The Nisqually River is one of the wildest remaining drainages in Puget Sound. In early 2020, Western Rivers Conservancy announced a partnership with “the Nisqually Land Trust and the Nisqually Indian Tribe to assemble a protected river corridor near the town of Yelm. In the coming year, WRC will purchase one of the largest remaining…
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Source: Whidbey Camano Land Trust
In March 2020, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, announced the acquisition of St. John Wetland Preserve which showcases the best the islands have to offer: a combination of untouched old growth and wetlands complexes to store carbon, support wildlife, and recharge the aquifer. This preserve is located west of the recently protected Noble Fir conservation easement property.These…
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Source: Columbia Land Trust
“Columbia Land Trust announced the conservation of 1,300 acres of forestland in the upper reaches of the Washougal River system in Skamania County, Washington. The Land Trust conserved the land surrounding Wildboy Creek with the goal of removing an outmoded 55-ft. dam on the property and restoring the watershed for salmon and steelhead.” This project…
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The Whidbey Camano Land Trust has welcomed a new nature preserve: Possession Sound Preserve. These 54-acres include more than a half mile of peaceful beach, bluff and forage fish spawning ground. The 54-acre Possession Sound Preserve is the Whidbey Camano Land Trust’s newest nature preserve. South of Clinton on Whidbey Island, it has more than a half mile of…
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The Capitol Land Trust acquired the 33-acre Stewart Oxbow Preserve on the Deschutes River, protecting 1,110 feet of rare off-channel habitat that gives fish a place to rest in slow moving water. This builds off of over 25 years of collaboration with a local family to safeguard over 1.5 miles of this vital riparian corridor. Photo credit: Capitol Land Trust
The Nisqually Land Trust is pleased to announce that the Land Trust and their project partners have secured over $3 million to support their Marine Conservation Initiative – a strategic approach to protecting high-value coastal habitats within the South Sound/Nisqually Reach marine environment. Federal, state and county agencies have awarded these funds to protect some…
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Source: Great Peninsula Conservancy
Great Peninsula Conservancy and Hood Canal Coordinating Council partner to conserve and restore Big Beef tidelands. A conservation partnership has protected 12 acres of tidelands and uplands on Hood Canal near Seabeck. Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC), the regional land trust operating in Kitsap, north Mason, and west Pierce counties, worked with the Hood Canal Coordinating…
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Posted by Kalie Drago The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust has recently purchased a sprawling 73 acres along Kahler Creek and Nason Creek. The acquisition is an effort for the Land Trust to protect salmon habitat and to conserve the recreational trail for local outdoor enthusiasts . “It’s a great recreational trail, there’s about 22 miles of…
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Source: Columbia Land Trust
Posted by Jay Kosa The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation today announced that Walmart’s Acres for America program, the leading public-private land conservation partnership in the United States, has awarded $3.6 million in grants to conserve important landscapes for fish, wildlife and people across 70,300 acres in Colorado, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Washington and, for the first…
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Source: Monga Bay
by Morgan Erickson-Davis, Monga Bay A new study finds grasslands can be more effective than forests at storing carbon in places prone to drought and wildfire – a condition likely to worsen in many parts of the world. This is because grass stores much of its carbon underground in its root mass, which makes it…
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