PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Land Trust’s annual meeting Saturday will provide the community with an opportunity to hear about upcoming projects, recent successes and challenges surrounding local land conservation.
The meeting will be from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Elwha Klallam Heritage Center, 401 E. First St.
Admission is free. Light refreshments will be offered.
Guests are encouraged to talk with staff, board and committee members; ask questions; share ideas; and provide feedback on the direction of the organization.
The land trust’s conservation director will be on hand to seek public input on the draft 2018-24 conservation plan, which prioritizes the organization’s conservation goals across Clallam County.
The highlight of the annual meeting will be the presentation of the Gary Colley Legacy Award.
The all-volunteer Stewardship Crew will be honored with the award this year.
Each year, the team at the land trust reflects on those individuals or organizations that have been instrumental to the evolution of the Olympic Peninsula conservation group. Named after the land trust’s founder, the Gary Colley Legacy Award is given to individuals who are part of the organization’s foundation.
The Stewardship Crew includes Curt Batey, Elden Housinger, Steve Langley, Bill and Lavonne Mueller, Cheryl Ford, Cal Thomas, John Wegmann, Bill Spring and Randy Washburne.
The crew removes noxious weeds, does restoration plantings, trail construction, sign and kiosk installation, fence and parking lot construction, garbage removal, removal of downed and hazard trees, forest stand management and maintenance of all of the above, the land trust said in a news release.
Since its founding in 1990, the land trust has conserved more than 3,300 acres across the North Olympic Peninsula for farms, fish and forests.
For more information, see www.northolympicland trust.org or call 360-417-1815, ext. 3.
