Land Management

LVEC Land Management “The most destructive human activities on the planet are agriculture, forestry and fisheries; if we are to survive we need to change how we do these things… Permaculturalists do not go into the forest and carve out new homesteads; our job is to restore devastated agricultural lands to productivity… Surviving native ecologies are more valuable as banks of species for restoration than they would...

Visit & Tour

We offer a variety of ways to get to know our programs, community, and land. Because we are an aspiring ecovillage and conference center,  advance notice is necessary. We are open for visitors most months out of the year, excluding a few weeks in December and early January for the holiday season. Visitors can stay for up to three days, or longer, with special arrangements. Lodging: • Camping is $10 per night per tent. •...

Local Plant Guide

Lost Valley Native Plant List Ferns and Fern Allies Dennstaedtiaceae – Bracken Family Adiantum aleuticum maidenhair fern Pteridium aquilinum bracken fern Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern Family Athyrium filix-femina lady fern Polystichum munitum western sword fern Equisetaceae – Horsetail Family Equisetum arvense common horsetail Polypodiaceae – Polypody Family Polypodium glycyrrhiza licorice...

Lost Valley Land

Our Land Our land offers a diversity of ecosystems, including an oak savanna, a natural meadow, a stream and riparian area, a pond, forested land, and a regenerating forest. There are several vegetable and perennial herb gardens, beehives, fruit and nut trees, and berry bushes. With the help of interns and volunteers, we produce vegetables to provide a portion of the produce needed by the community and educational center. ...

Online Sustainability Tour

Is Lost Valley a Model Ecovillage? Figuring out how to “green” a previously developed site offers a real-world design challenge that can be just as educational as touring a model ecovillage. In 1989, Lost Valley inherited a site that was already developed by previous owners who used few ecological design or permaculture techniques. With limited resources for new building projects, much of the site unfortunately still...