Washington

In June 2012 we helped protect 285 acres that had been zoned for residential subdivision, protecting the viewshed and expanding both open space access and existing wildlife migration corridors.

More than 3,600 residents live within a 10 Minute Walk of Charlotte’s Blueberry Park. For years, a local stewardship group, Charlotte’s Blueberry Park Action Group, advocated for park improvements. In 2017, The Trust for Public Land connected with the Action Group and helped neighbors identify a new playground as a community priority. More than 250 community members provided input on the design for the new playground.

This 180-acre property was conserved in 1997, saving the parks panoramic views across Puget Sound and access to the beach.

Located in the West Central neighborhood of Spokane, Dutch Jake’s Park is named for Jacob Goetz, a central community figure and resident of West Central in the early 1900s. Jacob Goetz was known by neighbors for his sense of fun and spirit of friendship. When the park opened in 1976, neighbors agreed that the new park was the perfect namesake to remember Jake.
 
Today, more than 2,900 residents live within a 10 Minute Walk of Dutch Jake’s park. But in recent years, Dutch Jake’s Park hasn’t felt like a safe place to play. In 2016, growing safety concerns prompted a community planning effort to create a new vision for the park.

TPL purchased the Engle Farm property in October 2000 and protected 109 acres with conservation easements held by the National Park Service.

In 2003, TPL protected this 3,800-acre property consisting of 8 checkerboard sections in Kittitas County, Washington,

In June 2003, TPL successfully completed the first phase of the Lake Easton conservation project, protecting 509 acres adjacent to the Lake Easton State Park in Kittitas County.

Neighbors gather around the kiosk, and children dash across the brilliantly green soccer field at Kiwanis Methow Park in South Wenatchee. Vibrant new murals adorn walls around the neighborhood, and colorful fencing in the style of Mexican papel picado lines the park.

Protecting the land and livelihood of the Nelson family, fifth generation ranchers in rural Washington.

The Trust for Public Land is working with Okonogan County to prevent productive farms, ranches, and forests from being fragmented or developed.

The Trust for Public Land has worked for more than a decade to protect several thousand acres along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington State.

Offering spectacular views of Puget Sound, Seattle, and Mt. Rainier this new state park provides new public access to the shoreline as well as space for the memorial's visitor center and contemplative garden.

The Trust for Public Land has worked for several years to secure critical lands at Snoqualmie Point and along Rattlesnake Ridge—important components of the Mountains to Sound Greenway.

When the last piece of private property bordering the Seattle Arboretum's Japanese Garden was put on the market for residential development, TPL was asked for help protect it.

TPL managed the purchase of over 17,500 acres of land, creating a link between two existing wildlife areas and keeping the land safe for wildlife to roam and people to enjoy hiking, birding, fishing and hunting.

TPL bought this land at the headwaters of Phelps Creek in 1996, holding it for some years while federal funds were marshaled to add the property to the Glacier Peak Wilderness.

In Spring 2007, Chelan County established the Stemilt Partnership — a broad coalition of agriculture, wildlife, recreation, development, and conservation interests working together to prevent privatization of 2,500 acres of public land in the Stemilt basin.

For nearly 50 years, Tall Timber Ranch has been the home
of a Presbyterian Church wilderness camp, reaching out to
children and adults alike with a powerful combination of social
and environmental messages, establishing and nurturing a love
for nature in a theological context.

For more than 100 years, Thorndyke Forest has delivered clean, cool water to Hood Canal, sequestered carbon from the atmosphere, and expanded public access to the Olympic Peninsula. Managed by Pope Resources as a working forest, Thorndyke has sustained important rural jobs and supported local mills. Despite the multitude of benefits to the local economy and environment, working forests like Thorndyke face increasing pressure from development. As nearby urban centers grow and land values increase, developers look to the forests of the Olympic Peninsula as the next frontier for development.

Visible from throughout the San Juan Islands, Turtleback Mountain served as a landmark for the Salish people of the Northern Straits as they traveled across their villages and fishing grounds.

The Chimacum Valley in Jefferson County is experiencing a resurgence of agricultural production and is quickly becoming a hub of community-based food production in Washington State. At the same time, rapid development in this fertile valley is making it difficult for young farmers to buy land.