As Stewardship Manager with the San Juan Preservation Trust, Meghan Howard leads SJPT’s new riparian restoration projects throughout the islands to enhance our vital freshwater systems for people, plants, and animals for generations to come.
In 2024, SJPT’s stewardship team, alongside volunteers and the San Juan Islands Conservation District, planted over 400 native trees and shrubs and installed seven beaver dam analogs at JB Farm Preserve on Orcas Island to support the function and water quality of Crow Valley Creek. Hear directly from Meghan Howard in the video above about this exciting freshwater work!