Protecting Forests for the Future
- Blog“It’s great to help land trusts set in motion an ecological forestry legacy and to know that these projects will endure,” says NNRG’s Kirk Hanson.
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Addressing Gender Bias in Conservation Organizations
- BlogSource: Land Trust Alliance
Women in conservation experience gender bias just as women in other fields do. What does it look like, and what can we do about it?
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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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