# The Wildlands Conservancy

> We conserve landscapes throughout California and the West, protecting private lands as nature preserves to rewild both the land and the human spirit\.

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## Pages
- [AP Ranch Acquisition in the Scott River Headwaters \| The Wildlands Conservancy](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/ap-ranch-acquisition/)
- [Career Opportunities](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/careers/)
- [All The Ways to Donate](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/all-the-ways-to-donate/)
- [Outdoor Education](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/outdoor-education-programs/)
- [Outdoor Discovery Program](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/outdoor-discovery-program/)

## Posts
- [Funding Secured to Protect 14,177\-Acre AP Ranch in Scott River Headwaters](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/funding-secured-to-protect-14177-acre-ap-ranch-in-scott-river-headwaters/): Public\-private partnership will expand opportunities for salmon restoration and free public access
- [$42 Million Grant Advances Permanent Protection of Wild Cherry Canyon](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/42-million-grant-advances-permanent-protection-of-wild-cherry-canyon/): State Coastal Conservancy, The Wildlands Conservancy, and local community groups partner to conserve approximately 2,060 acres near Avila Beach\.
- [Healing the Wetlands of Estero Americano Coast Preserve](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/healing-the-wetlands-of-estero-americano-coast-preserve/)
- [Enjoying Summer Across the Preserve System](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/enjoying-summer-across-the-preserve-system/)
- [The Wildlands Conservancy Welcomes Mike Sweeney as Senior Advisor](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/mike-sweeney-welcomed-as-senior-advisor/)

## Preserve
- [Rana Creek Preserve](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/preserve/rana-creek-preserve/): With its iconic California oak woodland landscape, a journey through Rana Creek Preserve is like going back in time before highway traffic, strip malls, and power lines marred coastal California\. Situated between Salinas Valley and the Santa Lucia Range in the upper Carmel Valley, Rana Creek Preserve is one of the largest historic landholdings in the range, with 12,400 contiguous acres ranging from 500 to 3,400 feet in elevation, and is critically important for flora, fauna, and people\. The Preserve is co\-stewarded by The Wildlands Conservancy and the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County\. 
- [Whitewater Preserve](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/preserve/whitewater-preserve/): Whitewater Preserve is 2,246 acres surrounded by the Bureau of Land Management’s San Gorgonio Wilderness and includes the year\-round Whitewater River\. Rich riparian habitat hosts the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher and least Bell’s vireo, and provides opportunity to see migrating summer tanagers and vermilion flycatchers\. 
- [Oak Glen Preserve](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/preserve/oak-glen-preserve/): Nestled in a glen, situated at 5,024 feet, in the shadow of 8,700\-foot Wilshire Peak, lies The Wildlands Conservancy’s 909\-acre Oak Glen Preserve\. The Preserve is the home of the Conservancy’s Southern California Montane Botanic Garden and Children’s Outdoor Discovery Center and includes the entire 114\-year\-old Los Rios Rancho Apple Farm\. 
- [Mission Creek Preserve](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/preserve/mission-creek-preserve/): Located in a transition zone between the Sonoran and Mojave deserts, the 4,760\-acre Mission Creek Preserve has a rich species composition with flora and fauna representing both deserts\. Visitors are surprised to discover the center of the Preserve is a lush wetland with a backdrop of eroded painted hills and Mount San Gorgonio looming in the background\.
- [Pioneertown Mountains Preserve](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/preserve/pioneertown-mountains-preserve/): he 25,500\-acre Pioneertown Mountains Preserve descends from the high piney 7,800\-foot ridges into the Pioneertown Valley\. The small community of Pioneertown is surrounded by conservancy\-owned volcanic mesas, the Sawtooth Mountains, and Preserve lands leading to the San Bernardino National Forest\. 

## Team
- [Dan Orona](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/team/dan-orona/)
- [Jennifer Malone](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/team/jennifer-malone/)
- [Graham Chisholm](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/team/graham-chisholm/)
- [Angel Medeiros](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/team/angel-medeiros/)
- [Doug Chudy](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/team/doug-chudy/)

## Events
- [Backcountry Hike: Los Osos Wetlands Trail](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/event/backcountry-hike-los-osos-wetlands-trail-2/): Explore a secluded, oak\-lined canyon and experience a hidden gem, the Los Osos Wetlands Trail\! The hike is an out\-and\-back route \(2\.2 miles total\) recommended for ages 8 and up \(minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian\)\.
- [Volunteer Stewardship Day](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/event/volunteer-stewardship-day-7/)
- [Volunteer Stewardship Day](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/event/volunteer-stewardship-day-5/)
- [Birds of Prey Fall Migration](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/event/birds-of-prey-fall-migration-3/)
- [Creature Feature: Bugs](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/event/creature-feature-bugs/): Learn about the wildlife of Wind Wolves Preserve\! Educational visuals, handouts, and naturalists will be available throughout the program duration, as well as hands\-on activities\! Join us any time at the Crossing's Discovery Pond to learn about this month's featured creature: bugs\! 

Recommended for ages 4\-12 \(minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian\)\. No reservations required\."

## Categories
- [Preserves](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/category/preserves/)
- [Behold the Beauty](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/category/behold-the-beauty/)
- [Land Conservation](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/category/land-conservation/)
- [Wildlife](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/category/wildlife/)
- [Restoration \& Rewilding](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/category/restoration-rewilding/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://wildlandsconservancy.org/sitemap_index.xml)