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Lopez Community Land Trust 

Description

LCLT serves the community of Lopez Island, Washington, with a populations of 2400. We are a membership-based non-profit organization with approximately 200 members. LCLT's focus is on the low-income population but finds that many segments of the population indirectly benefit from our work. We also serve as a model throughout the region in areas of affordable housing and sustainable agriculture developments.

Mission Statement
Lopez Community Land Trust (LCLT) was incorporated in 1989 to:

1) build a diverse, sustainable island community, specifically through affordable housing, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and other programs that primarily support low-income households and

2) model land stewardship and community development through responsible, ecological practices, providing information, resources, and expertise which preserve, protect and enhance the land's natural attributes.
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Lopez Community Land Trust
PO Box 25 
Lopez Island 
WA
98261-0025 
(360) 468-3723 

Sandy Bishop 
Executive Director 

Programs

Lopez Community Land Trust Programs

LCLT has just completed its fifth affordable housing project, Tierra Verde, a zero-net energy neighborhood with rainwater catchment, solar hot water and a grid-tied solar electric system.
  1. LCLT sustainable agriculture program created the first mobile slaughter unit in the US, a local Farm Products Guide, and co-founded the school district's LIFE Farm & Garden program. It has been highlighted in Renewing the Countryside, Wall Street Journal, and Smart By Nature. The Grain Project intends to further our island's basic food security through: appropriate grain production;
  2. distribution of seed & equipment;
  3. a seed bank & a local food security model; &
  4. linking farmers & consumers.

Recent Successes and Current Challenges

Lopez Community Land Trust (LCLT) was incorporated in 1989 in response to housing prices rising 189% in that one year alone.  Since that time we have been working to maintain the character and diversity of Lopez island by ‘Unleashing the Power’ of the greater community through successful efforts in affordable housing, renewable energy and sustainable agriculture projects.

 

In 2012 LCLT completed another zero net energy affordable housing neighborhood with 16 kilowatts of solar PV.  It was our fifth affordable neighborhood. We also brought to fruition the dream of a seed library for the Lopez community.

Help us thrive as a community by investing in these innovative efforts.  Contributions help us ‘Unleash the Power of Community’, maintain the seed library, establish new affordable neighborhoods and grow our sustainable agriculture projects.

Evaluation

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