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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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.
SJPT Receives Historic Preservation Grant
The Preservation Trust has received a Washington State Heritage Capital Grant for repairs to historic structures at the Tharald Homestead on the Marilyn and Fred Ellis Preserve, Shaw Island.
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May flowers: Camas and spring gold on Vendovi Island | Staff archive In this month’s issue: Cady Mountain Preserve [...]
Why plant a non-native mustard in Island Marble Butterfly gardens?
Why is non-native field mustard (Brassica rapa) used for Island Marble Butterfly habitat planting instead of Menzies' pepperweed (Lepidium virginicum var. menziesii), a native brassica relative?
Tuning Up Our Middle “C”
In the never-ending pursuit of advancing the second C of SJPT's mission--to Care for protected land--stewardship staff recently spent an education day with ecological forestry consultant Marty Main.
You’re Invited to Our Annual Meeting
You're invited to attend SJPT's 44th Annual Meeting, to be held virtually on Thursday, May 18 at 5pm.
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Shooting star wildflowers on Cady Mountain | Shaun Hubbard In this month’s issue: You're Invited to Our Annual Meeting [...]
Announcing: 2023 Climate Scholarships
We are pleased to announce the fourth year of the San Juan Preservation Trust's Climate Leadership Scholarship program. The 2023 scholarship [...]
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See our Valentine's video, 2023 events and outings schedule, swan-count results, photo contest winners, and more!
2023 Swan Count Wrap-Up
Swans on San Juan Island's Zylstra Lake during the 2023 Swan Count | staff archive Each year for the past few [...]
See Our 2022 Year-End Report
Online version of the San Juan Preservation Trust's Winter 2022 Dispatch newsletter/Year-end-report
The Passing of Two SJPT Founders
Two of the Preservation Trust's founding board members, Frank Bayley III and his brother Doug Bayley, both passed away in 2022.
Welcome to Native American Heritage Day
On this Native American Heritage Day, we would like to highlight the work of one of many Coast Salish tribal members [...]
Two New Preserves
We've just added two properties to SJPT's network of preserves: In October, we acquired a 49-acre property [...]