Streamfest 2008 Events
June 30th, 2008North Olympic Land Trust’s StreamFest ’08
2 days – 3 events!
Sept. 6 and 7
Port Angeles, Washington
Saturday Insider’s Tour
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday at Ennis Arbor Farm
3-7 p.m.
Sunday at Ennis Arbor Farm
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Use form to order tickets.
For more information and/or volunteer signup, please write:
streamfest@northolympiclandtrust.org
Ennis Arbor Farm
Two of the three events are at Ennis Arbor Farm, a nearly 50-acre property at the east edge of Port Angeles. Towering trees surround lush meadows. Read the rest of this entry »
Action in Congress adds to local Land Trust work
June 30th, 2008Recent U.S. Congressional action extending tax benefits for conservation easement donors already is creating more work for local Land Trust leaders.
But North Olympic Land Trust’s Conservation Committee co-chairman, John Willits, doesn’t mind.
Congressional action on June 18 lets property owners who complete permanent legal conservation easements by the end of 2009 get the same expanded tax benefits that were in effect in 2006 and 2007. Lower-level benefits will return in 2010 unless Congress adopts additional legislation. Read the rest of this entry »
Spring 2008 Newsletter
June 9th, 2008The latest newsletter is now available. Read all about Greg Good, the new Executive Director of the North Olympic Land Trust, Nash Huber’s award from American Farmland Trust, Streamfest, and about all the people who have helped us move to our new larger and better office suite!
Download the newsletter by clicking on Spring 2008 Newsletter
North Olympic Land Trust selects Executive Director
May 27th, 2008
Greg Good
North Olympic Land Trust’s first Executive Director, Greg Good, is so eager to move to his favorite place in the United States, he’s running toward his new job.
Good doesn’t officially start work until July 1, but he’s already signed up to run North Olympic Discovery Marathon’s half-marathon June 8.
“I can hardly wait to get there and start work,” he said in a phone interview from his home in Colorado. “The Olympic Peninsula is my favorite place in the United States, and I’m honored to be able to help the communities of the North Olympic Peninsula preserve the special qualities of the region.” Read the rest of this entry »
Land Trust’s second plaque goes up at County Courthouse
May 6th, 2008North Olympic Land Trust’s second plaque at the Clallam County Courthouse is in place.
The plaque lists names of individuals and groups wanting to show support for the Land Trust’s work in protecting special qualities of area lands or to honor others while contributing funds for the Land Trust’s efforts. Click here to find out how to get a listing.
The plaque tradition began in 2007 when the Land Trust gave its Elwha Return artwork to the citizens of Clallam County, and County officials arranged for its display in the Courthouse’s entry area facing Fourth Street, in Port Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »
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