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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Adults must be accompanied by children! For ages 3-16. Bring your family’s love for outdoor adventure and creativity together in our Family Plein Air Art Class (French for “in open air”)! Join local artist Patricia Hagen and local naturalists to explore the stunning Valley View Forest in Chimacum. Along the way, they’ll highlight the colors, […]
9:30 AM Work Party
Wednesday, June 18 • 9:30 am – 12:30 pm • Chimacum Ridge Community Forest • Join us as we prepare the multi-use trail for its final gravel surface. We’ll be smoothing out the path and weeding along the edges to get it ready for the next stage. The multi-use trail is the southernmost trail. (If […]
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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 […]
Monday, June 23 • 9:30 am – 12:30 pm and 1:00 – 4:00 pm • Chimacum Ridge Community Forest • Join us for a big push to finish the second segment of the multi-use trail by spreading and compacting gravel. We’ll need help during every shift to make the most of our rented equipment. Volunteers […]
Tuesday, June 24 • 9:30 am – 12:30 pm and 1:00 – 4:00 pm • Chimacum Ridge Community Forest • Join us for a big push to finish the second segment of the multi-use trail by spreading and compacting gravel. We’ll need help during every shift to make the most of our rented equipment. Volunteers […]
10:00 AM Work Party
Tuesday, June 24 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm • Chai-yahk-wh Preserve • Native plant diversity is in, and English ivy is out! Help us seek out and dig out ivy that is taking over valuable habitat space. Chai-yahk-wh Preserve, on Marrowstone Island, is the infamous site of the largest ivy we’ve ever pulled/dug/cut, so […]
Wednesday, June 25 • 9:30 am – 12:30 pm and 1:00 – 4:00 pm • Chimacum Ridge Community Forest • Join us for a big push to finish the second segment of the multi-use trail by spreading and compacting gravel. We’ll need help during every shift to make the most of our rented equipment. Volunteers […]
Thursday, June 26 • 9:30 am – 12:30 pm and 1:00 – 4:00 pm • Chimacum Ridge Community Forest • Join us for a big push to finish the second segment of the multi-use trail by spreading and compacting gravel. We’ll need help during every shift to make the most of our rented equipment. Volunteers […]
Friday, June 27 • 9:30 am – 12:30 pm and 1:00 – 4:00 pm • Chimacum Ridge Community Forest • Join us for a big push to finish the second segment of the multi-use trail by spreading and compacting gravel. We’ll need help during every shift to make the most of our rented equipment. Volunteers […]
Jefferson Land Trust purchased 853-acre Chimacum Ridge Forest in 2024. 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, bringing economic, ecological, and social benefits to our community — forever. Save the […]
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On April 25, President Trump signed an executive order terminating active AmeriCorps grants and reducing the independent agency’s workforce by 85 percent. The order effectively ends this 30-year-old program, which annually provides opportunities to tens of thousands of Americans to meaningfully serve their communities across a range of critical sectors and services while gaining valuable […]
During the week of May 5-10, Jefferson Land Trust’s own Erik Kingfisher headed to Washington DC for “Land Trust Advocacy Days.” Organized by the Land Trust Alliance, the trip gave land trusts from across the nation the opportunity to advocate for the value of our work and the importance of continued funding directly with our […]
“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.”
