<div dir="ltr">I don't believe Snohomish county has a land trust established.  You might want to speak to Snohomish County about dedicating the land for open space or recreational use.  <a href="https://snohomishcountywa.gov/3074/Open-Space-Designated-Forest-Land-Progra">https://snohomishcountywa.gov/3074/Open-Space-Designated-Forest-Land-Progra</a><div><br><div>If the land is within a city, talk to the city's parks department.  Your client may also wish to consider the Snohomish Conservation District, <a href="https://snohomishcd.org/forest-resources/2021/8/9/forestry-programs-amp-resources">https://snohomishcd.org/forest-resources/2021/8/9/forestry-programs-amp-resources</a></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM Brent Williams-Ruth <<a href="mailto:brent@williams-ruthlaw.com">brent@williams-ruthlaw.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I feel like sending this to the RP list serv is like walking into the Tax Section and proclaiming the virtues of the Estate Tax.....but here I am nonetheless. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I have a client who has property in Snoqualmie. They really want to ensure that it is "never" developed and wanted to create a land trust. After talking about the cost of maintaining the land, house, other structures and how that would need to be funded by the trust, I asked if they have reached out to any organization that may be willing to preserve the land. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">My question to all you amazing RP attorneys - do you have recommendations for entities/organizations that do these things? I immediately thought of Forterra - but so had they and the recent bad press has made them seek other options. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I advised I would consult with you amazing folk as this may be right in your wheelhouse. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Thank you!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Brent</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">PS - if you find this level of humor funny, be sure to attend the RP CLE on December 9th where I will be talking all about the legislative process. </div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Brent
Williams-Ruth</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> (pronouns: he/him)<br>
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