Blue Mountain Land Trust celebrates a quarter of a century of bringing communities together to protect working farms, ranches, and natural lands of the region. 25 years is a major milestone, an important opportunity to appreciate the hard work and dedication that is the legacy of collective community action.

When BMLT completes a conservation easement, we are responsible for regularly monitoring and collecting data to ensure responsible stewardship, leading to greater conservation benefits for the environment and communities. This ongoing land stewardship is what we mean when we say, “We protect the land you love. Forever.”

At the Blue Mountain Land Trust, we focus on building connections to place, strengthening relationships, and providing meaningful experiences outside. Our programs are designed to help build community, common ground, and connection with the land.

From the jagged Elkhorns in Eastern Oregon to the river trails outside of Dayton, WA, BMLT Blues Crew volunteers are dedicated to improving trails on public lands. Whether you’re a hiker, skier, biker, or birdwatcher, our volunteers work hard to ensure the trails are primed for every level of outdoor pursuits.

Perspectives from regional changemakers.

Perspectives from regional changemakers.

We are committed to a future Blue Mountain region where all of its inhabitants can thrive —communities, agriculture, and resilient, diverse ecosystems.

Our ongoing land stewardship is what we mean when we say, “We protect the land you love. Forever.”

At Blue Mountain Land Trust, part of our mission is connecting communities to nature. When we say communities, we mean all of our neighbors. We aren’t the experts, but we connect people to outdoor places and the resources they need to get there.

At the Blue Mountain Land Trust, our focus is more than just preserving land. It is about creating community connections, relationships, and experiences with the natural world.

Through our commitment to trail stewardship on public lands, we secure ecosystems, provide safe and enjoyable experiences for trail users, and promote the long-term viability of recreational activities in the Blue Mountain region for generations to come.

This past year was full of change, review, and growth at Blue Mountain Land Trust (BMLT).

Our ongoing land stewardship is what we mean when we say, “We protect the land you love. Forever.”

In 2021, the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts launched a year-long Learning Journey to support a cohort of 65 land trust staff and board to focus on land reparations to tribal communities and sharing conservation resources to support Indigenous sovereignty.

At the Blue Mountain Land Trust, our focus is more than just preserving land. It is about creating community connections, relationships, and experiences with the natural world.

The BMLT Blues Crew volunteers work hundreds of hours each season to improve and build trails in the Blues Mountain region.

Have you ever worked on a project for 20 years? The Seachris Family has.

Horseshoe Prairie Nordic Ski Area is safer — and more popular — than ever.

When Emily and Andy Asmus started Welcome Table Farm in Walla Walla, WA, it represented the physical manifestation of their love of food, community, and leading an integrated life.

The Blue Mountain Land Trust conservation team spent the past few months getting acquainted with its new property, Phipps Meadow located outside of Prairie City, Oregon.

The community gathered at Quirk Brewing to celebrate the release of ‘Salmon Says’ Pale ale, a collaboration between Quirk, Salmon-Safe, Mainstem Malt, and the Blue Mountain Land Trust.

Leander Swan, a junior at Whitman College majoring in Environmental Studies and Sociology, joined the conservation team for ten weeks.

Creating a lifelong love for the natural world.