https://youtu.be/pAa2rKgF-i0 Our former Stewardship Director Nick Saling was reported missing Sunday October 20th while on a sailing trip. His boat was found near Lummi Island. An extensive search was conducted by the Coast Guard, friends and family, but was suspended...
Students work to together to plant a tree Students and participate in a work party at the Harrison property Recently planted trees on the Harrison property Fostering Future Generations of Stewards Nestled along a bumpy dirt dead-end road, the entrance sandwiched...
Dear Friends, Governors Point Our home is spectacular. So are our people. Our community’s amazingly strong local belief in the value of land and stewardship means that today Galbraith Mountain, Skookum Creek, Governors Point, California Creek Estuary, Kendall’s...
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 is a testament to the power of restoration. Maple Creek Reach’s story...
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 was recently protected through Whatcom County’s Agricultural Purchase of...
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 done a great deal to move the Trust forward in pursuit of its Mission of...
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, open spaces, and working farms and forests in the county. Business...
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 to the Whatcom Land Trust. The parcel of land was originally a...
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 ready to grow big and tall, can now breathe a sigh of relief. We did it!...
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 to the recently purchased 12.5 acre properties located at the mouth...
