Tag Archives: Land Trust

ForTerra

ForTerra works to conserve land. In the past twenty years they have conserved more than 180,000 acres of important urban green space, working lands, and rivers, streams and forests throughout the region. ForTerra practices conservation by protecting lands, land stewardship practices, conservation initiatives for the central cascade region and across the Olympic Peninsula, by transferring development rights and minimize damage to sensitive natural areas.

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(206)292-5907

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King County Office (Main Office) 901 5th Avenue, Ste. 220 Seattle, WA 98164

Jefferson Land Trust

According to their website “Jefferson Land Trust is a private, non-profit, grass-roots organization. Our mission is to help the community to preserve open space, working lands and habitat in Jefferson County on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Landowners work with a Land Trust when they wish to permanently protect wetlands, floodplains, farmlands, wildlife corridors, and scenic areas from inappropriate development.

Jefferson Land Trust provides many services to landowners throughout our area. We help choose protection strategies that meet landowners’ conservation and financial needs.

The Land Trust may become the owner of a particular piece of property, or we may hold the development rights transferred by a conservation easement. Through transferring ownership or development rights to the Trust, a property owner may gain access to reductions in both federal and state taxes.

We work creatively with local residents, governments, agencies, and community groups on numerous collaborative projects. These include the Quimper Wildlife Corridor, a greenbelt of wetlands; Chimacum, Salmon and Snow Creeks, salmon habitat protection; and the Food Farm Network, promoting local sustainable agriculture.

Perhaps most importantly, our responsibility as a Land Trust obligates us to maintain a vigilant watch over these protected lands forever.”

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(360) 379-9501

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1033 Lawrence Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 United States

Idaho Foundation for Parks and Lands

Mission statement: The Idaho Foundation for Parks & Lands is a statewide public benefit privately funded organization whose mission is to preserve and protect open space lands and unique natural, scenic settings for public benefit through various flexible conservation methods.

The official website says:

The Foundation works to protect Idaho for the people. Since its beginning in 1972 the Idaho Foundation for Parks and Lands, a private nonprofit and nongovernmental, has worked to protect outdoor resources. The foundation has handled more than $12,000,000 in assets and our administrative budget has never been more than one percent of our asset base. Our charter maintains flexibility because Idaho is so diverse. The opportunity for land conservation is entirely voluntary and we only go where we are wanted. There is no maternity ward for terra firma. Two of Idaho’s staunchest park supporters, Governor Robert and Lu Smylie helped in the early development of the land trust in Idaho. Both knew the Harriman brothers well, dined with them at the Railroad Ranch in Island Park, on their private railway car and sometimes in New York. Working with E. Roland and Gladys Harriman, who owned 75 percent of the ranch and W. Averell Harriman with his 25 percent, Governor Smylie wrote the agreements that would preserve all 15,000 acres as a gift to the people of Idaho.

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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(208) 344-7141

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5657 Warm Springs Avenue Boise, ID 83716

Chelan-Douglas Land Trust

According to their website “The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust works with local organizations, businesses, and individuals to protect what we all hold dear: beautiful natural areas, a strong economy, clean air and water, abundant wildlife, and the freedom to enjoy it all. Our support comes from members—people like you who care about our community and preserving our natural heritage.”

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(509) 667-9708

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P.O. Box 4461, 18 North Wenatchee Avenue Wenatchee, WA 98807 United States

Inland Northwest Land Trust

The official website indicates that Inland Northwest Land Trust (INTL) is “a local, non-profit, non-political organization with over 450 members. Through easements, acquisitions, and by working with other conservation partners we have helped preserve 14,694 acres of wetlands, shorelines, farmlands, and forests in eastern Washington and northern Idaho for present and future generations.”

Mission Statement:  Inland Northwest Land Trust protects the regions natural lands, waters and working farms and forests for the benefit of wildlife, our community and future generations.

INTL works with private landowners and other partners to protect this region’s quality of life. Their focus is on the conservation of natural open spaces to preserve wildlife, clean air and water, and scenic beauty.

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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(509) 328-2939

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Inland Northwest Land Trust, 35 West Main Avenue, Suite 210, Spokane, WA 99201

SKAGIT LAND TRUST PROGRAM

According to their website, “Skagit Land Trust was founded in 1992 to protect our region’s natural lands, open space and wildlife habitat for the benefit of this and future generations. Skagit County is renowned for its wild and scenic rivers, expansive floodplains, fertile agricultural lands, native forests and abundance of wildlife.  Located between the growing cities of Seattle and Vancouver B.C, our natural heritage continues to be lost at an alarming rate. The Trust works in collaboration with private landowners and over twenty organizations to leverage resources to achieve common land conservation goals.”

Mission Statement

They focus their work on “Protecting wildlife habitat, agricultural and forest lands, scenic open space, wetlands, and shorelines throughout the mainland and islands of Skagit County for the benefit of our community and as a legacy for future generations.”

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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(360) 428-7878

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PO Box 1017 Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Skagatonians to Preserve Farmland

Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland acts as a land trust, buys up land and makes sure that farming remains an economically sustainable part of living in Skagit Valley.

Their mission statement is “Preserve Skagit Valley as a working agricultural region and landscape by protecting farmland through acquisition of permanent property restrictions and by promoting and supporting farming as an economically viable way of life.”

Their Work includes:
Protection of Agriculture
Community Education

Organization Type: Not-For Profit

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(360) 336-3974

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414A Snoqualmie Street P.O. Box 2405 Mount Vernon, WA 98273