Action Alerts

Action Alerts this Week:

  • Sign up for Washington Land Trusts Advocacy Day – we’ll get you meetings in Olympia on Jan 29th or you can also opt to participate in virtual meetings if needed.
  • Testify in support of Community Forests and Salmon funding during the Supplemental Capital Budget hearings
  • Testify in support of Wildfire Resiliency and No Child Left Inside funding during the Supplemental Operating Budget hearings

Stay up to date on all the bills we’re following on our bill tracker. (Updated weekly)

To see what we are advocating for this session, check out the WALT State Priorities page.

Important Session Dates:

  • Monday, January 12th – First Day of Session
  • Jan 12th-Jan 15th – Initial Hearings on Supplemental Budgets
  • Thursday, January 29th – WA Land Trust Advocacy Day
  • Wednesday, Feb 4th – First Policy Committee Cutoff
  • Monday, Feb 9th – First Fiscal Committee Cutoff
  • Tuesday, Feb 17th – House of Origin Cutoff
  • Wednesday February 25th – Policy Committee Cutoff – Opposite House
  • Monday, March 2nd – Fiscal Committee Cutoff – Opposite House
  • Friday, March 6th – Opposite House Cutoff
  • Thursday, March 12th – Sine Die, end of session
 

Upcoming Events:

Washington Association of Land Trusts Advocacy Day in Olympia – Thursday, January 29th, 2026

Please join the Washington Association of Land Trusts for our 2026 Washington Land Trusts Advocacy Day in Olympia! Sign up here >>

This is your chance to educate your legislators about your important work in the communities your serve, as well as lend a voice in support of our collective legislative priorities as a land trust community. Join us in asking our legislature to invest in the protection, restoration, and stewardship of the lands we love.

All you have to do is register and tell us a bit about what legislators you’d like to see below. We’ll do the rest, scheduling meetings, hosting a kick-off event and advocacy training, and providing up-to-date resources so you can make your voice heard on behalf of Washington’s lands and waters. The day will include meetings with legislators, a lunch briefing, and an end of day happy hour with legislators and colleagues. Don’t miss out on this fun and important day, which is open to all land trust staff, board, supporters, and partners!

Please note: This event will be in person in Olympia. We ask that you join us on this day if at all possible. But if you can’t make January 29th in-person, we can set you up with a virtual meeting with your legislators on another day that week instead. Just make note of that on the last question on this form. Any questions? Email Kate@walandtrusts.org