News

November 26, 2024

Oswit Land Trust and Mesquite Country Club HOA reach an agreement in principle after 8 hours of mediation. The end of the lawsuit regarding Prescott Preserve is in sight.

Palm Springs, CA: Oswit Land Trust (OLT) and Mesquite Country Club (MCC) are pleased to share with the community that after 2 years of litigation regarding the former golf course, now known as Prescott Preserve, we have reached an agreement in principle, and the lawsuits between the parties are soon to be in the past.

February 15, 2024

Prescott Preserve is featured in the New York Times article: “After Shutting Down, These Golf Courses Went Wild”

Most defunct golf courses get paved over, but a number are getting transformed into ecological life rafts for wildlife, plants — and people

May 31, 2023

Prescott Preserve: The Restoration Plan

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…

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.

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.