PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Land Trust will present the Jefferson Land Trust with its second annual “Out Standing in the Field” award Friday.
The sixth annual Conservation Breakfast and award ceremony, which will kick off the North Olympic Land Trust’s 25th year, will be at 8 a.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St., Port Angeles.
“Our sister land trust from Jefferson County is one year older than our organization and has served as a mentor as both nonprofits have matured side by side,” said Tom Sanford, executive director of the North Olympic Land Trust.
As of Wednesday afternoon, about 20 seats remained for the breakfast. To reserve a seat, phone Brad Tesreau at 360-417-1815, ext. 4, or email brad@northolympiclandtrust.org.
The breakfast is free. Donations are accepted.
The Conservation Breakfast is an opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate the conservation of open spaces, local food, local resources, healthy watersheds and recreational opportunities, Sanford said.
For every dollar donated by supporters, the organization has conserved $16 of land in Clallam County, he said.
The Jefferson Land Trust was founded in 1989, owns 250 acres of land and has since been active in the protection and stewardship of more than 12,000 acres in Jefferson County, including 2,334 acres conserved with conservation easements with 54 willing private landowners, Sanford said.
Lands include ecological, agricultural and historical sites.
Tamanowas Rock, a sacred Klallam site near Chimacum, was purchased in 2012 by the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe and preserved by the Jefferson Land Trust.
The Quimper Wildlife Corridor stretches across the North Quimper Peninsula, providing walking trails and wetlands wildlife habitat, established in 2005.
Chimacum Dairy, a 50-acre farm in Center Valley, was established as a working farm in the 1850s and preserved in 2009.
Founded in 1990, the North Olympic Land Trust conserves more than 3,000 acres of land, including more than 450 acres of farmland, 11 miles of salmon-bearing rivers and streams, a mile of Strait shoreline and more than 1,800 acres of forests, including 460 acres of working forestland.
For more information, visit www.NorthOlympicLandTrust.org.
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Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arice@peninsuladailynews.com.
