WALT Welcomes New Executive Director
- BlogHailing from the rolling hills of the Palouse, WALT’s new ED Nick Norton brings “compassion, creativity, diplomacy, and grit.”
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Building a Cleaner Future
- BlogWALT endorses Initiative 1631, a Washington State ballot measure that addresses carbon pollution and community resiliency in the face of a changing climate.
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Matching Farm to Farmer
- BlogSource: Guest post by WALT Volunteer Kaia Boonzaier
With their new online tool, PCC Farmland Trust is not only expanding opportunities for Puget Sound farmers, but also playing a crucial role in conserving and protecting Washington’s precious farmlands.
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Creating Community Wealth: Debt as a Tool for Conservation
- BlogMany land trusts are adapting the tools of the financial marketplace—tools that we use for business and personal success every day—to proactively protect parks, natural areas, forests, farms, and trails for the benefit of all.
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Palouse Land Trust Welcomes New Executive Director
- BlogWith over 11 years of involvement in local conservation, Lovina Englund brings expertise, energy, and passion to her new role as ED of Palouse Land Trust.
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Blues Crew Hits the Trail
- BlogSource: Union-Bulletin
The Blues Crew, a newly formed team of Blue Mountain Land Trust volunteers, has a mission: to help the Forest Service keep Walla Walla’s trail system healthy and utilized.
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State Supreme Court decision on recreational immunity
- BlogEarlier this year, WALT joined with partners to submit a Friend of the Court brief outlining our concerns about recreational immunity on public and private lands.
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Beaches Rebound in the Sound
- BlogSource: Guest post by WALT Volunteer Kaia Boonzaier
The removal of shoreline armor is vital for Puget Sound recovery – but new armoring is being built faster than it can be removed. Fortunately, land trusts are helping to lead the way.
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Federal Update: Good news from DC
- BlogCongress passed an omnibus appropriations bill in late March with robust funding for Washington conservation priorities. Thanks to the leadership of Washington’s congressional delegation, Congress clearly rejected the Administration’s proposed budget which had slashed funding.
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Farming Carbon in our Soils
- BlogSource: Guest post by WALT Volunteer Kaia Boonzaier
By protecting traditional farm, land trusts protect valuable carbon sinks. Moreover, land trusts are working with landowners to improve farming and ranching stewardship practices to ultimately enhance the ability of the land to sequester carbon.
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