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
Tuesday, March 25 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm • Quimper West Preserve • Over the past several years community members have gathered at this 80-acre preserve along North Jacob Miller Road to lead a concerted attack against invasive holly. Since then, our dedicated preserve stewards have been working hard at identifying new patches, and […]
8:30 AM
Friday, March 28 • 8:30 – 9:30 am • Chimacum Cafe • Join Jefferson Land Trust’s Executive Director Richard Tucker for an opportunity to chat about the Land Trust’s latest projects, ask questions about our work, and share your perspective over a hot cup of your favorite morning beverage at the Chimacum Cafe!
11:59 PM
Applications for the 2025 Spring Break Youth Corps paid high school internship are due before midnight tonight.
9:00 AM
Join Tim Lawson, Chair of the Chimacum Ridge Board of Managers, on a deep dive walking tour to explore the natural history, geology, and future of 918-acre Chimacum Ridge Community Forest. (Multiple dates available.) Learn more about the tours here. Click on the RESERVE NOW button to see tour dates and register for one of […]
Tuesday, April 8 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm • Chai-yahk-wh Preserve • Plant diversity is in, and spurge laurel is out! Help us seek out and dig out spurge laurel that threatens valuable habitat space. Please wear long pants and long sleeves (work gloves provided) as spurge laurel sap can irritate the skin. Directions: Chai-yahk-wh […]
Tuesday, April 22 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm • Valley View Forest Preserve Step out on Earth Day with Jefferson Land Trust and Chimacum Ridge Community Forest LLC! We’ll work together to make progress on a multi-use trail that will eventually welcome hikers, bikers, and horses from the Valley View Forest parking area up […]
Tuesday, May 13 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm • Duckabush Riparian Forest Preserve • Let there be snags! Help us help wildlife. This season we embark on a journey to create more than 100 standing snags for critters of many shapes and sizes. This work will require moving in teams over uneven terrain and […]
Tuesday, May 27 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm • Duckabush Riparian Forest Preserve Let there be snags! Help us help wildlife. This season we embark on a journey to create more than 100 standing snags for critters of many shapes and sizes. This work will require moving in teams over uneven terrain and sometimes […]
For so many of us, our abiding love of the land and desire to protect it grew from experiences we had as children. The Land Trust recognizes the fundamental importance of nurturing this love of the land in the next generation, and of hands-on outdoor learning experiences for kids. More than a decade ago, acting […]
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You’re invited to Jefferson Land Trust’s 2025 virtual Conservation Breakfast! Join us Thursday, March 6, from 9:00 – 10:30 am, for this year’s inspiring program: “Reconnecting Kids and Nature Through Outdoor Education.” We’re thrilled to welcome Richard Louv, author of the groundbreaking bestseller Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, as […]
Creating a conservation burial program that offers local natural burial options, while also supporting land conservation and restoration, is something the Land Trust has been focused on for a number of years. In 2021, after investigating such programs and gauging local interest, the Land Trust’s Board of Directors granted approval to move forward in creating […]
“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.”
