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Fostering Future Generations of Stewards

Fostering Future Generations of Stewards

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...

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Maple Creek Reach

Maple Creek Reach

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...

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Cougar Creek Ranch

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...

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Rich Bowers to Retire

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...

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Stronger Together

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,...

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The Kelsey Transformation

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...

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Victory for Skookum

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...

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Tour of California Creek Estuary

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...

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Edfro Creek

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...

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