Cascades, Mt Shasta, Siskiyou County April 2021. Photo by Bubba Seuss – Hike Mt. Shasta
Welcome to The Siskiyou Land Trust (SLT). We are a community based non-profit organization that strives to protect open space, ranch and farmlands, forest and wetlands, natural resources, scenic viewsheds and wildlife habitat in beautiful Siskiyou County.
The Siskiyou Land Trust is a private nonprofit organization that promotes and utilizes a variety of tools to help landowners and communities in Siskiyou County accomplish their land protection objectives. We demonstrate public interest in the goals of preserving open space, agricultural, forest and wild lands for the benefit of future generations.
Founded in 1993 to promote long-term land stewardship in Siskiyou County, we work with willing landowners, agencies, and organizations to acquire land and conservation easements through a variety of flexible approaches, many of which offer significant tax benefits to the landowner.
Our Mission:
Siskiyou Land Trust permanently conserves and stewards the irreplaceable wild places, watersheds, and working lands that are the heart of Siskiyou County.
Our Vision:
Over one million acres of private, wild, and working lands are connected to the vast network of public lands in Siskiyou County.
SLT’s community is actively engaged with our work and thrives through a shared commitment to conservation.
The unique balance of life supported by working lands, natural landscapes, and watersheds protected by SLT endures for future generations.
SLT’s work reflects the full breadth of the community we serve, including honoring local tribes’ ancestral wisdom and connection to our landscapes.
SLT’s community has expanded beyond the geographic boundaries of the place in which we do our work.
SLT’s projects have made a direct, measurable impact on climate change.
Our Values:
Locally connected – SLT was founded and is guided by people who are deeply committed and connected to Siskiyou County.
Sustainable – SLT balances an expansive vision of conservation with responsible organizational growth and enduring stewardship of protected landscapes.
Trusted – SLT’s success is built on the strength of our relationships. We earn the trust of our community and partners through the integrity we bring to every interaction. We serve our community with transparency and a deep sense of responsibility.
Collaborative and Inclusive – SLT works to understand and reflect the unique culture and values of our diverse region. We bring together landowners, land users, agencies, project partners, and our community members to create opportunities that benefit all.
Creative and Resourceful – SLT takes an open-minded, innovative approach to conservation and leverages our resources for the greatest impact.
Our Goals:
Protection – to permanently protect irreplaceable private lands and watersheds using the tools of voluntary conservation.
Stewardship – to steward the lands under Siskiyou Land Trust protection to ensure their perpetual conservation value.
Organizational Capacity – to increase the capacity of Siskiyou Land Trust to care for protected properties in perpetuity and to meet conservation opportunities as they arise.
Community Connection – for community-wide engagement in the conservation of the irreplaceable wild places, working lands and watersheds of far Northern California.
