A Legacy of Restoration A few minutes past the town of Maple Falls and just off of Highway 542 sits Maple Creek Reach. Named for the creek that meanders through the property, this 111-acre property...
Maple Creek Reach
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Cougar Creek Ranch
Cougar Creek Ranch Located east of Ferndale near the Nooksack River, Cougar Creek Ranch is a hidden gem. Named for the tributary of the Nooksack which runs through the property this 157 acre farm...
Rich Bowers to Retire
Dear Friends of Whatcom Land Trust, It is with mixed feelings that I’m writing to announce that Rich Bowers, our Executive Director, has decided to retire as of February 15th 2020. Rich has...
Stronger Together
Alcoa Intalco work party on the Kelsey Property Whatcom Land Trust relies on the wonderful community in Whatcom County to help us achieve our goals of preserving and protecting wildlife habitat,...
The Kelsey Transformation
Members of a Girl Scout troop volunteer at Kelsey Whatcom Land Trust’s Kelsey property is located in Ferndale just to the northeast of Lake Terrell. Kelsey is the second property ever to be donated...
Victory for Skookum
One of the largest conservation projects in Whatcom Land Trust history, nestled between the Twin Sisters Mountains and the South Fork Nooksack River, with its cold flowing waters and young trees...
Tour of California Creek Estuary
Whatcom Land Trust Hosts a Tour of the Proposed Park at California Creek Estuary On August 15th the Whatcom Land Trust and the Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District co-sponsored a site visit...
Edfro Creek
Located just off of Highway Nine in the South Fork Nooksack Valley is the Edfro Creek property. Just after the confluence of Skookum Creek, the property runs along the South Fork of the Nooksack...
Generations of Farming in Whatcom County
A view of Mount Baker from Matheson Farms. About 15 minutes outside of Bellingham near Bellewood Acres sits Matheson Farms. A multi-generational grass-fed beef farm, the land has been in the...
A Future for Salmon in the South Fork
A meadow interspersed by tall mature trees on the Todd Creek property. Nestled between farms and rural estates along the South Fork Nooksack River in Van Zandt is Whatcom Land Trust’s newest...
