Over the course of the training, there was a growing realization among us all: climate change is something that threatens our collective mission to preserve important conservation values for the public good.
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“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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Source: 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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Hailing from the rolling hills of the Palouse, WALT’s new ED Nick Norton brings “compassion, creativity, diplomacy, and grit.”
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WALT 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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Source: 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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Many 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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With 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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Source: 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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Earlier 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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