Stand for the Land – a bold campaign to safeguard critical habitat before it’s gone. This campaign has helped place down payments on 66 acres (across four properties) of ecologically significant land.
For everyone. Forever.
The Bainbridge Island Land Trust’s mission is to preserve and steward the diverse natural environment of Bainbridge Island for the benefit of all.
The Land Trust’s work to protect and restore Bainbridge lands and waters is done to honor past generations, preserve a legacy for future generations, and build a network of protected lands resilient to a changing climate.
We acknowledge that the land on which we work is within the aboriginal territory of the Suquamish People. Expert fisherman, canoe builders, and basket weavers, the Suquamish People live in harmony with the lands and waterways along Washington’s Central Salish Sea as they have for thousands of years.
To achieve our conservation goals, the Land Trust acquires interests in lands having significant or potentially significant conservation values such as shorelines, streams, wetlands, forests, tidelands, and unique plant and animal habitat networks. These lands provide ecosystem values such as watershed protection, scenic vistas, and open spaces. We work with a variety of partners to acquire land for preserves, parks, trails, and public use or to restore lands to enhance habitat values. We also work with willing private landowners to protect their land using land protection agreements called conservation easements, while being a partner in the stewardship of these lands.
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Protected Acres
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Acres Open to Public
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Conservation Easements
The Latest
06 November | News | Matt SteinwurtzelSupport the Current Effort to Expand Ted Olson Nature Preserve!
The Current Opportunity This exciting opportunity helps expand the current Ted Olson Nature Preserve – a beloved public space featuring towering conifers as well as mature wetland features. With nearly two acres of mixed alder and conifer forest and a native plant understory featuring salmonberry,Read More
- 15 September | Events | Matt Steinwurtzel
Join us for the 2020 (Socially-Distant) Native Plant Sale!
We hope you will join us for the 2020 Native Plant Sale, located at Bainbridge First Baptist Church, on October 2nd from 4 – 6:30 PM, and October 3rd, from 9 AM – 12 PM. Please know that this year’s Native Plant Sale will look a bit different, as we accommodate social-distancing Read More
- 06 November | News | Matt Steinwurtzel
Support the Current Effort to Expand Ted Olson Nature Preserve!
The Current Opportunity This exciting opportunity helps expand the current Ted Olson Nature Preserve – a beloved public space featuring towering conifers as well as mature wetland features. With nearly two acres of mixed alder and conifer forest and a native plant understory featuring salmonberry,Read More
- 03 September | News | Matt Steinwurtzel
Thanks to Your Support, We’ve Met Our Challenge!
Because of conservation-minded Islanders like yourself, we’ve met our Challenge to secure $2 million in new funding for habitat protection. Thanks to your efforts, the Stand for the Land campaign has permanently safeguarded four spectacular properties, totaling 66 acres. But we’re not done yet. Read More
- 15 September | Events | Matt Steinwurtzel
Join us for the 2020 (Socially-Distant) Native Plant Sale!
We hope you will join us for the 2020 Native Plant Sale, located at Bainbridge First Baptist Church, on October 2nd from 4 – 6:30 PM, and October 3rd, from 9 AM – 12 PM. Please know that this year’s Native Plant Sale will look a bit different, as we accommodate social-distancing Read More
03 March | Events | Matt Steinwurtzel17th Bainbridge Environmental Conference – Our Forests: Bainbridge Island the Climate Crisis
UPDATE: Dear Friends, Although we were very much looking forward to welcoming you to the Association of Bainbridge Communities Environmental Conference next weekend, out of an abundance of caution, we are canceling the event.Read More
26 November | Events | BILT AdminFirst Wednesday Work Parties
Join us for a First Wednesday Work Party! Meet new people, visit unique conservation, and support the Land Trust’s ongoing stewardship efforts!Read More
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