Join us in celebrating a year of achievements and gratitude in our latest Impact Report. As we look ahead, this year’s report features 25 years of community-driven conservation shaping the future of the Blue Mountain region.
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.
The Blues V Has Arrived
This edition of The Blues features dramatic landscapes of the John Day River Basin and surrounding areas. Volume V contains 30 images of the mountains, canyons, lakes, rivers, prairies, ranches, and the gorgeous John Day Formation. Book photographers are Bill Rodgers Mark Hussein.
The fabulous book is available to order in our store.
The Blues Crew has taken some hits this year due to flooding in February and Covid-19 preventing access to agencies and trails as well as requiring social distancing measures. As a result, the leadership team of the Blues Crew has decided to expand their focus from beyond trails to include Road Patrols of our County roads.
“For the last five years, we’ve kicked off our education series with the Wild & Scenic Festival. The festival is a collection of the best nature films you’ll ever see,” said Tim Copeland, executive director of the Blue Mountain Land Trust. “We were going to do that this April too. And then COVID-19 stopped us right in our tracks.”
