This past summer, Jefferson County became a safer place to live as the county officially adopted its first-ever Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP): a comprehensive strategic plan that aims to reduce the risk of wildfire damage to people, property, and natural and cultural resources. Jefferson County’s CWPP was developed over the past couple of years […]
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Jefferson Land Trust is excited to be using the Buy+Protect+Sell farmland conservation model to permanently protect 47 acres of farmland in Chimacum’s Beaver Valley. With this model, a land trust buys important farmland, protects it with an agricultural conservation easement, and then sells the land to the next farmer or rancher at a price that‘s […]
For more than a decade, Jefferson Land Trust has been serving the public school students and teachers of East Jefferson County with high-quality youth education programming that connects classroom learning and local field experiences on our nature preserves. Our programs are offered at no cost to schools and are designed to build from one year […]
We’re delighted to share that Jefferson Land Trust has hired local educator Devon Buckham as our new full-time Education Coordinator — the Land Trust’s first-ever position dedicated solely to education! A former teacher in the Chimacum School District and longtime volunteer with the Land Trust and other community organizations, Devon stepped into the Education Coordinator […]
Jefferson Land Trust’s 2023-24 Report to Our Community is now available, in print and online! In this year’s report, we look back on 35 years of community-powered conservation, take a deep dive into our exciting progress toward establishing a community forest on Chimacum Ridge, share details about recent land protection projects, and much more! View […]
Another wonderful Jefferson County Farm Tour is complete! During the weekend of September 14 and 15, participating farms across Jefferson County opened to the public for self-guided tours. Jefferson Land Trust staff and board members were pleased to be hosted by the fantastic farmers at Kodama Farm & Food Forest, which we helped to permanently […]
The Land Trust is thrilled to announce the permanent protection of a very special property on Discovery Bay, located within the estuary of Salmon and Snow Creeks. This area is critical for the recovery of Hood Canal summer chum, Puget Sound Chinook, and Puget Sound steelhead — all species listed as endangered by the Endangered […]
Jefferson Land Trust got a big helping hand this year from three amazing AmeriCorps interns! From fall 2023 through summer 2024, Kelcie Kysar, Greg Sachs, and Jaise Wilson worked alongside Jefferson Land Trust staff and volunteers to carry out important forest health improvement, habitat enhancement, and trail projects; help plan and lead work parties and […]
We’re very pleased to announce that starting in September 2024, AmeriCorps habitat enhancement crew member Greg Sachs will step into the role of Jefferson Land Trust’s full-time Field Assistant! In this position, he’ll work in the field to support the short- and long-term stewardship responsibilities of the Land Trust by taking actions that support the […]
The 22nd Annual Jefferson County Farm Tour is coming up on the weekend of September 14-15! On Saturday and Sunday, the community is welcome to visit 15 featured properties across Jefferson County. On this self-guided tour, you’ll get the chance to visit beautiful local farms, meet the farmers who care for these lands, pick up […]
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