Category Overview
Farmland Preservation protects valuable farmland and habitat for recreationally important animals, like salmon, birds, deer, and elk. These projects allow families to continue farming the land they have worked on for generations, and provide Washingtonians with healthy local food and a diverse economy. WWRP is the only source of farmland preservation funding in the state budget.
Project Highlights
The Palouse Land Trust will use this grant to permanently extinguish five development rights on approximately 607 acres of farmland located about five miles north of Pullman Washington. The farm produces wheat, hay, and oats, as well as pastured poultry and lamb. The farm also provides feed grain to dozens of local farms in the area. The primary benefit of this project is preservation of working farmland.