2022 Swan Count Report
Swans? No: Snow geese graze with Canada cousins at Zylstra Lake Preserve | Leslie Viers A foggy morning for counting [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Autumn is in the Air
Snow geese on the wing | Public domain (CC 1.0) While I was gathering seeds last week—a favorite activity this time [...]
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Youth Conservation Crew at Phelps Preserve, San Juan Island | Staff archive In this month’s issue: Patience Pays Off [...]
Three Summer Saturdays
"Celebrating Cedar" event at the Ellis Preserve, Shaw Island After more than a year of COVID-necessitated hiatus, we were delighted to [...]
2021 Bluebird Field Season Wrap-Up
Preservation Trust staff and a great number of bluebird volunteers once again led the charge in supporting the Western Bluebird population [...]
Golden Nest Box Award
Brian Clark and Rachel Merz | Staff archive It’s a Preservation Trust tradition to give a Golden Nest Box [...]
A Golden Opportunity
Golden paintbrush, a showy yellow wildflower, once thrived throughout coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest, including here in the San Juan [...]
Patience Pays Off
Protecting Richardson Marsh has “been a lot of years in coming, but it's exciting.” –Linda Hoedemaker Richardson [...]
Help the Salish Seeds Project Grow!
The Salish Seeds Project promotes native-plant diversity and makes habitat restoration possible. The San Juan Islands are [...]
A Booster for Salmon Recovery
We received a nice shot in the arm in August that had nothing to do with COVID. Rather, it was a [...]
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Sunset Beach, Vendovi Island | Heather Bansmer In this month’s issue: New Orcas Preserve Midseason Updates Western Bluebird [...]
A Story Written in the Land
In the Coast Salish Indian language, Spálhxen refers to the coastal prairie ecosystem, which is characterized by the interrelationships between key [...]
Rebooting the Red Mill
Pete Kilpatrick on Glacier Peak, July 2020 Pete at Red Mill Farm Preserve, June 2021 [...]
Island Marble Conservation Update
Looking for larvae at Frazer Homestead Preserve | Staff archive In May and June, all over the south end of San [...]
See Garry Oak “Director’s Cut”
Watch the full "director's cut" version of our documentary video, "What's So Great About Garry Oaks?"
2021 Midseason Bluebird Update
Western Bluebird pair | Kathy Finholm The weather has warmed up and my oh my the bluebird season is upon us! [...]
A Delicious Duet
Viola adunca and Fragaria vesca Nature’s garden is full of delights. Along paths, shorelines, waterways, and even roadsides, an array of [...]
Congrats to Our 2021 Scholarship Winners!
Izabela Janecek Ayla Ridwan The San Juan Preservation Trust is pleased to announce this [...]
Videographer Phenomenon: Michael Noonan
Michael Noonan came to us like Mary Poppins: One day he just showed up, as if blown to our doorstep by [...]
School Partnerships
This past year, we've made some of our preserves available as “learning landscapes” through partnerships with schools. We recognize the benefits [...]