WE CONSERVE & RESTORE NATURAL LANDS
The Lower Nehalem Community Trust is a member supported, nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation and restoration of natural lands. Help us protect the scenic vistas, sparkling rivers and bays, and dense forests that define the northern coast of Oregon. Together we have an opportunity to shape the landscape for the next millennium.
OUR SERVICE AREA
The service area for the Lower Nehalem Community Trust includes all of the area drained by the North Fork of the Nehalem River, the area drained by the main stem of the Nehalem River to the ridge line just south of where Highway 26 crosses the Coast Range, and the area north along the coast up to the northern edge of Oswald State Park
OUR MISSION
To preserve land and nurture conservation values in partnership with an engaged community in the Nehalem region of the Oregon Coast.
OUR CONSERVATION PLAN
Lower Nehalem Community Trust Conservation Plan
Describes some of the major conservation issues in our service area and strategies that we can use to address those issues.
The Conservation Action Plan for the Nehalem Watershed
Provides an analysis of Nehalem watershed conservation issues and available conservation strategies. Developed by local land owners, state agencies and environmental groups with leadership provided by LNCT and The Nature Conservancy.
Provides an example of the kinds of planning activities that are required for the Trust to acquire land.