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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Discovering the Forest During-Harvest Virtual Learning Session Please note that this event has been postponed until October The topics covered will include: harvest equipment, site safety, soil and vegetation considerations, landing site development, trucking, and customer considerations for our first sustainable timber harvest at Valley View Forest.
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At FutureFest, host Luke Burbank will be our guide to an evening of inspiration from nature featuring special guest Dr. Suzanne Simard, bestselling author of Finding the Mother Tree. FutureFest, our annual fundraising gala, will give us the opportunity to gather online to celebrate the power of community conservation. Early Bird tickets are on sale now.
On July 8 from 5:30 – 7 pm, FutureFest, our annual fundraising gala, will give us an opportunity to gather online to celebrate the power of community conservation. Early Bird tickets are on sale now. Master of ceremonies Luke Burbank will once again be our guide to an evening of online delights, games, and inspiring […]
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This week, Jefferson Land Trust began a selective timber harvest at Valley View Forest, a Land Trust-protected working forest in Chimacum. Valley View Forest is a pilot of community forestry: that is, a forest that’s managed for the “triple bottom line” of providing economic, ecological, and community benefits as identified by the local community. Valley […]
This past winter, as the pandemic restricted travel and kept kids home from school, many in our community sought refuge and connection in the natural spaces nearest to our own neighborhoods. If you went walking on the trail system (Cappy’s Trails) that winds through the Quimper Wildlife Corridor on a Monday in February, you might […]
“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.”
