
Conservation Stories


2022-2023 Conservation Report
Our 2022-2023 Conservation Report is here! We are excited to share highlights from all that we accomplished last year and offer glimpses of the incredible impact to come. In 2022 we conserved 1,230 acres of the region’s most important natural places—old forests, oak habitats, and essential salmon spawning sites—including an 820-acre project over 20 years in…
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Recognizing Our Shared Past to Improve Our Shared Future
The Confluence Project Shifts the Narrative Around the Columbia River

The Importance of Oaks
New Funding Will Allow ECOP to Advance Conservation, Stewardship, Outreach, and Monitoring on Oregon White Oak Landscapes

From Forest to Front Yard
A New Backyard Habitat Demonstration Site Offers Native Plant Inspiration

Discover Two Newly Conserved Sites
East Fork Lewis River: Optimist Club Youth Camp Columbia Land Trust helped permanently protect a forested youth camp in the heart of Clark County, in partnership with the Optimist Club of Vancouver. The 46-acre parcel sits along the East Fork Lewis River adjacent to a popular county park, in an area that is a conservation…
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Restoration Along the Elochoman
Returning Nelson Creek to its Historic Path To Restore Wetlands and Improve Fish Habitat

Fall 2022 Fieldbook
Featuring stories about restoration work along the Elochoman River and the importance of oaks

Beavers Build Resilient Watersheds
The Wishpush Working Group envisions an abundant beaver population
