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FROGS IN TUBES?! Frogs in tubes!
That's the topic of this edition of #WildlifeWednesday that's inspired by a recent monitoring visit to a protected property in San Juan Valley.
Ben Hallowell, the Land Steward responsible for lands SJPT manages on San Juan Island, was out checking on some plantings when he saw many Pacific tree frogs hanging out in and on our plant protector tubes.
The frogs were seen hanging out in the tubes around Black Cottonwood, Black Hawthorn, and Douglas Spiraea plants that were put in the ground during a Sundstrom Farm Preserve volunteer event we had this past winter.
Who would've guessed that these creatures would've found refuge there? That's just another fun and interesting observation from the field.
Thanks to Ben for sharing his findings, and thanks to the volunteers who planted all these wonderful riparian plant species! It's wonderful to see the immediate effects of their efforts, especially in such a heartwarming and unexpected way.
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On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, we want to share a resource that we think is helpful and relevant to the understanding of place.
If you don't already know of it, the Native Land Digital map (native-land.ca) is an incredible resource for learning about the people who have been living in particular areas for millennia and are still there today. Native Land Digital is a Canadian nonprofit organization.
Native Land Digital is Indigenous-led, with an Indigenous executive director and a majority Indigenous board of directors who oversee and direct the organization.
The mission of Native Land Digital is "to create and foster conversations about the history of colonialism, Indigenous ways of knowing, and settler-Indigenous relations... In doing so, Native Land Digital creates spaces where non-Indigenous people can be invited and challenged to learn more about the lands they inhabit, the history of those lands, and how to actively be part of a better future going forward together."
Thanks go out to this great organization for creating and sharing this amazing resource!
After participating in a wonderful and heartfelt gathering on Orcas Island this weekend, where many local Tribal representatives came together with a focus on work with salmon, camas, and land access, SJPT came away all the more grateful to be on these islands.
It's been a powerful few days, and we are inspired to promote more land access and co-stewardship. We hope you can continue to join us in these efforts, today and every day.
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Thank you for sharing this! I appreciate learning about all peoples and places. A helpful resource for knowing who was and is here with this land.
We cannot do our work without our partners, and we are so lucky to have many incredible friends throughout the islands.
We work often with the San Juan County Land Conservation Bank. Together, we care for many places, such as Turtleback Mountain Preserve, Mount Grant Preserve, Island Marble Butterfly habitat plots on San Juan Island, and other projects. The nature of our partnership depends on the property we co-manage, but it is always a fruitful relationship where we are able to accomplish things that neither one of us would be able to do on our own.
We also work with the San Juan County Conservation District to do stewardship work on the land and to bring in groups of workers to care for the environment, such as the Youth Conservation Corps or the Island Conservation Corps. Sometimes these groups plant trees or do other projects like installing beaver dam analogues in Crow Valley this fall.
Among our other important partners are the landowners who have conservation easements. They own the majority of the land we protect, and they support us in many ways.
Then there's all of our volunteers and other incredible community members who assist us with our mission. So much of our work would not be possible without all the extra efforts that come from the incredible islanders who uplift our work.
We welcome more relationships with anyone, and there's no better time than now to start working with us!
We cannot do this work alone, and it's always better with more help!
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Our Youth and Islands (adult) Conservation Corps crews LOVE working with the incredible staff at SJPT. From IMB habitat restoration to BDA installation- it's all such rewarding, important work. Thank you for being such a great partner!
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