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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3:00 PM Public Program
Thursday, June 8 • 3:00 – 4:30 pm • Virtual Land Trust 101: Conservation Easements Land trust help landowners protect their lands through conservation easements –voluntary agreements to place permanent restrictions on how privately managed restrictions on how privately owned properties are used to ensure that important and unique natural features are protected. For over […]
10:00 AM Work Party
Oh, Donovan – so much beauty, and so many weeds! Those who have visited Lower Donovan Creek cannot forget the expansive views, recovering stream, and bright young plant community. At long last the day has arrived that […]
6:00 PM Fundraiser
LandFest is our beloved signature summer celebration, held “on the land” at Finnriver Farm & Cidery. We’ll enjoy a gourmet, locally-sourced farm-to-table fundraising dinner and welcome special speakers, geologist Dr. David Montgomery and biologist Anne Biklé, co-authors of multiple books including their latest, What Your Food Ate.
We’re thrilled to announce that Egg And I Angus, one of the largest family farms remaining in the Chimacum Creek watershed, is now protected forever! Located four miles south of Chimacum in Center Valley, Egg And I Angus is a 115-acre historic cattle farm run by daughter-and-mother team Julia Nottingham and Laurie Hannan. The farmland […]
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We’re excited to introduce Jennifer “Jen” Harrison, the newest addition to Jefferson Land Trust’s Board of Directors. With a deep passion for environmental preservation and a diverse background that spans technology and sustainability, Jen brings extensive experience and expertise to the board. Her dedication to nonprofit and civic work demonstrates her commitment to protecting our […]
Jefferson Land Trust’s Board of Directors is seeking three community members to serve on the new seven-member, volunteer Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Board of Managers. If you’re a resident of East Jefferson County with enthusiasm for the Land Trust’s mission, a deep knowledge of the local community, and a strong interest in community forests, we […]
“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.”
