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 […]
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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 […]
Jefferson Land Trust is seeking volunteers to help conduct hands-on forest health assessments on several of our nature preserves to evaluate the ecological integrity and functions of the forests. The assessments help us identify areas of our preserves that need the most attention to accomplish our various management goals. Volunteers will participate in a group […]
Building on 35 years of conservation action, Jefferson Land Trust is pleased to announce the public launch of the $8.25 million Look to the Land fundraising campaign. This campaign will support some of the community’s best and most creative ideas for ways to protect and care for the land we share, and strengthen the Land […]
On the evening of Thursday, July 11, more than 350 community members joined us near the beautiful marina at The Resort at Port Ludlow for an evening of inspiration and celebration at LandFest 2024! Our annual fundraising gala was extra special and bigger than ever this year as we marked 35 years of community-powered conservation. […]
In 2016, the Land Trust worked with the Short family to place a conservation easement on the 253-acre Short’s Family Farm, one of the largest productive farms in Jefferson County. In the summer of 2023, the Port of Port Townsend acquired Short’s Family Farm in Chimacum with the objective of developing and maintaining infrastructure and […]
For more than a decade, Jefferson Land Trust has been working to protect Chimacum Ridge with the vision of establishing the Chimacum Ridge Community Forest. Thanks to outstanding support from generous donors, conservation partners, and granting agencies, we recently completed the purchase of 853-acre Chimacum Ridge from our partner EFM — the Land Trust’s largest […]
In late May, several Land Trust staff members completed an intensive two-day track and sign workshop on Land Trust preserves in East Jefferson County. This two-day field experience, which is both an assessment and a training, is offered by CyberTracker, an international organization recognized as the gold standard for tracker training and certification across North […]
Hillary Smith is a Land Trust volunteer, nature photographer, and volunteer for the Salish Sea Guillemot Network. She captured these photos while observing Pigeon Guillemot courtship behavior along a shoreline in Jefferson County this spring. Thanks to Hillary for sharing these wonderful photographs with us! These photos show Pigeon Guillemots in their beautiful nearly black […]
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