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.
November 19, 2024

Oswit Land Trust Expands Conservation Easements to 6,300 Acres of Agricultural Land

Palm Springs, CA – Oswit Land Trust (OLT) has completed its second agricultural conservation easement in Imperial County, CA, on Alphabet Farms Ranch F - consisting of roughly 4,400 acres of productive farmland. This additional easement expands OLT’s stewardship of agricultural land to over 6,300 acres, and protects this precious farmland from future development in perpetuity. This additional 4,400 acres is Oswit Land Trust’s largest conservation project to date, and brings the current total of land protected by the organization to over 10,000 acres.
September 11, 2024

Oswit Land Trust Does it Again! 165 Spectacular Acres Saved in Western Riverside County

Palm Springs, CA – Oswit Land Trust (OLT), a land trust based in Palm Springs, California, that focuses on saving the fragile desert ecosystem in Coachella Valley and beyond, is proud to announce the acquisition of 639 acres in Indio Hills, CA.
August 7, 2024

Happy Valley – 639 Spectacular Acres Purchased for Conservation!

Palm Springs, CA – Oswit Land Trust (OLT), a land trust based in Palm Springs, California, that focuses on saving the fragile desert ecosystem in Coachella Valley and beyond, is proud to announce the acquisition of 639 acres in Indio Hills, CA.