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Special Visit to the Haul Road Project
Columbia Land Trust had a surprise visitor on the Klickitat River yesterday afternoon. Eileen Sobeck, Assistant Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was in the area touring salmon recovery projects with her regional staff and the Yakama Nation Fisheries Program when they decided to drop in on Columbia Land Trust’s Haul Road…
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Jason Mraz Helps Portland School Achieve Backyard Habitat Certification!
The Backyard Habitat Certification Program had a special visitor on Friday. Singer-songwriter superstar Jason Mraz joined Columbia Land Trust’s Gaylen Beatty and two fifth-grade classes at Portland’s Sunnyside Elementary to put the finishing touches on a Certified Backyard Habitat. Mraz, who has been promoting urban gardens and stewardship of the land during his recent tour,…
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[Event] Wild Splendor 2014: A Night to Remember
On Thursday, October 16, Columbia Land Trust, along with 300 of our closest supporters and friends, celebrated Wild Splendor! The event, our biggest fundraiser of the year, was a true success – and a lot of fun. We watched the world premier of The River’s Will, a short film about our largest restoration project to date;…
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Portland’s New Urban Jungle: Backyard Habitat & Green Zebra Team Up
In Portland's Kenton Neighborhood, Green Zebra Grocery Earns Stripes for Wildlife.
Thrillers: Native Lilies Can Show Land is Healthy
A late bloomer, the green banded mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus ) thrills when it finally emerges. The purple-pink petals pop against the sandy hues of the arid western landscapes that are its preferred habitat. Those who happen upon one are stopped in their tracks….as Stewardship Coordinator Emily Matson was this July 19 on the Rowena…
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100 Days a Year Fishing? Yep. How the Hood River Made One Man’s Life
Ask Greg Short what he does for a living and he won’t answer with the title of his job (maintenance manager at Heirloom Orchards). Instead he answers with his passion. “I’m a sportfisherman,” Short says. “It’s not a side hobby. It’s a huge part of my life.” Last year, Short spent nearly 100 days fishing.…
Read MoreJubitz Foundation Gives $10K for Hood River Restoration
Good news for the Hood River and all of its neighbors! The Jubitz Foundation is awarding Columbia Land Trust $10,000 to improve the shoreline of the lower Hood River. The demolition of the old Powerdale Dam left a barren, weedy riverbank, but this grant will help us transform that very site into a forest of the…
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Muddy, but worth it: We Plant 35,000 Trees and Shrubs at Kandoll Farm.
Sure, there were logistical challenges: horrible weather, boot-sucking mud, king tides, and the fact that we had to bring in most of the trees and plants by boat. Nonetheless, thanks to the stewardship team, Land Trust volunteers, and very hard-working crews, we planted 35,000 trees and shrubs on our Kandoll Farm site this spring. The…
Read More[In the Media] Glenn Lamb’s Op-Ed Appears on OregonLive
In this Oregonian op-ed, Executive Director Glenn Lamb and the Trust for Public Land’s Diane Daggett argue that Congress should fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The fund enables the conservation and care of many of Oregon’s and Washington’s natural areas (and natural areas across the country). It also helps take care of local parks, improving people’s…
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