Congress 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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Source: 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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Washington’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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What 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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The 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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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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“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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On 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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This February, the San Juan Preservation Trust welcomes Angela Anderson as their new Executive Director. As a lifetime conservationist and native Washingtonian, Angela says, “this is both a homecoming and the job of a lifetime.” Join us in welcoming Angela!
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You can almost hear the sound of projects breaking ground and communities cheering across the state. The legislature finally passed a capital budget for the 2017-19 biennium, unlocking millions of dollars for conservation, recreation, and other community infrastructure priorities.
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