We are committed to a future Blue Mountain region where all of its inhabitants can thrive —communities, agriculture, and resilient, diverse ecosystems.
A visionary partnership for the future of the Touchet River. Blue Mountain Land Trust recently completed a conservation easement to permanently protect an important stretch of the Touchet River outside of Dayton, WA.
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.
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.