Looking Back

In 1995, Sam Skaggs, then a resident of Juneau, envisioned a non-profit, community organization that would help landowners in Southeast Alaska take actions to ensure that the natural values of the lands that they call home remain in place not just for themselves, but for all generations.

With this vision, and the support of a half dozen volunteers, Deborah Marshall established the Southeast Alaska Land Trust as a member-supported, nonprofit 501(c)(3), tax-exempt organization on September 18, 1995. The Southeast Alaska Land Trust signed and recorded its first conservation easement in December of 1998.

Since the beginning, our supporters (you!) have successfully preserved the landscapes that make up our Southeast Alaska home: sweeping panoramas, vital wetlands, vibrant salmon streams, lush grassy meadows, and rugged rocky shorelines. We have accomplished much as a community, and are working hard to accomplish even more every day.