The Mission of the Whatcom Land Trust is to preserve and protect wildlife habitat, scenic, agricultural and open space lands in Whatcom County for future generations by securing interests in land and promoting land stewardship.

Whatcom Land Trust is a nonprofit organization. We work with local landowners to help protect the natural values and resources of their property. We use a variety of flexible tools to meet a landowner’s goals. As a qualified nonprofit organization, Whatcom Land Trust accepts gifts of easements for conservation purposes.



For some individuals, there may be significant tax advantages to making a donation of land or a conservation easement. We also accept voluntarily donated land, facilitate the preservation of sensitive ecosystems and scenic lands, and reach out to the citizens of Whatcom County with stewardship education.



Over the past 20 years, Whatcom Land Trust has preserved over 6,500 acres of land in every corner in the county. Through many transactions–easements, multi-agency collaborations, grant-based acquisitions, and property donations – the Trust has helped to preserve Whatcom County’s most beautiful and sensitive lands.