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Hail to the Underdog
We’re giving Columbia River chum salmon—aka dog salmon—a fighting chance.
The Good of Leaves
Backyard Habitat program manager Susie Peterson wants to save us from laborious fall and winter yard work, while benefiting wildlife and strengthening our gardens and natural areas.
Giving Tuesday, November 28th
On Giving Tuesday, we dare you to do more. Join us in raising $25,000 for our next 25 years of ensuring our wild places are here to stay.
Funding a Nature-Rich Future
7-million-dollar bond measure a major win for conservation in Clark County, Washington
What’s at Stake in Trout Lake
Columbia Land Trust is working with Trout Lake farmers to avert the fragmentation of the local landscape to the detriment of farms, a growing recreation economy, wildlife, and iconic open spaces.
A Boggy Notion
Fifty-five newly conserved acres on Long Beach Peninsula expand an anchor habitat that supports a unique blend of coastal, wetland, and forest ecosystems.
River Wrap
Newly completed floodplain restoration along Washington’s Upper Elochoman River will benefit threatened fish species and other wildlife.
The Eagle Creek Fire
Executive Director Glenn Lamb offers a statement in response to the tragic Eagle Creek Fire
Species Spotlight: Marbled murrelet
The imperiled marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a cup-sized, coastal bird that few people have had the opportunity to observe. Columbia Land Trust has conserved more than 1,600 acres of tidal wetlands and old-growth forests along Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula and Willapa Bay in hopes that the small populations of marbled murrelets remaining will find…
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