TULARE COUNTY TREASURES

 
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    • What's New on the Website?
    • Terms of Use & Disclaimer
  • TREASURE TALES
    • Introduction
    • Alphabetized List of Treasures: A through M
    • Alphabetized List of Treasures: N through Z
    • TREASURE TALES: A through D
    • TREASURE TALES: E through L
    • TREASURE TALES: M through R
    • TREASURE TALES: S through Z
  • Maps & Tours
    • Introduction
    • Interactive Maps
    • Treasures Sorted by Activities and Interests: A through D
    • E through L
    • M through R
    • S through Z
    • Treasures Sorted by Community: A through D
    • E through L
    • M through R
    • S through T
    • U through Z
  • Treasures Timeline
    • 1800s
    • Early 1900s
    • Mid 1900s
    • 1970 - 1979
    • 1980 - 1999
    • Early 2000s
  • Future Treasures
    • Introduction
    • Nominate
  • About Us
    • TCT Project Team
    • TCT Project Mission
    • TCT Project History
    • TCT Project Partners and Sponsors
  • Contact Us



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Photos on this page by:  Laurie Schwaller

ABOUT US:
TCT Project History

    In August of 2011, a small group of Tulare County residents, including local authors, historians, farmers, archaeologists, ranchers, teachers, poets, scientists, and artists, came together to talk about how best to tell the tale of the long, exciting, and far too-little-known history of conservation in Tulare County.  The group wanted to discover and share the stories of the wonderfully diverse places that have been conserved here, and of the dedicated people who have worked to protect and steward them.

    Naming the project "Tulare County Treasures: A Legacy of Land and People," the group determined that its mission would be to "Celebrate, Educate, and Inspire," with the following goals:

1.  to tell the stories of the conserved treasures of Tulare  County  and the people who worked to conserve and to steward these special places;

2.  to select as Treasures only sites that are
  • located in Tulare County
  • natural and/or cultural (historical, architectural, archaeological) resources
  • formally and officially conserved or listed
  • and open to the public at least some of the time
3.  to make the Treasure Tales easily accessible to the public, in hopes of increasing knowledge, understanding, interest, discovery, enjoyment, pride, inspiration, and the desire to support and contribute to this legacy.  


   
    In December, 2012, we launched this website and published our first dozen Treasure Tales.  Since then, we've published dozens more, along with a number of supplementary articles, and lots of videos, along with our interactive maps.

    As of 2022, there are still Treasures on our original list that don't yet have their Tales, but we're working on them! And actually, we're hoping that this website will never be finished, since the people of Tulare County, as they have for over 120 years, will continue to identify and conserve more Treasures as their legacy to the generations to come.

    We're hoping to hear from folks who are working right now on conserving some new Treasures.  And we're inviting you to share your own Treasure stories and photos, and to nominate new sites that meet the Treasures criteria.  Your questions, suggestions, and corrections are always welcome. 

    Thank you for joining us in the rewarding work of sharing this never-ending story.  Whether you tell a friend, take your family, pass along the website, send in your favorite photo, volunteer, or discover a new Treasure, you are a part of this lasting legacy of land and people.


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