In a National Geographic Ocean Views blog post titled “United for Salmon: Preserving the Pacific Northwest“, Angela M. Thomas of the Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic (LEX-NG) Fund, highlights Columbia Land Trust’s efforts to restore salmon habitat in tributaries along the lower Columbia River. Much of this work is made possible through a generous grant from the LEX-NG…
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A late bloomer, the green banded mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus ) thrills when it finally emerges. The purple-pink petals pop against the sandy hues of the arid western landscapes that are its preferred habitat. Those who happen upon one are stopped in their tracks….as Stewardship Coordinator Emily Matson was this July 19 on the Rowena…
Read MoreSnowy plover are back nesting at Leadbetter Point! There are only two consistently successful nesting sites in all of Washington State: Leadbetter Point State Park at the northern tip of the Long Beach Peninsula and Midway Beach, located between Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor. In a 2012 survey, scientists counted only 33 birds in Washington.…
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We’re welcoming purple martins to Indian Jack Slough! This spring Columbia Land Trust and Willapa Hills Audubon teamed up to install two purple martins colonies onsite. Akin to the condominium of bird houses, each colony contains 18 dangling gourds that can hold up to 18 nesting pairs and their chicks. Purple martins, the largest of…
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