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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Jefferson Land Trust is now seeking volunteers to assist with an innovative bird monitoring study we recently launched on several of our nature preserves. Assessing the presence of certain indicator bird species helps us determine whether our forest management activities are succeeding in creating the habitat conditions that birds and other local wildlife need to […]
We’re excited to introduce you to Kelly Stocker: the AmeriCorps Habitat Enhancement Crew member who recently joined us at the Land Trust! Kelly joined us beginning in September 2024 and has been a fantastic addition to the team. Through July 2025, he’ll continue to play an important role in the mission of the Land Trust […]
The Land Trust office will be closed from December 23 – 27. We’ll reopen at 9:00 am on Monday, December 30. (We hope you’ll join us for our Holiday Open House that day from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm!) To report an emergency during the closure, please call Richard Tucker at 404.345.2436. You’re Invited to […]
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