In 2022, a California owner agreed to a discounted $10 million sale of 402 acres despite approvals for 500+ homes; four years later, a land trust sued to stop permanent roads and utilities inside the preserve

• A conservation group in California has filed a lawsuit to stop plans for permanent roads and utility lines across a newly created 402-acre nature preserve.
• The legal action comes four years after the land was saved from housing developers.
• Placer Land Trust filed the lawsuit to block infrastructure construction through Clover Valley, an area of oak woodland and wetlands in Rocklin, California.