Welcome to Jefferson Land Trust

Jefferson Land Trust is a private, non-profit, grass-roots organization. Our mission is to help the community preserve open space, working lands and habitat in Jefferson County on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula of Washington State.

Learn more about us and the properties we are protecting now and forever, and take a look at our conservation videos.

Jefferson Land Trust’s Hundred-Year Vision Jefferson Land Trust celebrates a milestone achievement this month: After five years of work, JLT’s Conservation Plan, a long-range, hundred-year vision of conservation in Jefferson County, is finally completed. As Jefferson Land Trust Executive Director Sarah Spaeth says in the introduction: “This conservation plan identifies our conservation priorities, and sets forth the bold actions we must take to be most effective at preserving the best land we have left, before the open spaces and landscapes we enjoy today are erased. . . . This plan is a wonderful tool, let’s use it as a springboard for conservation work that is as astounding as this land we love!” The Conservation Plan represents ideas, information, and expertise from the many individuals and organizati ... more »

JLT Century Stewards Fundraising Breakfasts Successful Local land conservation got a major boost in June—Jefferson Land Trust’s two Century Stewards Conservation Breakfasts, in Port Ludlow and Port Townsend, raised over $250,000, mostly in new and extended five-year pledges of support. We are grateful to all the generous donors who helped us achieve our fundraising goal. We are grateful also to the table captains who invited the guests, the local farmers, cheesemakers, coffee roasters, and nursery owners who donated food, bouquets, and table favors. In Season Catering; Champion Video Productions; and sponsors Sunrise Coffee, PSE, Personalize It!, and Kitsap Bank were instrumental to our success. Those who shared their stories, thoughts, music made these events especially meaningful. And we are, as always, grateful ... more »

Keth Lazelle Print Sale to Benefit Jefferson Land Trust Acclaimed Northwest nature photographer Keith Lazelle and his wife/agent Jane Hall are offering 20% of the proceeds from all Lazelle print sales to Jefferson Land Trust during the months of July, August, and September. Visit Keith's website to view his work at: www.keithlazelle.com. Every print is available in eight sizes, framed and unframed. Keith and Jane are Dabob residents and long-time supporters of JLT. We are delighted that they are offering people the chance to acquire prints and contribute to the Land Trust at the same time. ... more »