Great Peninsula Conservancy has expanded the Grovers Creek Preserve by an additional 38 acres. The newly protected land includes a mature forest, streams, and a wetland. In the face of increasing developmental pressure in the Kitsap Peninsula, the preserve’s expansion marks a huge conservation victory! Photo credit: Great Peninsula Conservancy
This year, Skagit Land Trust secured a loan from the Washington Opportunity Fund to expand and provide access to Big Rock County Park, in collaboration with Skagit County Parks. The expansion will offer enduring public access to trails and natural spaces in a region that is rapidly developing. This is also a spiritually significant place to the Upper Skagit…
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Capitol Land Trust was recently gifted 22 acres of land, now known as the Crowell Preserve, which will now be protected forever! The preserve features tideland, forestland, as well as 400 feet of shoreline along Hammersley Inlet. The donated land will now provide wildlife habitat and clean water for the community and future generations. Photo credit:…
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Great Peninsula Conservancy has protected 147 acres of floodplain and upland forest along the Tahuya River! This property is strategically located with a mile of flowing river, and has tremendous conservation value for the Hood Canal. The acquisition will provide critical habitat for endangered salmon and other wildlife. Photo credit: Great Peninsula Conservancy
Great Peninsula Conservancy has saved an additional 5 acres and 160 feet of waterfront along the Hood Canal! The new property has conserved a critical piece of habitat along the Hood Canal and has transformed the Dewatto Shoreline Preserve into a contiguous block of land. Photo credit: Great Peninsula Conservancy
Lummi Island Heritage Trust (LIHT) officially opened the Aiston Preserve on July 15th! The preserve, previously a rock and gravel mine, has been completely transformed into a community oasis, with new trails, and trees planted by a team of volunteers. Visitors can now enjoy walking through the beautiful forest and across the preserve’s rocky shoreline. Photo credit: Edmund Lowe Photography
The Methow Conservancy has protected Sunny M Ranch forever! The campaign to save the land was truly a community effort, with over $8.7 million raised in just five and a half months. The 1200-acre ranch will now be stewarded by the Methow Conservancy on behalf of the community, in support of wildlife habitat, farmland, trail access, and affordable housing. Photo credit: Benj Drummond
San Juan Preservation Trust received the Washington State Heritage Capital Grant to make repairs on the historic buildings located on the Marilyn and Fred Ellis Preserve on Shaw Island. The repairs will allow long term stewardship and cultural historical education at the regional heritage site.
Jefferson Land Trust has protected Egg And I Angus Farm in the Chimacum Creek Watershed forever! The historic 115-acre cattle farm is run by mother-daughter-duo Laurie Hannan and Julie Nottingham. Egg And I Angus is home to nearly a mile of Chimacum Creek, which includes coho and steelhead spawning habitat. Photo credit: Jefferson Land Trust
North Olympic Land Trust recently protected Dungeness Hub forever! This will conserve nearly 10 acres of prime farmland soils and over 300 feet of Dungeness River bank that holds habitat for several salmon species. This is the 25th local farm that NOLT has worked with the community to permanently protect. Photo credit: John Gussman