Land
We hold land for the communities of life that live on it. Land protection is a smaller part of our work right now, but if you're thinking about the future of land you care about, we're glad to talk.
Elk Creek
- Where
- Del Norte County, California
- Size
- About 15 acres
- Habitat
- Riparian forest along the creek
Our parcel sits along lower Elk Creek, where forest meets water. Shaded banks keep the creek cold enough for coho salmon, and roots and fallen logs hold the soil and give young fish places to shelter.
Who lives here
- Coho salmon
- Northern spotted owl
- Port Orford cedar
- Pacific giant salamander
- Roosevelt elk
- Cougar and black bear
Elk Creek sits at the coastal edge of the Klamath-Siskiyou, one of the most biologically rich temperate regions on Earth. The land doesn't need much management. It needs to be kept out of harm's way.
Ways to protect land
Conservation easement
A legal agreement that permanently limits development on your land while you keep ownership. You decide what's protected and how you'll keep using it, and we monitor and enforce the terms over time.
The most common option. You keep the deed.
Land donation
You transfer the land to Fertile Ground Conservancy outright, and we hold it permanently for the life that depends on it.
Immediate and permanent. May qualify for a tax deduction.
Bequest
You name Fertile Ground Conservancy in your will or estate plan to receive the land later. You keep full ownership and use during your lifetime.
Plan now for what comes after.
Start a conversation
If you own land and are thinking about its long-term future, tell us about it. There's no obligation. Because land is on the back burner for us right now, we may take a little while to reply.
Want to help care for Elk Creek instead? Give here.