In late 2018 the Chewelah Valley Land Trust obtained it’s 501c3 non-profit status. It’s board of directors is made up of 9 members. In 2019 the Land Trust was awarded two acquisition grants through the USDA and the Recreation Conservation Office to set aside a 408 acre open space directly north of the Chewelah Golf Course. This acquisition took place in May of 2021 and is now the Chewelah Community Forest. This land is open to the public currently for human powered recreation.