Restoration Stories
2015 Year-End Report
In its 25th year, Columbia Land Trust conserved and restored meaningful lands from the Pacific Ocean to The Dalles, while investing in the people that help the Northwest thrive.
Channeling Floodwaters
The impacts of our restoration work can take years to manifest. Sometimes, it happens overnight.
[In the Media] Columbia Land Trust featured on National Geographic’s Ocean Views Blog
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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[Project Update] Levees out, logs in along the Hood River
With the pipeline removed from the Lower Hood River's Powerdale corridor, the Land Trust is restoring the area's historic floodplain
Room to Grow
Forest thinning efforts near the Little White Salmon river support the development of old-growth forest while producing lumber for local businesses.
[Project Update] A River Reborn
A newly unfettered stretch of the Klickitat River is changing right before our eyes
2014 Conservation & Restoration Report
The report highlights Columbia Land Trust's recent accomplishments and looks forward to the future of conservation and stewardship in the Columbia River region.
Special Visit to the Haul Road Project
Columbia Land Trust had a surprise visitor on the Klickitat River yesterday afternoon. Eileen Sobeck, Assistant Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was in the area touring salmon recovery projects with her regional staff and the Yakama Nation Fisheries Program when they decided to drop in on Columbia Land Trust’s Haul Road…
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