“A movement has emerged, and you are part of that movement. The more high-tech our lives become, the more nature we need. Land trusts, I think, are going to become increasingly important. The future of this movement is very much in your hands, and in the hands of many people like you.” – Richard Louv, […]
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Jefferson Land Trust is pleased to introduce the winner of the 2025 Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action: Lorenzo Roel Flores McCleese! The Land Trust established the Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action in 2023 in honor of longtime Land Trust volunteers Owen and Sarah Fairbank. The award and accompanying $1000 prize, provided by an […]
As we shared in an update in February eNews and in a story on our website, the Land Trust and our wholly owned subsidiary Olympic Wildland Burial Grounds LLC were exploring the viability of creating a conservation burial ground on a property on Marrowstone Island, on which we hold a conservation easement and which the […]
Last year, while on one of Jefferson Land Trust’s public tours of the future 918-acre Chimacum Ridge Community Forest, local resident Don Dybeck had “a powerful epiphany.” “As a serious sport fisherman and world traveler, my carbon footprint and the associated guilt are significant,” Don says. For the past couple of years, he’s been actively […]
This past winter, we put out a special call for a specific donation: a stewardship vehicle to be used primarily by our stewardship team on their easement monitoring visits across East Jefferson County. We’re thrilled to share that anonymous community donors recently stepped up to answer the call! “Rosie” the red SUV (yes, she came […]
For so many of us, our abiding love of the land and desire to protect it grew from experiences we had as children. The Land Trust recognizes the fundamental importance of nurturing this love of the land in the next generation, and of hands-on outdoor learning experiences for kids. More than a decade ago, acting […]
You’re invited to Jefferson Land Trust’s 2025 virtual Conservation Breakfast! Join us Thursday, March 6, from 9:00 – 10:30 am, for this year’s inspiring program: “Reconnecting Kids and Nature Through Outdoor Education.” We’re thrilled to welcome Richard Louv, author of the groundbreaking bestseller Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, as […]
Creating a conservation burial program that offers local natural burial options, while also supporting land conservation and restoration, is something the Land Trust has been focused on for a number of years. In 2021, after investigating such programs and gauging local interest, the Land Trust’s Board of Directors granted approval to move forward in creating […]
Jefferson Land Trust’s annual Spring Break Youth Corps internship program will return this spring from April 14-18, 2025. High school students aged 16 and up are encouraged to apply! Spring Break Youth Corps is a one-week, $350 paid internship. Alongside Jefferson Land Trust staff and volunteers, nine local students will learn about and undertake a […]
I’ve lived in Port Townsend for 19 years — my entire life. Throughout that time, I’ve been told, over and over again, that PT is a special place. Though I may grow weary of hearing it, I also believe in the truth of it: this place, these people, are unlike any other. It’s a fact […]
