Celebrating 60 Years of Places, History, and People!
PCL’s 60th Anniversary
An evening of live music, fun, food, drinks, and more!
Was held
Friday, September 5th, 2025
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
At The California Museum
1020 O Street, Sacramento
Thank you to those who joined us on Friday, September 5th, in Sacramento to celebrate the work, history, and people of the Planning and Conservation League. We celebrated the people and friends who have helped make California more livable since 1965.
Since our founding six decades ago, PCL’s staff, volunteers, interns, board members, and our supporters have remained at the forefront of California’s environmental movement. We are proud to have participated in the creation of some of the state’s most crucial environmental laws and policies, including the California Coastal Act, the State Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, the Bottle Bill, the Habitat Conservation Fund, the Integrated Waste Management Act and so much more…
Be sure to check out our PCL Photo Album below!
Celebrating a Legacy of Places, History, and People!
For 60 years, PCL has organized diverse coalitions to support and advance a more livable California for all. PCL, along with our allies and friends, have a record of action, including the California Coastal Act, the State Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, the Bottle Bill, the Habitat Conservation Fund, the Integrated Waste Management Act, and the Water Rights Modernization movement. PCL’s successes have gone on to shape environmental policy across the nation and around the world.
Generations ago…in 1964, friends who cared about the environment began talking, and planning, and by the spring of 1965…the Planning and Conservation League for Legislative Action was born. Since then, PCL’s volunteers, interns, staff, board members, advisors, and supporters, along with our friends, have successfully campaigned to enact hundreds of environmental laws, pass over a dozen ballot initiatives, and invest nearly $50 billion in California’s health, wildlife, and landscape.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Please consider becoming a sponsor of the Planning and Conservation League’s 60th Anniversary Gala at the California Museum at one of the levels listed in the 60th Gala Sponsor Packet. Together, we can ensure that California remains a healthy and vibrant place to live, work, and play! You can email questions about sponsorships to events@pcl.org
SABER-TOOTHED CAT LEVEL
David Hirsch
GRAY WHALE LEVEL
Corey & Marcy Brown
National Wildlife Federation
CALIFORNIA COUGAR LEVEL
Carstens, Black & Minteer, LLP
Dan Frost
Ellen Garber
Kevin Johnson
Lozeau Drury, LLP
Mogavero Architects
Patricia Schifferle & Bob Gilliom
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, LLP
Terry Watt
POPPY FLOWER LEVEL
California Wildlife Foundation
Fran Layton
Johnnie Carlson
Rachel Hooper
Remy Moose Manley, LLP
Tina Thomas in Memory of Trudy Remy
DELTA SMELT LEVEL
Andy Sawyer & Carol Bingham
Anthony and Margaret De Riggi
In 1965, a group of citizens stood up to the environmental destruction following uncontrolled development throughout the state. They formed the Planning and Conservation League (PCL) to prevent nonstop development from further devastating California’s air, lands, and waters, and to protect all those who call it home. Join Us on Friday, September 5th, 2025, to celebrate 60 years of success!
