Short’s Family Farm

Aerial photo of farmland and farm buildings next to a road with forested hills in the distance.

Acres Preserved: 253Year Conserved: 2016Category: Conservation EasementNatural Features: Port support for agriculture makes sense. Our primary mission is to provide facilities that support good jobs. We also support the idea…

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Ruby Ranch

Acres Preserved: 44Year Conserved: 2020Category: Conservation EasementNatural Features: We wanted to preserve this land as open space, in a way that demonstrates a harmony between food production and conservation of…

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Twin Vista Ranch

Acres Preserved: 26Year Conserved: 2012Category: Conservation EasementNatural Features: It was my and Jeanne’s dream for many years to have this land protected… We knew that a lot more could be…

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Compass Rose Farms

Acres Preserved: 39Year Conserved: 2007Category: Conservation EasementNatural Features: All in all, the Compass Rose Farms project was a big win for all parties. We learned that by working collectively, we…

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Midori Farm

Aerial photo of a farm with different crops in the field and forested foothills in the distance. Photo by John Gussman.

Acres Preserved: 15Year Conserved: 2017Category: Conservation EasementNatural Features: It’s very comforting to know that what we’re creating won’t be undone later. We’ve preserved a really prime piece of agricultural land…

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Boulton Farms

Acres Preserved: 141Year Conserved: 2014Category: Conservation EasementNatural Features: I’m not interested in making lots of money, but in keeping this farm intact as a working farm. This working farm is…

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Valley View Forest

Photo of a packed dirt trail with sword ferns and evergreen trees on either side and blue sky above.

We welcome you to explore this critical “gateway” forest that will eventually link Center Road to the adjoining landmark property, Chimacum Ridge, which the Land Trust purchased in late 2023, with plans to to transform it into a community forest that’s managed, designed, and directed by the community.

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Tamanowas Rock

From above, some say east Jefferson County looks like a dragon. At the heart of that dragon is Tamanowas Rock, a rough, egg-shaped monolith rising 150 feet above the trees.

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