SJPT Welcomes Two New Staff Members
We are thrilled to welcome two new staff members to the Preservation Trust, Megan Boe and Rebecca Nuffer. Megan (pronounced Mee-gan) [...]
Volunteers Galore: A 2024 Recap of Community Conservation
SJPT's first-ever volunteer work party at the Reef Island Preserve | Jeff Brennan As the saying goes, “many hands make light [...]
Better Together: Renew Our Land Bank!
Preservation Trust and Conservation Land Bank staff visiting Beaverton Marsh Preserve, San Juan Island | Staff archive As the election quickly [...]
Busy as Beavers at Crow Valley Creek
The San Juan Preservation Trust and Conservation District’s Islands Conservation Corps (ICC) were hard at work last month to create [...]
Wise Decisions at Wiseacres
From Left to Right: SJPT Director of Special Projects Kathleen Lewis, Gretchen Gubelman, Beau Borrero | Staff archive “Do you want [...]
How an Island in the San Juans Was Named After a Fijian Chief
Ro Veidovi: What’s in a Name? By Thyatira Thompson Aerial view of Vendovi Island from the [...]
Three Partners Celebrate Youth Stewardship
Youth Conservation Corps participants showcase project overviews with open house visitors | Staff archive The Preservation Trust and the [...]
Members Make a Difference
SJPT stewardship staff and volunteers tending to a riparian restoration area at JB Farm Preserve on Orcas Island | Staff [...]
2024 Bluebird Season Wrap-Up
A male Western Bluebird at a monitored nest box on San Juan Island | Kathy Finholm The close of the [...]
2024 Western Bluebird Midseason Update
A Western Bluebird in flight | Kathy Finholm The 2024 bluebird season—the eighteenth year of the San Juan Preservation Trust’s [...]
See Our July 2024 eNews
SJPT staff at North Shore Preserve | Staff Archive In this month’s issue: Summer Social Comes to Orcas! Better [...]
Better Together: SJPT Endorses Renewal of the Conservation Land Bank
In 1990, citizens of San Juan County sought to protect vital water, forests, and farmland within the islands as development began [...]
Meet SJPT’s 2024 Summer Intern!
We are pleased to introduce you to Liz Szafranski, the San Juan Preservation Trust's 2024 Fred E. Ellis summer intern! Liz [...]
Honoring Craig Canine
A longtime member of the San Juan Preservation Trust staff has retired after eight years of service. Director of Communications and [...]
Summer Social Comes to Orcas!
It’s summertime, and socializing is easy! On Saturday, July 20, from 1pm–4pm, our annual Summer Social comes to Orcas Island. This [...]
See Our June 2024 eNews
First-ever sighting of Island Marble Butterfly at Phelps Preserve on May 31 | Marianne Tynan/Staff Archive In this month’s [...]
Welcome to Our New Communications Director!
We're thrilled to announce our new Director of Communications and Outreach, Kelvin Baker, who joins our staff on June 10. He [...]
Island Marble Butterfly Is On the Move!
First-ever sighting of an Island Marble Butterfly at SJPT's Phelps Preserve | Marianne Tynan/Staff archive Last Friday (May 31, 2024) SJPT [...]
How an Island in the San Juans Was Named After a Fijian Chief
Ro Veidovi: What’s in a Name? By Thyatira Thompson Aerial view of Vendovi Island from the [...]
Thom Pence: 2023-24 Volunteer of the Year
Meet Kristin Tolle, the Preservation Trust's 2022-23 Volunteer of the Year.
Congrats to Our 2024 Climate Leadership Scholarship Winners
Two Orcas High School grads, Justin Krisch-Derr and Roan Ontjes-DeGroot, won our 2023 Climate Leadership Scholarships.
Remembering Joann Otto
Joann Otto passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 22, 2024. She served on the Preservation Trust's board starting in 2016, the [...]
An Island “Creation Story” for National Poetry Month
Poet and Lummi Nation member Rena Priest on Pen’e’nex’weng (now known as Vendovi Island) April is National Poetry Month. [...]
Honoring Three Bluebird Project “Angels”
If our Western Bluebird Project had a motto, it might be adapted from a quotation from the contemporary Turkish novelist and [...]
Announcing Our 45th Annual Meeting
After four long years of holding our Annual Meetings virtually, we are delighted to announce a return to meeting in person [...]
Meet Our New Board Candidates
This year, two new candidates are in the running to join our board of directors. They were nominated by the Nominating [...]
2024 Swan Count Wrap-Up
Snow and ice made for foul conditions for this year's Swan Count | Staff Archive Each year for the past [...]