News

December 20, 2023

Oswit Land Trust Awarded Grant by State of California to Expand Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program

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).

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.

September 13, 2022

Planning Grants Awarded for Prescott Preserve

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

Oswit Land Trust Purchases Mesquite Ridge

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

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.