Funding and implementing land-conservation projects in California are vital to the long-term protection of precious natural resources, such as timber and water. Projects like Pacific Forest Trust’s recent acquisition of nearly 11,000 acres in the upper Trinity River watershed will not only conserve lush forestlands in the headwaters of the Central Valley Project, but also protect some of the most biodiverse land on the planet. … Through the Conserving the Trinity Headwaters for Watershed & Community Benefit project, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) awarded $1.4 million to the Pacific Forest Trust. Combined with funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board, a federal grant, and an investment by the original owners, Acer Klamath Forests, the Pacific Forest Trust was able to acquire 10,600 acres of forestland in the upper Trinity River watershed.