Northwest

About the Northwest Region

Despite being one of the fastest growing regions in the United States, land trusts in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Alaska have protected thousands of acres across wide-ranging coastal, mountain, and inland valley landscapes. The land trust community is well-established, respected, and has been effective in maintaining the characteristics that mark the region.

The land trust community is well-established, respected, and has been effective in maintaining the characteristics that mark this diverse region which includes vast open rangelands in Oregon, Montana and Wyoming, a vast network of rivers and streams in Idaho and coastal rainforests in Washington and Alaska. The historic Lewis and Clark trail crosses both the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range here, before finding its conclusion at the mouth of the Columbia River.

Locally-based land trusts provide robust grass-roots foundation while several organizations have achieved national prominence for the scope of their land conservation and the breadth of their leadership. Landscape-level initiatives, peer networks, and open communication are translating into effective collaborations across the region. Additionally, large scale industrial timberlands projects factor prominently in conservation priorities.

Regional Conservation Success

 Photo by Steve Horn, courtesy San Juan Preservation Trust

Island Community Keeps Watmough Wild

San Juan Preservation Trust members and the island community came together to protect a dramatically beautiful, ecologically sensitive and much loved property - Watmough Bight on Lopez Island.

People from throughout San Juan County and beyond contributed to this project, but it was the Lopez Island community that mobilized all of its resources to conserve an area of tremendous importance to Lopezians. Read more

Read more success stories from the Northwest region.

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