Placer County Conservation Program adds acreage to its expanding reserve network
Roseville, Calif. – The Placer County Conservation Program recently recorded a 27-acre conservation easement along the Dry Creek corridor. The property will be preserved in perpetuity.
The acreage was dedicated by the developers of Creekview Ranch, a housing subdivision that abuts sections of Dry Creek on the north end of the project. The corridor on the property contains dense, diverse vegetation that provides valuable wildlife habitat. Dry Creek is a salmonid stream and is federally designated as critical habitat for Central Valley steelhead.
Taylor Morrison, the developer of Creekview Ranch, designed the project to avoid the most sensitive resources on the site and requested to dedicate the 27 acres along the Dry Creek corridor for conservation.
"We are excited to add another 27 acres to our growing reserve system," said PCCP Administrator Gregg McKenzie.
"This easement exemplifies the PCCP's overarching goal to balance growth and conservation."
Gregg McKenzie
A land dedication allows developers to offset a portion of mitigation fees. For this project, the 27-acre dedication provided a credit of $246,513.12 toward mitigation fees for the Creekview Ranch development.
PCCP Reserve System
The Placer Conservation Authority recorded a conservation easement on the property earlier this month. The land is now part of the Placer County Conservation Program Reserve System. This stretch of the Dry Creek corridor will remain protected in perpetuity and will be contiguous with other existing and future conserved land along the corridor as additional property is acquired.