We work with community members and partners to update our Land Conservation Plan, ensuring that our approach to conservation is reflective of the pressures we face today and into the future.
2024 Conservation Plan
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40 Years of Conservation, Care and Change at Whatcom Land Trust
40 Years of Conservation, Care and Change at Whatcom Land Trust by Claire Johnston & Lorraine Wilde Looking Forward to Forever Since 1984, Whatcom Land Trust has worked to protect and steward...
Whatcom Land Trust Announces Leadership Change
Whatcom Land Trust Announces Leadership Change Bellingham, WA February 13, 2024 - On Friday, Whatcom Land Trust announced the appointment of Jennifer Mackey as Interim Executive Director following...
Where are salmon in the nooksack basin?
Volunteer eDNA study estimates location of fish populations By Guest Writer Steve Kopp, North Sound Trout Unlimited Whatcom County and the Nooksack basin have an abundance of native species...
Reaccreditation 2023
Whatcom Land Trust Earns National Recognition Since 1984, Whatcom Land Trust has been working to protect Whatcom County’s special places for future generations. Today, the National Land Trust...
Conserving Galbraith Mountain
Conserving Galbraith Mountain How community partners rallied together to protect Bellingham’s recreation hub – Forever. On Galbraith Mountain, conservation, recreation and working timberland coexist...
Have you heard the wild cougar chirp?
Have you heard the wild cougar chirp? Check out this amazing video of cougars on a Whatcom Land Trust protected property, and read a quick note from Land Trust Founder and Board member Rand Jack....
California Creek Estuary Park 2023 Addition
Whatcom Land Trust facilitates the acquisition of 12 additional acres to the California Creek Estuary Park This week Whatcom Land Trust (the Trust) transferred an additional 12 acres of conservation...
Bridge Way Restoration
Demolished and Polished: Restoring functioning coastal wetland habitat at California Creek Bridge Way On a cold January morning, Stewardship Director Jennifer Mackey bundled up her young daughter...
Continuing a Legacy of Conservation
Continuing a Legacy of Conservation at Nautilus Tree Farm The purpose of placing land in trust is to ensure that it will be protected across many generations, in perpetuity. Some of the land...
