Kurt Thorson medical fund
HELPING A FRIEND IN NEED If you have seen many issues of our Island Dispatch newsletter, or received our campaign mailings, or perused our [...]
2017 Summer Social Photo Gallery
Our “Family Reunion” was a party to remember! About 100 SJPT members and guests gathered at Jeff & Angie Johnson’s historic [...]
August 2017 Note from Tim
Tenth birthday at Westcott Bay Shellfish Farm (birthday girl in center) | Photo: SJPT Staff Off the Map Oysters [...]
Send Us Your Photo(s) of the Month!
June 2017 Photo of the Month by Steve Alboucq Have you taken an especially striking nature photo in the San Juan Islands [...]
Hot Spots for Eclipse Viewing
Photo: ajmexico | CC by 2.0 Okay, so the solar eclipse on August 21 will not be full in [...]
On the Trail of Two Rare Species
Following SJPT’s 38th Annual Meeting in Friday Harbor last month, 20 SJPT members piled into a minibus and took off in [...]
Licensed to Drone
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, drones—the remote-controlled, helicopter-like gadgets that have inspired a whole new generation of potato guns—can be a [...]
A Crew of Strong Young Backs
SJPT’s stewardship staff members (all three of them) rely on our hardy volunteers to help pull weeds, build trails, and accomplish [...]
Welcome to our 2017 Summer Interns
We had so many strong applicants for our Fred E. Ellis Summer Internship that we just had to choose two of [...]
Note from Tim: Something about Steve
During my 15 years as executive director of the San Juan Preservation Trust, I’ve worked for 64 dedicated volunteers who have [...]
Henry Trail
On Earth Day Eve (April 21), 2017, group of volunteers and SJPT staff created a new trail across the Henry Island Isthmus [...]
We Heart You
(We Love You) For Conservation Reasons A Valentine's message to You, our dear friends and supporters: Original tune: "(We Love You) [...]
End of Season 2016 Update
Another season of the San Juan Islands Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project has come to a close. As with every season since [...]
Local Conservation Partnership Steps In to Save Zylstra Lake
Preservation Trust, County Land Bank must raise $2.5 million to acquire San Juan Island Lake Acting swiftly to thwart a proposed housing [...]
End of Season 2015 Update
A birds’ eye view of feeding time on Cattle Point Road. Video via GoPro 3 by Evan Foley Working [...]
Jim Toomey Videos
The San Juan Preservation Trust has enlisted Jim Toomey, a marine conservationist and creator of the internationally-syndicated comic strip “Sherman’s Lagoon,” to [...]
Spring 2015 Update
Female and male Western bluebird on San Juan Island (photo: Danny Herbert) A pair of Western Bluebirds has returned to SJPT’s [...]
2014 Annual Update
PROTECTION OF LAND In 2014, we have permanently protected an additional seven properties, including 230 acres and 7,146 feet of shoreline [...]
Fall 2014 Update
One of our successfully breeding male bluebirds Late this past July, the last two Western Bluebird juveniles successfully fledged and the [...]
Summer 2014 Update: The Translocations Continue!
Look closely and you’ll see a baby bluebird “pipping” the egg in upper right 2014 marks our 8th field season on [...]
Fall 2013 Update: Ups and Downs
This male, hatched on San Juan Island last year, flew to Chilliwack BC earlier this spring. 2013 marks the 2nd year of [...]
Turtlehead Trail Opens on Orcas Island
Turtlehead Preserve Now Accessible Through Turtleback Mountain Preserve The San Juan Preservation Trust and the San Juan County Land Bank are [...]
Chad Foley
Evan and Chad Foley on Vendovi Island, 2012 A Death in the Family The San Juan Preservation Trust recently lost a dear [...]
Spring 2012 Update
With the March winds came the bluebirds, and we are thrilled to see them returning. So far this spring, we have [...]
2007-2011 Project Accomplishments
After a 5-year run, the San Juan Islands Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project is wrapping up. We have a lot to celebrate. [...]