2,446 Acres Protected in the Fall River & Pit River Region

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It's been a busy year in local land conservation and we aren't done yet! Through your support, the Shasta Land Trust is pleased to announce the permanent protection of 2,446 acres of recreational land with stunning rivers, waterfalls, and trails, located in the Fall River and Pit River region. The property forms an important connection between conserved lands spanning from the Pit River, Hat Creek, and Fall River, protecting over 21,000 acres of contiguous natural lands.

The property was protected in partnership with the Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council and PG&E, and is available to be enjoyed by the public for generations to come!

  • The property protects substantial water features, including all of Fall River Lake, 1.42 miles of Fall River including the Fall River Falls, 7.29 miles of the Pit River and .31 miles of Sucker Springs.

  • Many recreational opportunities are available to the public, including swimming and kayaking on Fall River Lake, white water rafting along the Pit River Falls, and enjoying the many day use areas to fish, hike, BBQ, picnic, and nature watch.

  • The land is the ancestral territory of the Pit River Tribe’s Ajumawi band, with Tribal plants identified through educational signage along the Floyd Buckskin Memorial Trail, as part of restoration efforts conducted by the Ajumawi and inter-tribal crews through the Lomakatsi Restoration Project.

  • The property protects a variety of habitats supporting native fish and wildlife, including conifer forest, montane hardwood, chaparral, grassland, juniper woodland, and freshwater rivers and springs.

  • The federally endangered Shasta Crayfish have essential habitat protected within the property’s freshwater spring aquatic resources as result of a restoration project led by Spring Rivers Ecological Sciences, LLC.

  • The property protects scenic viewsheds along the Pit River and the Fall River Falls, along with views of Mt. Lassen, Haney Mountain, Saddle Mountain, Soldier Mountain, Burney Mountain, and Bald Mountain.

We are pleased that the property’s incredible waterways, recreational lands, and wildlife habitat will continue to benefit our local community and environment for years to come!