Thanks to our generous supporters,
we reached our fundraising goal for the Uplands Capital Campaign and purchased these 245 acres in the heart of Cowiche Canyon Uplands.

This important wildlife
habitat and popular recreation area is
permanently protected.

Photo: David Hagen

The Big Picture

You can see from this map how important
this property is to our recreation trail system.
Many of the most popular and beloved
trails in the Uplands run through it.

Quick Facts

The land is adjacent to CCC and Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) ownership. The historic Jeep Trail
runs right through this property.

Protecting these 245 acres gives us permanent access
to the existing trail system. This property is beautiful shrub-steppe
habitat, full of native plants, wildflowers, and animals.

Preserve one of Yakima’s treasures!

Permanently protecting these lands adds
to the value of our community and opportunities
for outdoor recreation and tourism.

We reached our goal!

Thank you for protecting these wild lands. You are
leaving a legacy for future generations!

Thank you to the generous supporters who made this acquisition possible:

Nikki Adamson | John & Maureen Adkison | Brian & Buffy Alegria | Rica Amity | Eric Anderson | Molly Andrews | Jim & Karin Avery | Susie Ball | Barbara Bartz | James & Dee Barnhill | Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund | Mark & Margie Bauer | Roy Bauerle | John Baule | Brian Beck | Benjamin Beck-Coon | Mary Beddeson | Stanley & Patricia Berndt | Barry Bernfeld | Kenneth R. Bevis | Charles & Janet Bird | Phil & Marilyn Bird | Rich & Becky Blair | Cal & Bridget Blethen | Michael & Hailey Blizniak | Jack & Connie Bloxom | Holly Boob | James & Eileen Borley | Bill Bosch | Andrew Brauer | Carmen Breer | Maria Brnjic | Linda Brown | Tim & Gwen Brown | Gregg Broyles | Scott & Kristin Carmack | Cindy Carroll |  Mickie Chamness | Rory Chisholm-Drane | Preston Cleaver | Greg & Barb Cleveland | Barbara & Phil Cline | Cold Springs Land Company LLC | Julie & Alex Conley | Barbara Cook | Alan & Monica Cottle | CPC International Apple Co. | Lana Thomas Cruse | Ernesto Cruz | Kathryn DeHaven | Suzy Diaz | Bill & Rhonda Dolsen | Richard & Rebecca Drew | Shelby Edwards | Dean & Martha Effler | Tom & Margaret Eglin | Kristina Ernest | Siobhan Everson-Stewart | Marte Fallshore | Tony & Karla Farina | Joe & Connie Farina | Bob & Darlene Fay | Michael Fiegenschuh | Margaret Fousha | WD Frank | Andy & Brie Frank | WD Frank | Tim Franks | Henry Friedman | Erin & Nate Fulton | Suzanne Gagnet | Gail Sklar | Lisa Garcia | Crystal Gartner | Gasperetti’s Restaurant | F. James & Eileen Gavin | Cragg & Barb Smith Gilbert |Janice Griffin | John Grigsby | Matthew & Kathleen Groshong | Carly Groszhans | Tim Gutmann | Valdine Haisch | Kent Hansen | Dave & Cindy Hargreaves | Will & Julie Harris | Michael & Peggy Haskett | Susan & Joe Hattrup | Joel & Barbara Heinzen | David & Kathy Helseth | Kathy Hennessy | Frank Hieber | Hoenig Giving Fund | Eric & Lauren Hohman | Whitman Holt | Sara & Mark Holtzinger | Celisa Hopkins & Douglas Berndt | Talia Ibarguen | Karen Ireland | Stan & Lori Isley | Mary & Scott Jacky | Kevin & Jenny Jensen | Mary Jepsen | John L Scott Real Estate | Daren Jones | Tahni Kalina | Lisbeth & Jeff Kaplan | Michael Kasprzak | Brian Keebaugh | Lindsay Kelstrom | Kerry Chama | Gordon King | Judith Kjellman | Gerald & Shaunna Kobes | Linn Kraft | Leigh Kronsnoble | Steven & Mariam Kuhn | M. Aileen Kulik | Madhukar Kumar | Karl Kuntz | Tom Kushner | Kathleen LaFetra | Scott & Yami Lancaster | Sienna Laughton | Meghan Lee | Douglas Lewis | Hamilton & Carol Licht | Sarah Littleton | Michael & Nancy Livingston | Jasper Lopez | Julie Lord | Shelley Marquett | Kathy Mathison | Amy Matthews | Nancy & Russ Mazzola | JoAnn McCarthy | Kevin & Rose Anne McCarthy | McKinney Glass | Craig McKinnon | Mary Milam | Katherine Miller | Martin & Amy Miller | Betty Miller | Bonnie Miller | Colleda & Nathan Monick | Patrick Monk | Bruce & Linda Mortimer | Steve & Laura Muehleck | Susan Mulqueen | Patti F. Nagle | Betsy & Paul Nagle-McNaughton | Carolyn Nelson | Janet Ness | Heidi Newsome | Alison Nolz | Patrick O’Connor | Jenifer Parsons | Anna Pascoe | Joel R. & Hilary Pearson | Joel & Susan Pearson | Michael Pease | Kim Pedersen | Peggy Phillips | Linda Pier | Gilbert Plascencia | Janie Plath | Daniel & Brianne Plath | Dr. David & Glenna Polage | Mike & Kristin Preacher |Kathryn Prengaman | Andrea Prentice | Virginia Prescott | Frank Purdy | Donna & Robert Raforth | William & Cathy Rathbone | Paul & Beatrice Reiss | Pat Reynolds | Ben & Robyn Rickey | Helen Riehl | Doran & Mary Riehl | Emily Ring | Jim Robuck | John & Patricia Rose | John & Nancy Rossmeissl | Paul & Terri Schaake | Eric Schlect | Christian & Janet Schlect | William Seda | Ron Sell | Cindy Shaw | Gloria Sheller | Bill & Julie Shields | Mary Shinn | Kristin Shnowske | Naomi Sibayan | Alyce Slaughter | Elizabeth Smith | Lorrie Smith | Leslie Smyer | Heather Sparks | Jonathan Spear | Kenneth & Mildred Stenehjem | Christopher Stenson | Jeff & Lucy Stevens | Ed & Lynn Stover | Robert & Shirley Strader | Fred Strehlow | Carol Stuebs | Joe & Carol Stuhley | Susan Stutheit | Curtis & Mary Sundquist | Megan & Mark Swanson | Joyce Swart | Bree Tait | James Talamo | Delma Tayer | Evan Templeton | The Conservation Alliance | Korel Tippetts | Gary Torretta | Crystal Town | Jen Trammell | Tree Top | Lewis Turner | Zachary Turner | Shawn & Megan Tweedy | Matt & Anne Tweedy | Hannah Udell | Josie Uhlman | Betty Anne Van Ryder | Peter Verbrugge | Martin & Judy Verbrugge | Jack & Bev Vonfeld | John & Paula Vornbrock | Jedediah Watters | Dorre Wayenberg | Kristi Weeks | Terry Weiner | Andrew & Ulla Whitmont | Donnell Wiley | Kent Wilkinson | Bruce & Ann Willis | Adam Wilson | Larry Wilson | AK Wintzer | Peter Wojcik | Sarah Woodward-Pratt | Lisa Woolcock | Jennifer Wright | Michelle & Rob Wyles | Yakima Valley Audubon Society | Ann Young | Tom Zeilman | Karen Zeldenrust | Jamaica Zoglman | Nate Gilbert & Natalie Begay  | Dale Miller & Victoria WangMiller | Chuck Forster & Joan Jacobs | Linda Moore & Leigh Anderson  | Brenda Kelly & Jonah Christian  | Jeffrey Feen & Meredith Bruch | Roland Lilley & Nicky Bocek-Lilley | Gary Bailey & Gayle Scholl  | Pam Brooks & John Henderson  | Kim Rodger & Michele McGinnis  | David Brown & Linda Burdette  | Cathy LeCompte & Lawrence Putman | Carolyn Comeau & James Leier  | Justin Wright & Eva Lust  | Tom Boyd & Becky Lang-Boyd  | Diane Liebe & Kyle Heisey  | Terry Martin & Jane Gutting  | Betsy Bloomfield & Jeff Tayer  | Linda Layfield & Roger Severson  | Gary Miller & Claire Carpenter  | Evan White & Lisa Mueller  | David Hagen & Karen Wayenberg | Nina Reiss & Randy Kupp  | Russell Maier & Sara Cate  | Mike Maples & Marjorie Henderson | Bruce Simpson & Denali Granholm | Brian Wheeler & Holly Dunham-Wheeler