Conservation Futures
NEW – 2024 application period is now open: Thurston County is accepting applications for the 2024 Conservation Futures funding cycle. Applications due by 5 p.m. PT on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Find applications and details by clicking Application Criteria, Instructions & Documents below.
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.)
- Helsing Junction (Original Letter) Helsing Junction (Revised Letter)
- Isthmus Park
- Mahan (Original Letter) Mahan (Revised Letter)
- McKenzie
- Mills Property
- Whitewater Reach Shoreline Protection