About Bainbridge Island Land Trust

The Bainbridge Island Land Trust was started in 1989 by architects Nate Thomas and Jim Cutler, Mike Ryherd, a state lobbyist and Paul Kundtz, an attorney. This group and others were concerned about growth on Bainbridge Island and established the Land Trust to provide a mechanism for landowners to protect and preserve their property. Twenty two years after its founding, the Land Trust has helped to permanently protect over 1,136 acres of our Island's natural landscape, more than 866 acres of which are open to the public. It holds 45 conservation easements (40 private and 5 public) on over 691 acres. It owns another 41 acres. And another 404 acres have been preserved through acquisition efforts with Land Trust assistance.