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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Tuesday, December 17 • 9:00 – 11:00 am • We’re excited to welcome community members on public tours of Chimacum Ridge, a 918-acre forest at the heart of Chimacum. Jefferson Land Trust purchased Chimacum Ridge at the end of 2023 and is now working to transform it into a community forest that will open to […]
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Thursday, December 20 • 10:00 am – noon • We’re excited to welcome community members on public tours of Chimacum Ridge, a 918-acre forest at the heart of Chimacum. Jefferson Land Trust purchased Chimacum Ridge at the end of 2023 and is now working to transform it into a community forest that will open to […]
Monday, December 30 • 10:00 am – 3:00 pm • Land Trust office Join us for a cherished Jefferson Land Trust tradition! Stop by the Land Trust office on Monday, December 30, to ring in the New Year with a warm cup of cheer. Whether you’re a longtime supporter, partner, volunteer, or simply curious to […]
10:00 AM Work Party
Tuesday, January 14 • 10:00 am – 1:00 pm • Chai-yahk-wh Preserve • Standing snags! Let’s create space for birds and other cavity-nesters alike with a set of standing snags in the alder-salmonberry forest of Chai-yahk-wh Preserve. Terrain will be uneven, thick with salmonberry, and very wet. Rubber boots strongly recommended. Granola bars provided! Directions: […]
Thursday, March 6 • 9:00 – 10:00 am • Join us for our annual online gathering as we welcome celebrated author of Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv. Richard will speak about the strong link between mental health, learning, and outdoor experiences, and explore the challenges of Nature-Deficit Disorder when these experiences are absent. […]
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Thursday, July 24 • 5:00 – 8:00 pm • Barn Dance 8:00 – 9:00 pm • Join us for an inspiring and one-of-a-kind community celebration! This summer, we’ll be gathering at the Quilcene Lantern, one of our protected farms. Our popular summer gala fundraising dinner will feature delicious local barbecue and a lively barn dance! […]
The Land Trust office will be closed from December 23 – 27. We’ll reopen at 9:00 am on Monday, December 30. (We hope you’ll join us for our Holiday Open House that day from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm!) To report an emergency during the closure, please call Richard Tucker at 404.345.2436. You’re Invited to […]
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Great news! Working with willing landowners, Jefferson Land Trust recently placed a conservation easement on a 67-acre farmland property near Quilcene Bay, permanently protecting it against development, while preserving its significant agricultural and ecological values for all time. The property is one of the largest remaining farmland properties in the Quilcene area, and has been […]
Jefferson Land Trust kicked off 2024 with the biggest acquisition in our 35-year history: 853-acre Chimacum Ridge. 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 that models a regenerative relationship with […]
“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.”
