SJPT stewardship staff working alongside the Youth Conservation Corps on Lopez Island | Staff archive
How Your Support Protects and Restores the San Juan Islands
As a member of the San Juan Preservation Trust, you ensure that even more of the beautiful places we all treasure are conserved and cared for, now and for generations to come.
Here are just some of the ways you are helping to advance our mission with your membership:
CONSERVE:
In March, we celebrated the official recording of the North Shore Preserve conservation easement, securing the protection of 58 acres of upland forest and 1,850 feet of Orcas Island public shoreline as a permanent site for conservation and restoration. We’re now thrilled to announce a major new effort to safeguard 30 acres of veteran Douglas firs, rocky balds, and Garry oak habitat along with sweeping views of Haro Strait at the future Mt. Ben West Preserve.
CARE:
With your support, our stewardship staff have been hard at work restoring riparian habitats, planting over 500 trees and shrubs along San Juan Creek at our Sundstrom Farm Preserve, including a grove of 35 Garry oaks on the creek’s east side. The 2025 Western Bluebird season saw a 33% increase over last year, with 28 adults returning to San Juan Island this spring. Thanks to our dedicated partners and volunteers, we built a temporary aviary at Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm, where we successfully translocated and released another adult pair and their nestlings.
CONNECT:
We’ve welcomed many familiar and new faces to our new monthly “Walk ‘n Talk” series—an engaging way to bring the community together for fresh air and meaningful conversations on protected lands. The Youth Conservation Corps joined us again for several service-learning outings, including installing new raised walkways at the Ihiya Biological Preserve on San Juan Island.
Renewing your membership with the Preservation Trust helps us carry this mission forward, and we are deeply grateful for your continued partnership!
Your Partnership Makes This Work Possible
Renewing your membership with the Preservation Trust helps us carry this mission forward, and we are deeply grateful for your continued partnership!
