It’s Amphibian Season!
With Spring comes another a joyful amphibian season in the islands. Just last week, SJPT Land Steward Rob Roy McGregor spotted [...]
Kudos to Skip
Ruthie Dougherty, Ellis Preserve Curator, writes: Two years ago, faced with some unusual projects at the Marilyn and Fred Ellis Preserve [...]
Critter Cozy Video
SJPT naturalist and Ellis Preserve Curator Ruthie Dougherty shows how to add a "critter cozy," or hibernaculum, to enhance wildlife habitat [...]
The “Steller” Stars of Whale Rocks
Dr. Frances Robertson, Coordinator of the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee (MRC), takes a boat trip to the swift waters [...]
2021 Climate Scholarships
We are pleased to announce the second year of the San Juan Preservation Trust's Climate Leadership Scholarship program. The 2021 scholarship [...]
See Our February 2021 e-News
A Photo Contest Winner from 2021 Swan Count | Sheila Bolka In this month’s issue: We [Heart] Swans (2021 [...]
2021 Swan Count Results
Each year in late January, Preservation Trust's Stewardship Manager, Kathleen Foley Lewis (with help from Sierra O’Connell) coordinates a count of [...]
Remembering Walter MacGinitie
A memorial tribute to Walter MacGinitie, long-time Preservation Trust supporter and conservation easement donor (together with his wife, Ruth).
Winter 2020 Dispatch e-Version
In our 2020 Year In Review (online version):Letter from AngelaCONSERVE HighlightsCARE HighlightsCONNECT HighlightsList of Donors Bequests, Gifts in Memory and in [...]
Three Warm Welcomes
Sadly, two long-serving members of the Preservation Trust staff retired this year—Conservation Director Debby Clausen stepped down at the end of [...]
Protected Forever: Reef Island
Reef Island, a jewel of the Wasp Island group | Staff photo On July 31, we announced that Malcolm Goodfellow, a [...]
Thankful for You!
Semi-Wild Turkeys* Near the Orcas Ferry Landing, Nov. 21, 2020 | Staff photo Q: Why did the turkeys cross the road? [...]
Visiting Preserves with iNaturalist
Looking for a new solo activity that can enhance your environmental literacy? Join one (or all) of our iNaturalist projects and [...]
See Our November 2020 e-News
Southwest tip of Reef Island, with more Wasp Islands in the background | Staff photo In this month’s issue: [...]
Saving Land to Support Salmon
Local Conservation Organizations and Private Landowners Take Action to Support Recovery of Salmon and Southern Resident Orcas An innovative partnership [...]
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Mud Bay, Lopez: One of the islands' most productive shoreline habitats | Staff Archive In this month’s issue: Zylstra [...]
Zylstra Lake Preserve Opens for Public Access
The "year-round" portion of the trail (turquoise line) opens this fall. September 21, 2020 — The timing couldn’t be more perfect: This [...]
See “Through Her Eyes”
Watch "Through Her Eyes: The Science and Beauty of Intertidal Life in the Salish Sea" featuring Dr. Drew Harvell as tour guide, Sierra O'Connell as host, and Michael Noonan as filmmaker.
Preserving the Balance
Georgia Drost (SJPT Intern), Ian Woofenden (SJPT volunteer), Rob Roy McGregor (SJPT Land Steward), Patty Rose (SJPT volunteer), Emma Jacobs (SJPT [...]
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Filming "Through Her Eyes" at False Bay, San Juan Island | Staff ArchiveIn this month’s issue:Premiere of the Year: Tour [...]
If You Build It …
In May we mounted Purple Martin nest boxes built by volunteer Joshua Johns on the dock house at the Marilyn and [...]
From Eyesore to Oasis
Our 2020 summer interns transformed a rotting stump into a pollinator garden Summer interns Georgia Drost and Emma Jacobs made the [...]
Record $5.2 Million Gift Expands Turtleback Preserve
View towards Turtleback Addition and Lummi Nation Conservation Easement on West Sound Precedent-setting donation also returns land to the [...]
See Our July 2020 e-News
Kimball Preserve, Decatur Island | Staff Archive In this month’s issue: Note from Angela: Speaking Out Against Racism and Injustice [...]
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 [...]
In Case You Missed It
Watch the Recording of Our 2020 Annual Meeting We held our 2020 Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 25. It was the [...]
Speaking Out Against Racism and Injustice
It may well be that we will have to repent in this generation. Not merely for the vitriolic words and the [...]