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Conservation Burial Initiative Update

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 […]

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Spring Break Youth Corps Paid Internship for High School Students Returns April 14-18, 2025

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 […]

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The Importance of Protecting Local Farmland: An Essay by Winter Intern Hazel Windstorm

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 […]

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Call for Forest Health Assessment Volunteers

Jefferson Land Trust is seeking volunteers to help conduct hands-on forest health assessments on several of our nature preserves. Forest health assessments help us evaluate the ecological integrity and functions of forests and streams within our preserves. Our goal is to have ongoing and historical evidence of the progress that our care and management is […]

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Committed to Conservation: Thank You, Craig and Carleen

Craig Britton and Carleen Bruins have been active and generous supporters of Jefferson Land Trust since they retired to Port Townsend in 2014, following long careers in land conservation and public land management in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their dedication to preserving open space land spans their lives and careers. We’re pleased to acknowledge […]

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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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