“Caring for the Land” through grassroots work to preserve the land that sustains us.
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
Calling all volunteers! Come help maintain the wildlife habitat and Pet Memorial Trail at Bulis Preserve located adjacent to Fort Townsend State Park.
Join us at this favorite community spot to removing sun-loving weeds such as thistle and to decomission user-generated side trails.
6:00 PM
Discover how dreams are becoming reality as a result of our collective farmland protection efforts. Get your tickets today to celebrate the power of community conservation!
9:45 AM
Let’s pull and chop Scot’s broom away from a former home site deep within the Duckabush Riparian Forest Preserve!
Nestled on the grounds of the Port Townsend Golf Club is a small plot of wildflowers that have lived there for many thousands of years. A remnant of the prairies that once covered the Kah Tai Valley — from Kah Tai Lagoon to Chinese Gardens — this 1.2-acre preserve is a direct link to the […]
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We’re celebrating a great success for wildlife on the Duckabush River this winter! Local sculptor Mark Fissler and his family worked with Jefferson Land Trust and our partners to protect 15 acres of their longtime family land in the middle reaches of the Duckabush River as a permanent wildlife preserve.
Artist Aloura Remy is using her incredible talent and big heart to help save the natural places and wildlife that are the inspiration for her work! Aloura will be selling cards featuring her artwork to benefit Jefferson Land Trust. Find Aloura at the Port Townsend Food Co-op on March 11, March 18, and March 25.
“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.”
