Thurston County, Washington

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Thurston County Washington

Community Planning and Economic Development

Conservation Futures

NEW - Application period extended: Please submit applications by 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, September 15, 2023. The Board of County Commissioners announced a second funding cycle for 2023.

Conservation Futures Program

Conservation Futures is a land preservation program that allows landowners to sell property or future development rights to a qualified conservation organization such as a land trust, which buys them with funds provided by Thurston County government.  Find current year applicants, and past year awards listed below.

Application Criteria, Instructions & Documents   |   Program History    |  Email the Program Manager

 

​Past Award Recipients & Letters 

(Board of County Commissioners made no awards in some years.)