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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Advisory: Abusive tax shelters
- BlogWashington’s land trusts operate at the highest degree of integrity and ethics. There is no evidence that and abusive tax shelter transaction has occurred in Washington, however, we as a community need to be aware.
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Celebrate Earth Day with your Local Land Trust
- BlogWhat better way to celebrate Earth Day than by getting outside with your local land trust? Check out which land trusts are hosting Earth Day celebrations and volunteer days for you and your family!
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Prescribed Burning in Puget Sound
- BlogThe Center for Natural Lands Management is scaling up the use of prescribed fire as a powerful conservation and restoration tool for Puget Sound prairies. Plus, you have to check out this amazing drone footage!
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Carbon legislation stalls in Olympia, but land trust work moves forward
- Blog We’re disappointed to report that legislation to address carbon pollution has stalled in the Washington state legislature. Governor Jay Inslee and Senator Reuven Carlyle, the prime sponsor of the carbon tax bill, announced last week that they were a few votes short of passing the measure out of the state Senate. The bill, SB…
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Donor Spotlight: Cherie Kearney
- Blog“We have changed the way that Washington State thinks about private land conservation. We have changed policy and perception. We have brought bipartisan support that no one else can bring for conservation.”
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Dispatch from Land Trust Lobby Day
- BlogOn the chilly morning of February 15th, 27 land trust leaders traveled to Olympia for WALT’s second annual Land Trust Lobby Day.
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