Protecting Vital Farmland Near the Snohomish River

Tracy Stanton
December 16, 2020

In the recent monthly newsletter from the Conservation Finance Network, our own Washington Farmland Trust was featured for its innovative funding approach to protecting vital farmland near the Snohomish River.

Excerpt:

“Consider this story of a quiet success within a $26 million funding campaign by a Northwestern land trust. It shows how a dialogue between a farmer ready to retire and a land trust staff ready to raise capital to protect soil, salmon and other wildlife led to a fully-subscribed and replicable deal.”

Read the full story here.