Columbia Land Trust

Mission

Columbia Land Trust is committed to conserving and caring for the vital lands, waters, and wildlife of the Columbia River region through sound science and strong relationships.

Description

At Columbia Land Trust, what we do is simple: We conserve and care for the nature of the Northwest, through sound science and strong relationships. 

We work with urgency and with purpose, because the time for bold conservation is now. The lands we protect and care for are vital, whether as working landscapes or as habitat for plants and wildlife (often both). Our 25-year Conservation Agenda guides our work, and our experienced stewardship team builds long-term management plans for site, to ensure the landscapes we steward are healthy and thriving.

We invite you to join us in this work. Land conservation can bring people together. We all value land, water, and wildlife, though not always in the same way. Differences do not dissuade us—they inspire us to find smarter, better solutions, and to look for places where our values intersect. 

This positive, relationship-based approach has helped us become one of the most respected land trusts in the country. To date, we’ve conserved more than 58,000 acres and we have more than 7,000 supporters. We operate on both sides of the Columbia River, in Oregon and Washington, and our service area stretches from the oak woodlands of the East Cascades to the wetlands of the tidal estuaries of the Pacific Coast.