Public Land (TPL) and Oswit Land Trust (OLT) announced today the acquisition of an Agricultural Conservation Easement (ACE) on Alphabet Farms Ranch A – 1,888.07 acres of productive farmland in Imperial County, CA.
January 4, 2023
Check out this story about a remarkable dog rescue in Oswit Canyon. Huge thanks to our ranger Scott Collins & the PSPD Search & Rescue team for getting Talulah out of the canyon safely!
September 13, 2022
Oswit Land Trust didn’t waste any time in applying for its first grant that is needed to create the much anticipated Prescott Preserve.
August 2, 2022
ANOTHER victory for Oswit Land Trust, conservation, wildlife and hikers! Nearly 4 years ago, Oswit Land Trust saw a for sale sign go up on a 30 acre property adjacent to the wildly popular South Lykken hiking trail.
July 26, 2022
Several years ago Oswit Land Trust (OLT) shared with the community its vision of taking failing or closed golf courses and converting them to a beautiful nature preserve. Two of these golf courses, Bel Air Greens and Mesquite Golf, were actively for sale for development. OLT began diligently working on how to acquire both of these properties and save them as open space.
April 30, 2022
Oswit Land Trust (OLT), together with the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC) and Coachella Valley Conservation Commission (CVCC) is thrilled to announce the conservation of over 3,000 acres of land above the Rimrock Vons shopping center known as “Palm Hills” and the “goat trails”.