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The Glenwood/North Shore Preserve protects 1,800 feet of shoreline on Orcas Island | Staff archive In this month’s issue: [...]
A Summer of Connecting Youth with Nature
Education specialist Liz Doane expands youthful minds and muscles with summer service-learning opportunities
Naturally Nesting Bluebird Pair Returns
Male half of the cavity-nesting bluebird pair seeks food for second brood | Phil Green In early June, volunteers participating in [...]
Intertidal Discoveries at Ellis Preserve
Intertidal exploration pubic field event at the Marilyn and Fred Ellis Preserve
Island Marble Caterpillars Update
Island marble butterfly larvae emerge from eggs and mature through their five instar stages
Bluebirds Nest “Au Naturel”
Western bluebird family nests in natural tree cavity, first time documented on San Juan Island, WA
Glenwood Inn Property Acquired!
Glenwood Inn property beach June 24, 2022 — The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and the San Juan Preservation Trust [...]
“Most Wanted” Noxious Weeds
Six of San Juan County's Most Notorious Plant Invaders Notes on weeds from Jason Ontjes Program Coordinator, San Juan County Noxious [...]
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Glenwood Inn beach looking west toward Point Doughty | Staff Archive In this month’s issue: Note from Angela: Update [...]
Congrats to Our 2022 Climate Leadership Scholarship Winners!
Isara Greacen Luke Fincher The San Juan Preservation Trust is pleased to announce this [...]
Skip Bold: Our 2021-22 Volunteer of the Year
Skip Bold and one of his many boats, Solitude, at the dock in Parks Bay. Each year, the San Juan Preservation [...]
SJPT’s 43rd Annual Meeting
The Preservation Trust's Forty-third annual meeting took place, virtually, on the evening of May 19, 2022. We recorded the event, and [...]
We’re Renewing Our Accreditation
The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working [...]
Land Trusts Are Gaining Ground
Tiptop Hill on Stuart Island | Kurt Thorson The Preservation Trust is one of a small group of land trusts leading [...]
SJPT, Land Bank Make Offer for Glenwood Inn Property
Glenwood Inn Property Shoreline | SJPT Staff Photo The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust announced [...]
Now Open: Events & Outings
April flowers on Vendovi Island | Staff archive Slowly and cautiously, we are happy to be adding an increasing [...]
New (To Us) Preserve
New SJPT preserve: Ihiya Biological Preserve on San Juan Island, acquired in December 2021.
Announcing: 2022 Climate Scholarships
We are pleased to announce the third year of the San Juan Preservation Trust's Climate Leadership Scholarship program. The 2022 scholarship [...]
Help Us Pick a Winner
Snow geese graze with Canada cousins at Zylstra Lake | Val Veirs Great day for counting birds! | Ross Lockwood [...]
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View across Upright Channel toward Mt. Baker | Christopher Teren In this month’s issue: New (To Us) Preserve Announcing [...]
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Trumpeter Swan on Cascade Lake, Orcas Island | Credit: Steve Alboucq Our Winter 2021-22 "Island Dispatch" newsletter sums up Conserve, Care, [...]
Winter Wonders
American robin uses ptiloerection (fluffed-up feathers) to stay warm | SJPT staff photo Bitter cold, howling winds, snow and ice: These [...]
2022 Swan Count
You may have noticed that swans have returned to our islands—splashing and bobbing in undisturbed wetlands, lakes, and other bodies of [...]
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Harbor porpoise off Westside Preserve, San Juan Island | Michael Noonan In this month’s issue: Note from Angela: Please [...]
New Fence = Cleaner Water
For years, we’ve been planning to build a fence on Red Mill Farm Preserve that keeps grazing cattle out of False [...]
Please Join or Renew
Many of you might have received our Annual Membership Activation letter in the mail. As a reminder—or for those who didn't [...]
All Tucked In
More than a thousand native plants are all tucked in for the season—and just in the nick of time! Volunteers helped [...]
A Trail Runs To It
Earlier this year, the Preservation Trust acquired a 42-acre property, now known as the Keel Preserve, on the east side of [...]
Farming a New “Crop”
We're harvesting kilowatt-hours at Red Mill Farm. Soaking up some rays: Rob Roy McGregor and Thom Pence inspect the [...]
Lichen: Life Working Together
By Rob Roy McGregor, SJPT Land Steward Last winter, I became a bit obsessed with lichens, and like a mad numerologist [...]