Protecting our land, our water, our future

Since 1985, The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust (CDLT) has advocated for land preservation and public access. This timeline highlights a number of properties and easements now owned by the CDLT, the City of Wenatchee, and other private owners.

2021 - 2024

Spiva Butte Chelan Coulee

SPIVA BUTTE
1,400 acres 
No Public Access Restoring native shrub-steppe after the 2020 fires

CHELAN COULEES RESERVE
2,100+ acres 
No Public Access Secured for wildlife habitat & climate resiliency

2016 - 2020

Badger Mountain Lower Sleepy Hollow

BADGER MOUNTAIN
10,000 acres 
No Public Access Conservation easement protects shrub-steppe on working ranches

LOWER SLEEPY HOLLOW
40 acres 
Mixed Access Preserving undeveloped flood plain on the Wenatchee River

2013 - 2015

Burch Mountain Nason Creek

BURCH MOUNTAIN
1,000 acres 
No Public Access Conservation easement donated to protect the Foothills

NASON CREEK
180 acres 
Mixed Access Preserved for salmon habitat restoration

2011 - 2013

Nason Ridge Community forest Cashmere Canyons Preserve

NASON RIDGE COMMUNITY FOREST
3,714 acres 
Public Access Saved from timber harvest by a $6 million campaign

CASHMERE CANYONS PRESERVE
2,200 acres 
11 Miles of Trail Privately preserved for hikers in Nahahum Canyon

2008 - 2010

Horse Lake Reserve Mountain Home

HORSE LAKE RESERVE
1,800 acres 
14.7 Miles of Trail Protected for wildlife, mule deer, and recreation

MOUNTAIN HOME RIDGE
169 acres 
2.4 Miles of Trail Forest protected for hiking & wildlife migration

2006 - 2008

Castle Rock Saddle Rock

$8 MILLION CAMPAIGN
1,500 acres 
33 Miles of Trail Secured Castle Rock, Sage Hills Gateway & North Foothills

SADDLE ROCK NATURAL AREA
325 acres 
4.1 Miles of Trail CDLT stewards popular trails with iconic views

1995 - 2005

White River area Dry Gulch

WHITE RIVER AREA
685 acres 
No Public Access Preserved for salmon spawning and restoration

DRY GULCH
680 acres 
2 Miles of Trail Conservation easement preserves trails for hikers & horses

1980 - 1995

Foothills trails Entiat River

FOOTHILLS TRAIL SYSTEM OPENS
35 acres 
Jacobson Preserve The Foothills trails officially open with the Jacobson Preserve.

ENTIAT RIVER
658 acres 
Mixed Access Began protecting 13+ properties for river restoration