As a nonprofit land management organization, the Conservancy uses natural solutions to help remedy negative impacts on the Peninsula, restore its rare wildlife and preserve clean air, water and natural lands – all of which are needed for a healthy and resilient community.

Conservancy habitat restoration projects have assisted in the recovery of four at-risk species: the El Segundo blue butterfly, the Palos Verdes blue butterfly, the Coastal California gnatcatcher and the cactus wren. The Conservancy’s native plant nursery propagates more than 60 different species for restoration projects, and annually plants over 23,000 seedlings in the Nature Preserve lands with the help of more than 1,700 volunteers along with a professional stewardship staff.

Since its founding in 1988, the Conservancy has worked with the four cities in which the preserved lands are located: Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and San Pedro (City of Los Angeles). The largest is the 1,400 Palos Verdes Nature Preserve. The Preserve is owned by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and the Conservancy holds a ‘conservation easement’. This means that we manage the Preserve according to guidelines outlined in the Natural Communities Conservation Planning (NCCP) program of the Department of Fish and Wildlife to protect and perpetuate biological diversity for plants, animals and their habitats, while allowing compatible and appropriate economic activity.