During the week of April 14-18, 2025, Jefferson Land Trust was pleased to offer Youth Corps, our annual paid spring break internship for high school students. Guided by Land Trust staff and our AmeriCorps crew member, as well as experts from the community, six students gained hands-on experience and education about the importance of thoughtful […]
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The national land trust accreditation program, run by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission (an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance), recognizes land conservation organizations that meet certain quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Jefferson Land Trust first received national accreditation in 2009 (just a year after the program started). […]
Jefferson Land Trust’s Board of Directors is seeking two community members to serve on the seven-member volunteer Chimacum Ridge Community Forest Board of Managers. The Community Forest Board of Managers is overseeing the establishment and operation of Chimacum Ridge Community Forest, which is slated to open to the public in September of 2025 and will […]
In late 2024, Jefferson Land Trust began 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 current landowner wishes to sell. Strong opposition to this project from Marrowstone Island residents was voiced through feedback to Jefferson County during the […]
2025 is shaping up to be another big year for conservation at Jefferson Land Trust. With multiple projects in the pipeline, we’re working across the region to protect vital habitats, preserve farmland, and restore critical natural areas — ensuring a resilient future for our community. Here’s an overview of what’s ahead: Protecting Watersheds and Wildlife […]
There’s a lot of exciting things happening in the Land Trust’s education programs over the next few months! Check out what we’re looking forward to: Field trips with public school students to Valley View Forest Preserve, Snow Creek Uncas Preserve, and the Quimper Wildlife Corridor will run March through June. We’ll also be running climate […]
“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, […]
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 […]
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