This Summer’s Internship is Different
Each year in January, we open the search for candidates for our Fred E. Ellis Summer Internship program. Little did we [...]
Happy Birthday, Partner!
Reflections on the San Juan County Land Bank at 30 The San Juan County Land Bank turns 30 this year. To [...]
Summer Comes to the Ellis Preserve
“The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I am not a bee…” –Emily Dickinson At the Marilyn and Fred [...]
Meet Our 2019-20 Volunteers of the Year
Maya Heikkinen | Three Ponies Photography; Catherine Houck | Staff archive Each year, the Preservation Trust’s staff [...]
2020 Summer Activity Guides
To make sure our young naturalists are getting outdoors and learning about their island's protected land this summer, we have put [...]
Backyard Bingo – Springtime Birds Edition
Download PDF here: Backyard Bingo April 2020
Support Your Island Growers
Another troubling outcome of this pandemic is that local farmers aren't able to sell their produce to restaurants or hotels. With [...]
Backyard Haiku Challenge
Have you taken some time recently to clear your mind from the weight of the world and reflect upon nature in [...]
Earth Month Pledge for Earth Day’s 50th!
One of the best backyard stewards we know, Thom Pence The San Juan Preservation Trust planned to go big in celebrating [...]
Preserving Our Night Sky
Credit: David Lorens (University of Wisconsin-Madison) overlaid on Google Earth At the mention of land preservation, one's mind often fixates on [...]
A Swan’s Sounding Sojourn
If you sleep with your windows open, you may have noticed the morning songs of passerines (songbirds) gradually diminishing, until one [...]
Cleaning Your Bluebird Nest Boxes
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR NESTBOX Nest boxes should be cleaned out each year. You will greatly increase the chance of bluebirds [...]
Help for Hemlocks?
For more than 30 years, a tiny sap-sucking insect has been killing untold millions of hemlock trees in the eastern United [...]
Participate in Orca Recovery Day on October 19th!
Spyhopping Southern Resident Orca | Steve Smith The Southern Resident Killer Whales that call Puget Sound home are critically endangered. By [...]