From the shoreline to the timberlands, we are protecting some of Jefferson County’s most fertile farmland, richest spawning grounds and busiest wildlife corridors. Come with us on a journey up the watershed!
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Wednesday, November 6 • 9:00 – 11:00 am We’re excited to welcome community members on public tours of Chimacum Ridge, a 918-acre forest at the heart of Chimacum. Jefferson Land Trust purchased Chimacum Ridge at the end of 2023 and is now working to transform it into a community forest that will open to the […]
10:00 AM Work Party
Work Party • Wednesday, November 6 • 10:00 am – 4:00 pm These are fieldwork days that people can expect to be outside in the weather, digging, raking, dragging branches, debarking small cedar poles, and shoveling gravel to help prepare the public walking trails at Chimacum Ridge. This and one on November 20 will be […]
Work Party • Tuesday, November 12 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Imagine walking through a quietly dripping forest, resident birds singing, quiet wind sighing, just taking in the view of …. a dilapidated shed?! Not for much longer! This month we roll up our sleeves and begin removing the detritus from an old shed […]
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Friday, November 15 • 10:00 am – noon We’re excited to welcome community members on public tours of Chimacum Ridge, a 918-acre forest at the heart of Chimacum. Jefferson Land Trust purchased Chimacum Ridge at the end of 2023 and is now working to transform it into a community forest that will open to the […]
Work Party • Wednesday, November 20 • 10:00 am – 4:00 pm These are fieldwork days that people can expect to be outside in the weather, digging, raking, dragging branches, debarking small cedar poles, and shoveling gravel to help prepare the public walking trails at Chimacum Ridge. This will be the last work party for […]
Saturday, November 23 • 10:00 am – noon We’re excited to welcome community members on public tours of Chimacum Ridge, a 918-acre forest at the heart of Chimacum. Jefferson Land Trust purchased Chimacum Ridge at the end of 2023 and is now working to transform it into a community forest that will open to the […]
Work Party • Tuesday, November 26 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Imagine walking through a quietly dripping forest, resident birds singing, quiet wind sighing, just taking in the view of …. a dilapidated shed?! Not for much longer! This month we roll up our sleeves and begin removing the detritus from an old shed […]
> Monday, December 30 • 10:00 am – 3:00 pm • Land Trust office Join us for a cherished Jefferson Land Trust tradition! Stop by the Land Trust office on Monday, December 30, to ring in the New Year with a warm cup of cheer. Whether you’re a longtime supporter, partner, volunteer, or simply curious […]
Great news! Working with willing landowners, Jefferson Land Trust recently placed a conservation easement on a 67-acre farmland property near Quilcene Bay, permanently protecting it against development, while preserving its significant agricultural and ecological values for all time. The property is one of the largest remaining farmland properties in the Quilcene area, and has been […]
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Jefferson Land Trust kicked off 2024 with the biggest acquisition in our 35-year history: 853-acre Chimacum Ridge. Once it’s combined with adjacent Valley View Forest, Chimacum Ridge Community Forest will total 918 acres of working forest, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. The community forest will be a shared living resource that models a regenerative relationship with […]
Jefferson Land Trust plans to sell 47 acres of protected farmland in Beaver Valley, Chimacum, through an open application process that’s now underway. Interested parties should read the Request for Proposal (RFP) and complete a pre-application questionnaire before midnight November 17, 2024, (from which up to 10 applicants will be selected and invited to submit […]
“Tamanowas Rock-it’s the most sacred place… It’s the home of our ancestors. Our spirits are there.”
“To think that a place as beautiful as this will be here, undisturbed, and get to grow into an old forest again…That’s a big, big, big idea.”
“My husband’s family has been farming in Washington for five generations, and the working lands efforts of Jefferson Land Trust give us hope that our boys and other youth of this county will indeed have farmland to work if they so choose.”
“The Olympic Peninsula is the crown jewel among America’s natural wonders and deserves careful attention to preserve what wildness is still here. Because Jefferson Land Trust is a leader in the conservation of a large part of the Olympic Peninsula, I have looked to the Land Trust for opportunities to help in the preservation of this wonderful environment.”
