Our Work

Klickitat & Little White Salmon

Number of Projects:: 15
Acreage:: 14370
Fact:: Washington’s only native oak, the Oregon white oak, can live more than 400 years and support more than 200 vertebrate species, including the state-threatened western gray squirrel.

Updates from the Field

11.21.25

A Year of Beneficial Fire: 127 Acres Treated, Funding Secured to Further Forest Resilience

This year, Columbia Land Trust made significant progress toward our long-term effort to bring beneficial fire back to the dry forests of Washington’s East Cascades. Through close collaboration with local partners, we completed five prescribed burns across two conserved natural areas, restoring ecological health to a combined 127 acres of forest and reducing the risk of high-severity wildfire for nearby communities. “We feel really good about the now 127 acres of treated…

Willapa Bay & Long Beach Peninsula

Number of Projects:: 9
Acreage:: 1615
Fact:: The green sturgeon of Willapa Bay are among the largest cartilaginous fish in the world, reaching seven feet in length and weighing up to 350 pounds.

Updates from the Field

08.21.25

Coastal Birdwatching – September 27th and October 10th, 2025

Columbia Land Trust invites you to join us for an afternoon of birdwatching at the confluence of the Chinook and Columbia Rivers. This property, which we call Chinook River Confluence, includes 198 acres that was conserved by Columbia Land Trust in 2024, with funding from Bonneville Power Administration. This area is of great importance to…

Clark County

Number of Projects:: 12
Acreage:: 2260
Fact:: In the 1920s, Clark County was considered the prune capital of the world, which was then the nation’s most popular breakfast fruit. Today Sutter County, California claims the title.

Updates from the Field

10.28.25

View chum salmon as they return to the Columbia River

Columbia Land Trust invites you to join us for a chance to observe spawning chum salmon on the shores of the Columbia River, where they’ve been returning every winter for thousands of years. This conserved site located near the Interstate 205 bridge is one of only a handful of chum spawning salmon grounds left in…