Right onto Twin Cities Road

From Bruceville Road, turn right onto Twin Cities Road.

The two extensive agriculture parcels on your right are privately owned and operated. However, The Nature Conservancy holds conservation easements on these properties. Conservation easements preserve beneficial habitat by preventing urban development and restricting farmers from planting vineyards or orchards.

Continuing east on Twin Cities Road, after passing a mining operation on your right, you will cross several bridges. These waterways include meandering channels of the Cosumnes River and Laguna Creek. Some wildlife species in this area include great-horned owl, black-tailed deer, fall-run Chinook salmon, coyote, Swainson's hawk, and river otters.

Just past the last bridge on your left, Laguna Creek flows south easterly through ponds and marshes. This property, which includes vast grasslands

North of Laguna Creek was acquired by The Nature Conservancy in 1998 and is still managedas a part of the Preserve.