EASEMENT MANAGEMENT
The Restoration Trust is a 501(c)(3) land trust, enabled to acquire and hold easements over land. We believe that easement acquisition and subsequent work with the landowner and local community can be one of the most effective ways to preserve lands that have important natural resources and sensitive species habitats.
Our Board of Directors collectively have more than two centuries of experience in habitat restoration and management, and include well-respected wetland ecologists, botanist, and natural resource management specialists. Their experiences and knowledge ensure the Trust excels in its restoration and management projects.
In 2011 the Trust adopted the Land Trust Alliance's (LTA) Standards and Practices.
Conservation Easements
SoCo Airport
Conservation Easement
The SoCo Airport is an approximately 14.48-acre conservation easement in Sonoma County. The conservation easement contains 4.5 acres of seasonal wetlands and population of Burke’s goldfields .
Roberts Ranch
Conservation Easement
The 4.3 acre-Roberts Ranch conservation easement is located in the City of Castro Valley in Alameda County. The conservation easement contains a relatively natural section of Crow Creek as well as adjacent Riparian and oak woodland habitats.
Bordoni
Conservation Easement
The Bordoni conservation easement is a 32.5-acre easement located in the City of Vallejo in Solano County. The conservation easement contains 6.03 acres of wetlands, approximately 2,300 linear feet of stream channel, riparian and upland habitats.
Shin Kee
Conservation Easement
The Shin Kee conservation easement is a 68.057-acre easement located on the Shin Kee Tract in the northwestern San Joaquin County. The conservation easement contains tule marsh, seasonal wetlands, and upland habitats the support a diversity of wildlife including abundant migratory birds, river otters, and beavers.
Dittmer
Conservation Easement
The Dittmer conservation easement is a 4-acre easement located on the Dittmer Ranch in Suisun City in Solano County. The conservation easement contains 2.4-acreas of created seasonal wetlands and 1.6-acres of riparian and upland habitats. The conservation easement functions as a healthy and self-sustaining ecosystem.