After a decade-long effort to connect Dockton Forest and Maury Marine Park, Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust achieved a major milestone by purchasing a crucial easement for the Maury Island Connector Trail in May. In December, the trail easement was successfully transferred to King County, representing a significant advancement connecting the trail! Photo credit: Vashon Maury Island Land…
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A partnership between the Tulalip Tribes and Washington Farmland Trust has protected farmland and riverfront habitat along the Skykomish river forever. Learn more about the multi year effort to protect farmland and critical fish habitat here. Photo credit: Washington Farmland Trust
Columbia Land Trust has conserved four acres along the Sandy River. The recently conserved land is adjacent to the 26-acre Barlow Trail, one of Columbia Land Trust’s protected sites. Collectively, the expanded 30-acres conserve a segment of the Sandy River and its shoreline, safeguarding important salmon and steelhead habitat. Photo credit: Columbia Land Trust
In November, Blue Mountain Land Trust (BMLT) successfully finalized a conservation easement on an important stretch of the Touchet River after years of dedicated effort. Read about their partnership with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to protect the Touchet River, detailed in BMLT’s 2022-2023 Impact Report. Photo credit: William Frohne
Wood Duck Hollow’s 33 acres of forests, ponds, and meadows have been protected forever. Charlotte Watts, who purchased the property in 1990 and spent years stewarding the land with her late partner Charlotte McElroy, recently donated Wood Duck Hollow’s conservation easement to North Olympic Land Trust to ensure the perpetuity of this beloved landscape. “Long…
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Inland Northwest Land Conservancy has successfully transferred 55 acres of the Saltese Uplands Conservation Area to Spokane County, utilizing Conservation Futures Funding. The land addition elevates the total protected area in the Saltese Uplands to over 1,200 acres! Photo credit: Inland Northwest Land Conservancy
Bainbridge Island Land Trust has been restoring a critical fish habitat in the Springbrook Creek Preserve. They have removed a culvert, stabilized the stream bank through restoration and planting efforts, and are even using eDNA to research all the species present in this habitat. At a recent WALT peer member meeting on Bainbridge, staff from…
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A new wheelchair-accessible trail spanning 525 feet has been finished in Valley View Forest, guiding guests from the parking area to the recently constructed Community Pavilion! The trail initiative is part of Jefferson Land Trust’s commitment to increase accessibility across their nature preserves. The pavilion was designed to honor the both the trees used in its construction…
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Through the Spokane County Conservation Future Funding, there will be 55 additional acres for the Saltese Uplands Conservation Area. The Inland Northwest Land Conservancy purchased the land in 2021, and later transferred to the county.
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