Our Mission and Vision

Mission

To create a legacy of abundant open space, native habitat, and natural resources on Lummi Island by inspiring people to protect and care for the island's farms, forests, wetlands, and shorelines forever.

Vision

Lummi Island Heritage Trust is guided by science and integrity in preserving, nurturing, and restoring the island’s natural systems, honoring its cultural heritage, and cultivating community resilience.

Values

In all our work, Lummi Island Heritage Trust is committed to:

• striving for integrity, respect, and transparency, making stewardship of our protected lands a priority obligation,

• recognizing and honoring that the lands we steward are part of the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish Peoples,

• fostering a conservation ethic in diverse communities and all generations through education and outreach,

• ensuring financial sustainability of our organization through fiscal prudence and strong ties with our donors, volunteers, and the greater community,

• committing to social and environmental justice, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and

• holding ourselves to the highest standards of excellence and permanence.