Some great news to send us into the holiday weekend — AB 900 was voted out of the Senate Appropriations Committee today. Thanks to Assemblymember Papan for her leadership and work on the bill, and to our co-sponsor, The Nature Conservancy, for being such great partners. The bill now heads to the Senate Floor for its penultimate hurdle before landing on the Governor's desk. Thank you to everyone who has supported us so far. Stay tuned for the next steps! Read the bill: https://bit.ly/4lNoUjd 📷 Claire Marvet, Program Coordinator, California Council of Land Trusts (fb)

Congratulations to the Mono Lake Kootzaduka'a Tribe on the return of Tupe Nobe—a land return project completed with assistance from Eastern Sierra Land Trust, a CCLT member. Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe has acquired 160 acres of ancestral land known as Tupe Nobe in Mono County, with funding support from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy and collaboration from ESLT. This significant land return restores traditional stewardship to a place of deep cultural meaning and ecological importance. Check out the StoryMap to learn more: (fb)