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 [...]
Board of Directors Election 2024
New Candidates Joe Herrin Joe Herrin is a fourth-generation Seattle-area local with strong ties to the San [...]
Black History is World History
By Thyatira Thompson Thyatira Thompson This winter, my wife and I decided to take a trip to South Africa, [...]
A Valentine’s Video Message
What a Wonderful World! (Click below to play video) "What a Wonderful [...]
Announcing: 2024 Climate Scholarships
Spring Street International School students planting trees that will capture atmospheric carbon We are pleased to announce the fifth [...]
New Preserve Named for Three Founding Brothers
A mossy bald area in the 58-acre Three Brothers Preserve | Staff archive Bells rang in the Preservation Trust's offices on [...]
2024 Fred E. Ellis Summer Internship Open for Applications
Summer intern with former SJPT board member (and internship program namesake) Fred Ellis The San Juan Preservation Trust (SJPT) [...]
See Our 2023 Year in Review
See the online version of our 2023 Winter / Year in Review Dispatch See this issue as a PDF [...]
Trail Updates on the South Side of Turtleback
View from the new trail on the south side of Turtleback Mountain | Staff Archive The Turtleback Mountain Preserve has been [...]
Volunteer Spotlight: Peter Zangrillo
Volunteer Peter Zangrillo and Land Steward Meghan Howard at Northeast Shore Preserve, Orcas Island | Staff archive The San Juan [...]
North Shore: A Preserve in Progress
Progress towards opening the North Shore Preserve on Orcas Island is being made, but the Preservation Trust's campaign to complete the project isn't over yet.
2023 Bluebird Field Season Wrap-Up
A banded Western Bluebird perched, San Juan Island, April 2023 | Kathy Finholm The seventeenth(!!!) year of the San [...]
SJPT Earns National Recognition
The San Juan Preservation Trust proudly announced that the independent Land Trust Accreditation Commission has renewed the San Juan Preservation Trust's accreditation for another five-year period, indicating that SJPT upholds the highest standards of finance, governance, and stewardship of the lands under its protection.
Cady Mountain Preserve Addition: An Island Within an Island
A galaxy of shooting stars blossomed on the Cady Mountain Preserve Addition this spring | Staff archive In the heart of [...]
See Our July 2023 eNews
WA Conservation Corps crew members pause for a pose during Beaverton trail work
Translocated Family Adds to a Busy Bluebird Summer
A Western Bluebird in flight in San Juan Valley | Kathy Finholm The 2023 bluebird season--the seventeenth year of the [...]
Beaverton Preserve Trails Are Open
Land Bank Field Assistant Jacob Wagner chats with SJPT staff at Halvorsen Rd trailhead Staff members and volunteers of the San [...]
See Our June 2023 eNews
SJPT staff members enjoy a Summer Solstice sunset while on retreat at Vendovi Island Preserve In this month’s issue: [...]
Golden Paintbrush Update
We published an earlier version of this story two years ago, in the summer of 2021, when the U.S. Fish and [...]
Welcome to Graham Grove!
Elementary students at Shaw Island School show a "Welcome" bench they decorated and installed at the Graham Preserve on Shaw Island, where students have created "mini-prairies" by planting Garry oak seedlings along with other plants typical of coastal oak prairies.
Summer Trail Closures on Turtleback
This June and July, Land Bank will be temporarily closing sections of trail on Turtleback Mountain Preserve while culverts are being replaced.
Island Marble Butterflies Spotted at Frazer Preserve
Adult Island Marble Butterfly on a field mustard plant, May 2023 | Marianne Tynan Late in May, Kathleen [...]
Congrats to Our 2023 Climate Leadership Scholarship Winners
Two Orcas High School grads, Justin Krisch-Derr and Roan Ontjes-DeGroot, won our 2023 Climate Leadership Scholarships.
Kristin Tolle: 2022-23 Volunteer of the Year
Meet Kristin Tolle, the Preservation Trust's 2022-23 Volunteer of the Year.
2023 Annual Meeting Recap
Links to recording and videos shown during SJPT's 2023 annual meeting -- held via Zoom webinar on May 18, 2023.