What is the Lumminus Land Trust?

The Lumminus Land Trust is a nonprofit, community-rooted trust dedicated to protecting land from speculation and returning it to collective stewardship. We are reimagining land not as a commodity, but as a living relative—something to care for, live with, and pass on in integrity.

Rooted in Lummi Island

This trust is specifically designed to serve the people and place of Lummi Island, supporting those who live here now and welcoming those called to participate in a regenerative future. As the island faces increasing pressures from outside development and rising real estate prices, the Lumminus Trust offers a grounded alternative—one rooted in the land itself and in the values of community, care, and cultural renewal.

Our Purpose

We exist to create long-term affordable housing, support regenerative land-based communities, and offer an alternative to the dominant real estate model. Rooted in Indigenous values and Earth wisdom, we are building a structure that honors relationship, reciprocity, and right use.

How the Trust Works

The land is held in perpetual trust by a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Individuals and communities lease land long-term (99-year renewable leases).
Equity is held in dwellings and improvements, not the land itself.
This ensures that land remains in community hands—never to be sold, extracted, or developed for profit.

Our Values

Stewardship over ownership
Affordability without compromise
Community care and mutual responsibility
Transparency and collective decision-making
Ecological balance and cultural renewal

Transforming Island Culture

The Lumminus Land Trust is more than a legal tool—it’s a cultural vessel. By protecting land and offering an alternative to extractive development, the trust supports a shift toward a more equitable, interdependent, and grounded way of life on Lummi Island. It opens space for deeper belonging, cooperative living, and shared responsibility for the land and each other.
This is not just a model for Lummi Island—it’s a seed for cultural transformation, rooted in love, equity, and Earth wisdom.