Action Alert: Sutter’s Land Park Master Plan Community Meeting, 12/12/2024

Thursday, December 12, 2024 — 6-8 PM
Clunie Clubhouse at McKinley Park (Alhambra Blvd at F Street)
Sacramento, California

The City of Sacramento is updating its Master Plan for Sutter’s Landing Park, which sits adjacent to the American River Parkway.

Sutter’s Landing Park provides tremendous opportunities to connect Sacramento area residents with nature and protect vital habitat for imperiled wildlife species including Swainson’s hawks, Peregrine falcons, Red-tailed hawks, Meadowlarks, Northern Harriers, and many others.

The Master Plan will help determine the fate of nearly 200 acres of existing wildlife areas that are an important part of the upland habitat along the American River and improvements to other portions of the park that currently provide active recreation.

“The Mound” portion of the Park (pictured in the foreground) is the largest habitat area along the southern portion of the American River within the City of Sacramento and could be a Nature Preserve.
The recently acquired “West Sutter’s Landing Park” properties (just west of Blue Diamond) could also be a Nature Preserve and restored.

The Park could also include additional compatible trails to further connect residents to nature and river-themed play areas and environmental education programs for kids.

Please attend the December 12th meeting and speak out for protecting nature at Sutter’s Landing.
You can also email written comments to DRepan[at]cityofsacramento[dot]org.

For more information, email: cibrownci[at]icloud[dot]com.

Click here for this action alert in PDF.

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By Brad Branan | September 23, 2024 | Comstock’s Magazine

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