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WA Department of Commerce Grant Awarded in Support of Planning for Chimacum Commons Affordable Housing Project

We’re thrilled to share that Jefferson Land Trust was recently awarded a significant grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce to support predevelopment planning for the Chimacum Commons affordable housing project that we’ve partnered with nonprofit Olympic Housing Trust (OHT) to design and develop. Thanks to the taxpayers of Washington state, the $197,500 grant […]

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Land Trust Board of Directors Update

Though 2025 continues without any snowfall to speak of at the Land Trust office, the new year brought a small flurry of changes to Jefferson Land Trust’s Board of Directors. We’re pleased to announce that board member and longtime Land Trust volunteer Jane Guiltinan was elected to the role of Board President. “The Land Trust’s […]

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Meet our Winter Intern: Hazel Windstorm!

The Land Trust is very pleased to introduce our winter intern: Hazel Windstorm! Hazel has lived in Port Townsend all her life and is currently between semesters of her freshman year at Bennington College in Vermont. Her six-week internship with the Land Trust began in early January and will continue into February 2025. “I’ve taken […]

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Call for Youth Education Volunteers

Are you interested in inspiring future generations to be good caretakers of our lands? At Jefferson Land Trust, we’re committed to educating our local students about the natural world and about how to protect our forests and streams forever. You can help by joining us as an education volunteer! We’re currently seeking volunteers to help […]

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Nominations Open Now: Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action

Do you know any young people (12-19 years of age) who impress you with their commitment to the environment and their leadership/community service? We encourage you to nominate them for the 2025 Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action! The $1,000 award, provided by anonymous community members, will be given to a young person who has, […]

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Registration Open Now for 2025 “Tidelands to Timberline” Natural History Course

The registration lottery is now open for the Land Trust’s enduringly popular Tidelands to Timberline natural history course, which will begin in April 2025. This eight-week, field-based course offers 18 committed participants the chance to become intimately familiar with the natural history and ecosystems of the northeast Olympic Peninsula, absorb the knowledge and passion of […]

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Call for Volunteers: Bird Monitoring Study

Jefferson Land Trust is now seeking volunteers to assist with an innovative bird monitoring study we recently launched on several of our nature preserves. Assessing the presence of certain indicator bird species helps us determine whether our forest management activities are succeeding in creating the habitat conditions that birds and other local wildlife need to […]

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Meet Jefferson Land Trust’s 2024-25 AmeriCorps Crew Member: Kelly Stocker!

We’re excited to introduce you to Kelly Stocker: the AmeriCorps Habitat Enhancement Crew member who recently joined us at the Land Trust! Kelly joined us beginning in September 2024 and has been a fantastic addition to the team. Through July 2025, he’ll continue to play an important role in the mission of the Land Trust […]

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Holiday Office Closure: December 23 – 27

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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Historic 67-acre Farmland Near Quilcene Bay Protected Forever

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 […]

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