The Blue Mountain Land Trust recently purchased its first property, Phipps Meadow, with the support of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and financing from Craft3.
BMLT recently completed our 19th conservation easement project on a wheat farm outside of Dixie, WA, adding 661 acres to our protected properties for a total of 23,313 acres protected. A majority of this farmland contains soils of statewide significance, a precious resource if developed, will never recover. Thanks to members of the BMLT community, the Eagleson family, and project funders, the farm will continue as productive agricultural land forever.
The Blue Mountain Land Trust (BMLT) recently completed a project to protect 8,877 acres of property in eastern Oregon, the largest working lands conservation easement for the organization. Secret Valley Ranch represents a model for the protection of viable working ranch land in tandem with conservation values, ensuring a healthy future for the operation, landscape, fish, and wildlife.