Trillium is committed to making wise decisions that result in the protection, preservation or enhancement of essential natural resources.

By 1992, the firm owned approximately 100,000 acres in large contiguous blocks that could be harvested and managed very efficiently.

As a result of these major holdings, Trillium began working with a number of agencies, including the Department of Natural Resources, the State Parks and Whatcom County Land Trust, to help engineer what remains largest land exchange between public agencies and a private landowner in Washington State history.

Moving Chuckanut Mountain into public ownership, including the addition of 400 acres to Larrabee State Park, was the centerpiece of the 22,000-acre exchange, but other conservation goals were also achieved, including protection of key areas in the Lake Whatcom watershed.

With the exception of 10,000 acres in Western Washington, Trillium sold the majority of its domestic timberland to two major forestry companies in 1997. Remaining assets are structured to reduce annual harvest levels, allowing mature stands to achieve peak growth and increasing the future log value.