News

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.

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

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).

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…

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.