Dom Merriweather, membership chair of the Northwest Community Land Trust Coalition, briefed attendees on membership and organizational operations. He said membership approved adding Hawaii to the coalition and reported the group now has 39 member organizations representing Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Merriweather said the annual gathering has become self‑sustaining and that the coalition is exploring how to improve regular communications, data collection (a QR code survey) and whether to add a part‑time staff position to support growing operations.

Merriweather and other speakers encouraged members to complete a membership survey and to add their CLTs to an interactive regional map on the coalition website. He said the board plans to hold at least two membership forum calls annually and to keep the in‑person gathering on a regular cadence; the next gathering, he said, will be held in Sitka (Alaska).

Why it matters: The coalition functions as a peer learning, technical assistance and organizing network for CLTs across the Pacific Northwest and now the Pacific. Adding Hawaii and expanding outreach aims to strengthen mutual aid, shared tools and collective advocacy across diverse geographies.

Speaker quoted (first reference with title): Dom Merriweather, membership chair, Northwest CLT Coalition: "We have 39 members representing Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon."