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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9:00 AM
Join us at Farm Tour 2019! Check back here for more details and to find out at which wonderful farms you can find our board staff and volunteers. Farm Tour is a great time to learn more about farmland preservation in Jefferson County.
10:00 AMWork Party
Please join us in the forest above Snow Creek to remove holly in order to open up the area for native forest plants and processes.
7:00 PM
Come learn about the different carnivore species that live among us! This engaging presentation will be lead by two local expert naturalists from Western Wildlife Outreach.
6:00 PM
Join our partners at Jefferson Clemente Foundation for their Thinking Through the Land course: an engaging series of speakers and discussion centered around local humanities topics.
Dive deep into the forest to build a trail to highlight Marrowstone forests, farmland, and nearby favorite walking routes.
Calling all volunteers! Come help hand-pull and cut the invasive, non-native holly invading this beautiful 80-acre forested preserve.
Join us for ForeverFest on July 25th 2019, 6-9pm at Finnriver Farm & Cidery in celebration of our 30th anniversary!
Get your tickets today to join us on the lawn at Finnriver Farm & Cidery on Thursday, July 25th from 6-9 pm for a magical summer feast to benefit Jefferson Land Trust. Together we’ll savor an artful meal prepared by Chef Dan Ratigan of The Fireside Restaurant at the Inn at Port Ludlow. Click here […]
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Come live and work on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula of Washington state! Jefferson Land Trust is seeking an experienced, collaborative fundraising professional as our new Director of Philanthropy. Celebrating our 30th Anniversary in 2019, Jefferson Land Trust has a track record of high quality and innovative conservation work preserving habitat, working farms and forests in […]
The new preserve on Marrowstone Island is that much closer to being ready to open to the public in late June. The preserve has been named (Chai-yahk-wh Preserve), the signs have been designed and ordered, a trailhead kiosk is being built by a local eagle scout, and we’re getting bids from contractors to build the […]
“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.”
