News

April 5, 2023

Oswit Land Trust, Trust for Public Land Announces Conservation Easement on Nearly 2,000 Acres of Agricultural Land

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.
July 26, 2022

Mesquite Golf Course Becomes Prescott Preserve

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

Over 3,000 Acres Saved and Put into Conservation

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”.