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Nature has no single hero. It has all of us. Conserving and caring for the Columbia River region in Oregon and Washington since 1990.

04/09/2026

More than 3,000 acres of important oak woodlands, forested coastal waterways, and wildflower savannas conserved ✨

127 acres treated with beneficial fire in the East Cascades 🔥

1,400 pounds of seed from 80 native species sown in the Willamette Valley 🌱

Our latest Conservation Report is here and celebrates the many conservation accomplishments we achieved together last year across the Columbia River region! Explore the report at https://www.columbialandtrust.org/twentysix-report/

04/02/2026

Astoria Co+op's Change for Community recipient in April is Columbia Land Trust, with the mission to conserve and care for the vital lands, waters, and wildlife of the Columbia River region through sound science and strong relationships. Funds will go toward managing and monitoring conserved land in Astoria and the greater Clatsop County region that has been protected for wildlife habitat.

Let’s raise funds for this awesome organization! Round up your purchase total at checkout or donate your pocket change.

Photos by Doug Gorsline.

04/01/2026

We’re hiring! Join our team as our next Development Manager to help Columbia Land Trust further our mission to conserve the lands, waters, and wildlife of the Columbia River region ✨

The Development Manager will support strategies in all areas of fundraising and donor stewardship. This role will help us deepen donor relationships, grow our major gifts program and refine our giving circles, and more.

Learn more and apply by April 15th at: https://www.columbialandtrust.org/careers/

03/26/2026

Visit the lands and waters we protect together 🗺

We're excited to share a new feature on our website — an interactive map of select natural areas that were conserved by Columbia Land Trust and offer opportunities to recreate and connect with nature 📍

Whether you want to birdwatch on the coast or stroll along a restored river in the East Cascades, the sites on this map span a wide range of ecosystems, terrain, and convenience. A few have maintained trails, but most are wild and remote, so bring a healthy sense of adventure on your trip!

Access to nature is one of our conservation priorities, and we hope you enjoy exploring these incredible places that we have protected for future generations!

🔗 Explore the map at https://www.columbialandtrust.org/visit/.

Do you have a question or want to share a story from a visit? Email [email protected]

03/19/2026

Celebrating spruce trees big and small 🌲

The mature Sitka spruce tree in the first photo has been quietly thriving in a conserved swamp along Washington’s Chinook River. Our monitoring team noticed this giant, which they believe is likely the largest spruce on-site, while performing an assessment of habitat conditions here.

Further inland at a swamp along the Elochoman River, a smaller spruce (in the second photo) is one of thousands of native bareroot seedlings that have successfully established after being planted as part of a major restoration project in 2022. This young spruce has grown to be over six feet tall in three years. Since the completion of our restoration project here, native plants and wildlife activity like the beaver dam in the third photo, are transforming this site from a monoculture of invasive reed canarygrass to a thriving native ecosystem ✨

03/17/2026

We had a blast celebrating conservation and wildlife at the Wild Coast Film Festival in Astoria last weekend, where our film highlighting the removal of Kwoneesum Dam in Southwest Washington’s Washougal River watershed was featured 🎥

The film explores the history of the defunct dam and the collaboration between the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Columbia Land Trust to remove it in 2024. This massive project reconnected more than six miles of habitat for salmon and steelhead 🐟 After being blocked for 60 years, Wildboy Creek now flows freely once again.

🔗 Watch the inspiring film, “Restoring Wildboy Creek,” at https://youtu.be/D2BdhMJfaro?si=TcDDpaj7ntir6cRU

03/13/2026

Resident beavers have been busy at conserved sites along the Chinook River 🦫

Our stewardship team spotted this nearly felled giant red cedar tree and a felled crab apple tree at these properties, which contain highly threatened, intact tidal marsh and intertidal freshwater wetland habitats. Beaver activity in these tidal zones enhances ecosystem health by increasing low-tide pool habitat and water levels for juvenile salmon 🐟

03/11/2026

A river otter rests on a fallen tree above a freshwater pond at a conserved coastal site 🦦

This 93-acre site in Pacific County, Washington is an intact older forest with a diverse native understory and spring-fed tributaries of the Willapa River. Our long-term stewardship goals here include fostering forest stand and water quality conditions that support species like marbled murrelet, northern spotted owl, salmonids, and other aquatic dependent species.

📷 Steve Weisman

03/08/2026

Exciting events coming to Astoria this month ✨

🎥 A film documenting our work with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to remove the Kwoneesum Dam in the Washougal River watershed will be screened at the Wild Coast Film Festival on Saturday, March 14th! Land Trust staff will be there to answer questions and chat about conservation and restoration along the lower Columbia River. Tickets are on sale now (Restoring Wildboy Creek is part of the What It Means To Stay film block) and there is a virtual festival if you’re not local.

🍻 On Thursday, March 26th, we’ll be at Fort George Brewery for the free event Nature Matters, hosted by Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. Our coast stewardship team is excited to facilitate this month’s conversation about how Columbia Land Trust’s collaborative stewardship work and how we protect and restore natural areas for the benefit of both people and wildlife.

Learn more about these events at: https://www.columbialandtrust.org/get-involved/

We hope to see you there!

03/04/2026

Foggy morning vibes at a conserved wetland and Sitka spruce forest on the Long Beach Peninsula ✨ Swipe for 🐻👀!

The freshwater lakes at this protected 680-acre site are interdunal, meaning they were formed in depressions between coastal sand dunes. This unique habitat feature supports a rare, biodiverse ecosystem by providing breeding grounds, forage, and shelter for waterfowl, amphibians, and mammals like these American black bears photographed in a neighboring forest.

02/25/2026

Frozen oaks in Mt. Hood National Forest ❄️

Spikes of ice formed on these Oregon white oak acorns, leaves, and branches when water droplets in freezing fog passed through. East Cascades Oak Partnership (ECOP) staff noticed this phenomenon while planting native species at an ECOP restoration site on the eastern edge of the National Forest.

This woodland might look barren during winter months, but life persists here. In the winter these oaks enter a dormant state while still benefitting hundreds of species. Oak tree cavities serve as shelter, while acorns and bugs beneath the bark provide a crucial food source for squirrels, deer, and birds 🐿️

02/20/2026

A skein of snow geese circle above the fields at Cranes’ Landing in Vancouver, Washington 🐦 While we manage habitat here to benefit migratory Sandhill cranes, many other wildlife utilize this conserved land all year round.

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