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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10:00 AM Work Party
Feeling strong? Planting season rolls along with our newest projects at Snow Creek Forest Preserve, where we’ll be adding seedlings along the forest edge. This week we tackle some tough ground covered in invasive blackberry and reed canarygrass. Help give this area of the preserve a new start!
9:00 AM Virtual Program
Monday, March 9 • 9:00 – 10:30 am • Virtual program Join us as we gather virtually from 9:00 – 10:30 am on Monday, March 9 to hear Terry Tempest Williams, acclaimed author, educator, conservationist, and activist as she discusses the importance of finding grace and meaning in the natural world during uncertain times, exploring […]
Tuesday, March 10 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Part 2. Forests, fish, and other critters, oh my! Dive into river side channel restoration at the beloved Duckabush Oxbow and Wetlands Preserve, where we’ll be planting trees and shrubs into areas recently dominated by blackberry thickets. This is a unique opportunity to visit this preserve […]
12:30 PM Public Program
Thursday, March 19 • 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm • Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Jefferson Land Trust staff will discuss the recent forestry history of Chimacum Ridge Community Forest and upcoming plans for a small harvest. The harvest this year aligns with how the community forest is working to sustain the ecological, economic, and social benefits […]
9:30 AM Public Program
Saturday, March 21 • 9:30 am – 12:30 pm • Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Jefferson Land Trust staff will discuss the recent forestry history of Chimacum Ridge Community Forest and upcoming plans for a small harvest. The harvest this year aligns with how the community forest is working to sustain the ecological, economic, and social […]
2:00 PM Fundraiser
Sunday, March 22 • 2:00 pm • Quilcene Lantern Nature offers musicians an endless score — birdsong shapes melody, wind and water influence rhythm, and emotional tones and images are evoked by its mysteries. Music becomes a conversation with our living world. Join Jefferson Land Trust and Devin Champlin and the Diamond Club Band as […]
Tuesday, March 24 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Part 3. Forests, fish, and other critters, oh my! Dive into river side channel restoration at the beloved Duckabush Oxbow and Wetlands Preserve, where we’ll be planting trees and shrubs into areas recently dominated by blackberry thickets. Rubber boots required. This is a unique opportunity to […]
9:30 AM Work Party
Wednesday, March 25 • 9:30 am – 1:30 pm • Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Well, not a real parade, though we do encourage you to wear yellow! At this work party, we’ll be removing invasive Scotch broom before it gets a chance to flower and then spread seeds. Please bring rain gear and closed-toed boots, […]
10:00 AM Public Program
Saturday, March 28 • 10:00 am – 11:30 am The Land-Based Learning Excursions program invites our community to connect more deeply with the natural world through guided exploration on locally protected lands. Designed for families, each session highlights a key aspect of our region’s natural history, engaging participants in hands-on activities that build knowledge, curiosity, […]
12:00 PM Public Program
Saturday, March 28 • 12:00 – 1:30 pm The Land-Based Learning Excursions program invites our community to connect more deeply with the natural world through guided exploration on locally protected lands. Each session highlights a key aspect of our region’s natural history, engaging participants in hands-on activities that build knowledge, curiosity, and a lasting relationship […]
We’re thrilled to share that the Camilla Chandler Family Foundation has awarded Jefferson Land Trust a $2 million grant to support additional land protection in the Quimper Wildlife Corridor. This grant will catalyze a whole new phase of protection progress: supporting the next wave of property acquisitions, funding short- and long-term stewardship needs, matching public […]
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Over the past several months, Jefferson Land Trust invited community input on our draft 2026-2030 Strategic Plan through a public survey, in-person conversations, and online interviews. More than 250 community members — including donors, volunteers, partners, landowners, and local residents — shared their perspectives. We’re deeply grateful for the time, care, and thought reflected in […]
After more than a decade of land protection, creek restoration, farming, and community conversations, the Chimacum Commons project is entering an exciting new phase. With design work advancing and permitting preparations underway, Jefferson Land Trust and Olympic Housing Trust (OLT) are taking concrete steps toward realizing a long-held community vision: permanently affordable housing for local […]
“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.”
