Capitol Land Trust

Since 1987, Capitol Land Trust has protected more than 100 properties where clean water, clean air, and healthy habitat thrive, forever. We can’t do this work alone. Your support is crucial in maintaining the exceptional quality of life we enjoy in our region.

Mission

Capitol Land Trust’s (CLT) mission is to conserve and forever care for the lands and waters of the South Puget Sound and Chehalis Basin watersheds. We prioritize conserving properties with estuaries, marine shorelines, wetlands, riparian areas and working lands because of the crucial role they play in supporting the health and vitality of our communities. 

Description

The South Puget Sound and Chehalis Basin regions of Washington are places of extraordinary beauty and ecological diversity. But these regions are also growing rapidly. 

Through our conservation work we’re helping to ensure that our region remains a place with clean water to drink, clean air to breathe, healthy populations of native fish and wildlife, and natural open spaces that help define our communities.

We prioritize conserving properties with estuaries, marine shorelines, wetlands, riparian areas and working lands because of the crucial role they play in supporting the health and vitality of our communities. 

Natural open spaces and healthy habitats are essential to the exceptional quality of life we enjoy in our area. We’re working to keep it that way. Forever.

The high standard of our work has earned national accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. 

Your Support Pushes Conservation Work Forward

We protect more than 100 properties. These areas permanently protect nearly 20 miles of Puget Sound shoreline, 24 estuaries, 60 miles of freshwater rivers and streams, and more than 6,700 acres of vital habitat. 

Conserved shoreline and Mt. Rainier, Mike Melton.

Your Support Restores Important Habitat

In 2023, we broke ground on a restoration project to improve habitat for the state endangered Oregon spotted frog. Two dozen ponds were dug and then planted with 40,000 native plants. Egg masses have been spotted in the restored wetland since 2024. We continue to restore this habitat for frogs, salmon, and other wildlife.
The state endangered Oregon spotted frog, Ryan Munes.

Your Support Builds The Next Generation of Conservation Leaders

2025 was our biggest youth engagement year to date. Our outdoor learning programs served over 1,500 young people from our area. Our 2025 events engaged hundreds of community members in fun outdoor experiences that inspire support for our conservation mission.
Visitors watching salmon migrate up a stream, Bruce Livingston.

Your Support Helps Connect People And Nature

CLT owns and manages four properties for public access where the community can directly experience the benefits of nature at no cost. Generous donations help to give families an opportunity to enjoy outdoor experiences together, creating fond memories in nature that will last a lifetime. 

Darlin Creek Preserve (Olympia). Hilburn Preserve (Shelton).Bayshore Preserve (Shelton).Randall Preserve (Olympia).

Your Support Makes A Difference

Land doesn’t conserve itself. People conserve land. 

As a non-profit organization we rely on the generosity of people who care as deeply about protecting our landscapes as we do. Throughout our 39-year history, we have formed powerful partnerships with concerned organizations to amplify the impact of our work. We will continue to pursue these types of partnerships, ensuring that our work meets the needs of our diverse communities.

Our success is also dependent on the many individuals who have supported us throughout the years and who continue to do so. 

To date, we’ve protected more than 100 properties comprising 6,700 acres and nearly 20 miles of Puget Sound shoreline. 

If you support what we do, a donation today will help us continue important conservation work.