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The San Juan Preservation Trust works with our local communities and people like you to permanently conserve and care for special places throughout the San Juan Islands.
Did you know that SJPT stewards more than 300 properties, 50 miles of shoreline, 25 miles of trails and more than 18,000 acres on 22 islands.
Our stewardship team visits each of our 250-plus conservation easement properties annually to walk and document the land and visit with the private landowner.
It is these relationships with our easement landowners that ensure that the land remains healthy and whole, forever, even as the land ownership changes through the decades.
Thank you to our conservation easement landowners for their partnership in ensuring that the islands' open lands remain protected in perpetuity.
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¿Por qué las Islas San Juan reciben ese nombre?
Como muchos lugares del mundo, es una historia de exploración y colonización.
En el año 1791, los exploradores españoles navegaban por el archipiélago y decidieron nombrar el grupo de islas en honor a Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, virrey de México.
Esta decisión perdura hasta hoy, inspirándose muchos otros topónimos de la región en aquellas visitas iniciales de los españoles.
También hay muchos nombres de expediciones inglesas y estadounidenses, que en gran medida descartan la presencia y la importancia de los grupos locales de Coast Salish que tenían muchos otros nombres para lugares alrededor de las islas que se remontan a milenios.
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Why are the San Juan Islands named as they are?
Like many places in the world, it is a history of exploration and colonization.
In the year 1791, Spanish explorers were sailing through the archipelago and decided to name the group of islands after Juan Vicente de Güemes Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, the Viceroy of Mexico.
This decision lasts until today, with many other place names in the region being inspired from those initial Spanish visits.
There are also many names from English and American expeditions, which largely dismiss the presence and significance of local Coast Salish groups that had many other names for places around the islands going back for millennia.
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Los eventos finales del año están publicados en nuestro sitio web!
Hemos planeado un otoño grande con oportunidades de juntarnos en la tierra o en nuestra oficina y aprender sobre nuestro trabajo.
Te invitamos a visitar nuestro sitio web (sjpt.org/calendar) para aprender más de los eventos que se interesen más y registrarse.
Díganos si tienes preguntas. ¡Hasta pronto!
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The final events of the year are posted on our website!
We have planned a big fall with opportunities to get together on the land or in our office and learn about our work.
We invite you to visit our website (sjpt.org/calendar) to learn more about the events you are most interested in and register.
Tell us if you have questions. See you soon!
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#care
#HispanicHeritageMonth
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