Introducing our Conservation Agenda

A bold 25-year plan for science-based, community driven stewardship in the Columbia River region

Our Work

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 (New date added!)

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…

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

08.05.25

Klickitat River Haul Road CLOSED – August 2025

As of August 5, 2025, fire danger has increased and the Haul Road is now closed to public access. Thank you for your cooperation. How…

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

04.29.25

Conserving Fallen Leaf Lake

Columbia Land Trust completed the transfer of its 43-acre Fallen Leaf Lake site to the City of Camas in Clark County, Washington. The site is part of the 119-acre Fallen Leaf Lake Park system, near Lacamas Lake and Round Lake, in an area with beloved local trail systems and natural beauty. “The robust trails…