Making an Impact
Small steps make big differences
Your support is making a difference for the lands and waters of western oregon.
Protecting Land, Together
McKenzie River Trust works with willing landowners to help protect and care for Oregon’s lands and rivers. As a local land trust, we offer several tools to help landowners protect their land from the Cascades to the Coast in Lane, Douglas, and Lincoln counties.
A Caring Community
Simply put, our volunteers are amazing. Each year, hundreds of community members like you join in to help protect and care for land and water from the Cascades to the Coast. Volunteers plant trees, remove invasive plant species, lead tours on protected lands, conduct species surveys, and more. Individuals, families, groups, and business groups are all welcome to volunteer!
Investing in our Future
As a nonprofit organization, McKenzie River Trust relies on the generous support of members like you. Each year, nearly 2000 households across western Oregon make the incredible choice to invest in clean water, abundant fish and wildlife habitat, and thriving communities. We invite you to join us in the good work by becoming a member of McKenzie River Trust today.
Restoring Natural Systems
McKenzie River Trust cares deeply for the land, water, animals, and people in our communities. We take an innovative approach to restoration working with experts from across the field to design and implement large-scale projects that benefit fish and wildlife. From upland oak prairies to streams and coastal estuaries, we’re working to enhance habitat for Oregon’s threatened and endangered species.
From the Field
News from the Field
Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, things continue to improve for air, land, and water.
At times, the uncertainty of changing environmental and political climates can feel insurmountable. Still, across our country, sustained efforts to safeguard land and water have resulted in widespread improvements in the health of our communities. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, these efforts have led to a 78% drop in common air pollutants and widespread improvements to water quality nationally. These changes did not happen because of government regulation alone. They happened because of people like you who have continued to show up, knowing that every action can bring us closer to a better future.
Ferguson Creek Working Lands Conservation Easement Expands Protections in the Long Tom Watershed
Thanks to the care of local landowners Trey and Tammie Hagen, 150 acres of riparian habitat and working lands, including roughly 45 acres of farmland and 50 acres of timber, have been protected forever through a working lands conservation easement with McKenzie River Trust.
On This Land 2025
The On This Land winter writers series weaves stories of connection between people and place. From family homes to prairies, hidden lakes, and faraway lands, nature becomes a venue to explore our collective humanity.
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Each of the pieces within this collection was generously contributed by local writers and supporters of McKenzie River Trust. We hope you will join us in celebrating the deep and nourishing connections that are formed on this land.