The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County is even closer to raising funds for the Pismo Preserve as construction progress continues.
On October 16, after an inspiring 3-week social media campaign it was announced that a generous donor’s $100,000 challenge match was reached, thanks to incredible support of over 450 donors who rallied to meet the match goal.
Motivated by the community’s response and the momentum of the challenge match, a second generous donor stepped up with their own $100,000 donation towards the project. Along with other donations since the challenge match was reached, this marks an additional $127,000 towards opening the Pismo Preserve. The Land Conservancy has only $423,000 of $17 million to raise to complete the project and open to the public (excluding the construction of the ADA accessible trail).
“Our community’s continued generosity and willingness to help is truly incredible. We are so grateful to our second incredible donor who felt so inspired by others’ efforts to also give greatly. Each person who spreads the word or donates is making it possible to create the Pismo Preserve; a beautiful coastal property that symbolizes what our community is capable of doing together. This project stands for people choosing to make an impact. Now is the time to bring it home for the Preserve. We need $423,000 to finish construction and open the Pismo Preserve within months.” – Kaila Dettman
To make a tax-deductible charitable donation to support the Pismo Preserve individuals and businesses can make an online donation on The Land Conservancy’s website at www.LCSLO.org or call Kaila Dettman, Executive Director, at 805-544-9096.
Access to the Preserve’s 11 miles of trail is closed while construction is ongoing, but the public can look forward to daily access, from dawn to dusk, once all construction is complete at the end of the year. Once completed, walkers, hikers, bikers, and equestrians will be able to enjoy the Pismo Preserve seven days a week.
The Pismo Preserve was purchased by The Land Conservancy in 2014 with outstanding support from the community. It will be a phenomenal public park for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians with high-quality single-track trails, beautiful panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, and stunning oak-studded canyons.
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County is a community-supported local nonprofit land trust working to conserve and care for the diverse wildlands, farms, and ranches of the Central Coast, connecting people to the land and to each other. The land trust helps to protect drinking water sources, prevent poorly planned development, restore wildlife habitat, promote family farmlands and ranches in our region, and connect people of all ages and backgrounds to the land. The Land Conservancy leads collaborative efforts which have resulted in the permanent protection over 25,000 acres of land in San Luis Obispo County.