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HISTORY
The Greenbelt Land Trust was founded in 1989 to create a “greenbelt” around Corvallis providing residents easy access to nearby natural areas. Founders, prominently including Charles and Elsie Ross and Meg and Homer Campbell, were instrumental in generating community interest and support for the concept in Corvallis and Philomath. Between 1989 and 2011 the organization has completed conservation plans, identified land protection priorities, acquired natural areas, secured conservation easements, and constructed new trails for community use. 
The Greenbelt is a nationally accredited land trust with over 700 members and is focused on protecting and restoring lands in Benton, Linn, Polk, and Marion Counties.
Meg Campbell and daughters hold
photo of Homer Campbell during a
trail naming ceremony. Homer
Campbell's life was honored through
the naming of a trail/boardwalk at the
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge.