The Chelan Douglas Land Trust just acquired over 2,100 acres 7 miles south of Chelan, named Chelan Coulee Reserve. Managed as a private wildlife preserve for the last 50 years by the Scofield family, the project was made possible by a significant contribution from the Rio Tinto mining company as part of nearby remediation efforts.
After 111 years, Chinook salmon returned to the cool waters of the Little Spokane River as Spokane Tribal Fisheries released 51 adults into Waikiki Springs Nature Preserve last month. The nearly 200-acre nature preserve is protected and managed in a close partnership among the Spokane Tribe, Inland Northwest Land Conservancy, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
On Orcas Island, San Juan Preservation Trust acquisition’s of the 42-acre Keel Preserve builds on the collective success of a neighborhood-conservation campaign going back over two decades. Read more via San Juan Preservation Trust.
Beach View Farm Trail is now open to the public! Whidbey Camano Land Trust collaborated with multiple partners and funding sources to create the scenic trail that meanders through working farmland and connects to a public beach. Read more via Whidbey Camano Land Trust.
The Great Peninsula Conservancy is adding twenty new acres of conserved shoreline to Filucy Bay Preserve thanks to a $ 350,000 grant by the Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program (ESRP). GPC is working with partners and community members to protect this wooded shoreline, bringing this protected area to over 100 acres. Read more via The News Tribune.
Blue Mountain Land Trust just purchased their first property, Phipps Meadow. The 278-acre property lies just outside Prairie City, OR and is surrounded by U.S. National Forest. The land trust received support from the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon (CTWSRO) and Craft3. Read more via Blue Mountain Land Trust.
Climate change has changed flooding patterns and reduced aquatic habitat throughout the Chehalis River Basin. Together with other partners, Forterra is working to restore at least 550 miles of riverfront as part of a larger basin-wide remediation strategy. To that end, they recently acquired a 23-acre property to secure restoration efforts along the East Fork of the…
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This past month, The Conservation Fund purchased 1,567-acres of ranch land to the west of Tenino, WA. They will be holding the property until adequate funding is available for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to purchase and manage the property long-term. Ultimately, the land will be a key part of WDFW’s vision for a future Violet…
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Whatcom Land Trust is working to build on the existing 1,400 acres along Skookum Creek by purchasing an additional 1,000 acres. On June 1, Whatcom County Council approved $1.25 million in Conservation Futures funds for the acquisition. This project would create a 5-mile connected corridor between old-growth forests below the Twin Sister’s Range and critical salmon habitat on…
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With the help of a $100K gift from the Washington Trust Bank, Inland Northwest Land Conservancy was able to secure key parcels needed to connect Palisades City Park and Riverside State Park (seen here), which will create an 11-mile wildlife and recreation corridor only minutes from Spokane’s urban core. Read more from the Spokesman Review.