Spring 2015 Update
Female and male Western bluebird on San Juan Island (photo: Danny Herbert) A pair of Western Bluebirds has returned to SJPT’s [...]
2014 Annual Update
PROTECTION OF LAND In 2014, we have permanently protected an additional seven properties, including 230 acres and 7,146 feet of shoreline [...]
Fall 2014 Update
One of our successfully breeding male bluebirds Late this past July, the last two Western Bluebird juveniles successfully fledged and the [...]
Remembering Les Gunther (1925-2014)
Les Gunther, a longtime conservationist, community leader and San Juan Preservation Trust legend, has passed away at age 88. Les joined [...]
Summer 2014 Update: The Translocations Continue!
Look closely and you’ll see a baby bluebird “pipping” the egg in upper right 2014 marks our 8th field season on [...]
Illegal Clear-Cutting on Fidalgo Preserve
The owner of an Anacortes bed & breakfast establishment has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement for illegally clear-cutting a waterfront [...]
Releasing Garry Oaks
This video, produced by the Washington Conservation Corps, shows the work to restore important Garry oak habitat on Turtleback Mountain! [...]
Hats off to our 2014 Volunteer of the Year!
Meet Harvey Himelfarb We are extremely grateful to Harvey Himelfarb for his volunteer service to the Preservation Trust over the last [...]
Fall 2013 Update: Ups and Downs
This male, hatched on San Juan Island last year, flew to Chilliwack BC earlier this spring. 2013 marks the 2nd year of [...]
Turtlehead Trail Opens on Orcas Island
Turtlehead Preserve Now Accessible Through Turtleback Mountain Preserve The San Juan Preservation Trust and the San Juan County Land Bank are [...]
Ribbon-Cutting Opens New Turtlehead Trail
Turtlehead Preserve Now Accessible Through Turtleback Mountain Preserve On Saturday, August 24, about two dozen supporters gathered to help celebrate the [...]
Vendovi Update – July 2013
Photo: Ferdi Businger Summer greetings from Vendovi Island! With pleasant temperatures and cloudless, sunny skies, the past few weeks [...]
National Monument Status for San Juans!
Monday, April 1, 2013 Monday, March 25, 2013 It's Official! Today President Obama signed a proclamation designating approximately 970 acres of [...]
Orcas Native Provides Virtual Video Visit to Turtlehead Preserve
Young Orcas Island native Will Fisher has set his sights on a career as a professional photographer and videographer, so his [...]
A Willing Volunteer … of the Year
Introducing our 2013 Volunteer of the Year: PETER WILLING Our 2013 Volunteer of the Year certainly lives up to his last [...]
Islands Helping Islands
Vendovi Island sure has some wonderful neighbors... Sinclair Island's Ferdi Businger Directly to the west of Vendovi Island is Sinclair [...]
Preservation Trust Expands Turtleback Mountain Preserve
HELP CAP TURTLEBACK NOW! The San Juan Preservation Trust has acquired a property on Orcas Island that will add more than [...]
Shaw Hosted a Splendid Summer Social
Our Summer Social at Ellis Farm on Shaw Island on July 28 was a splendid affair. We were blessed with ideal [...]
Chad Foley
Evan and Chad Foley on Vendovi Island, 2012 A Death in the Family The San Juan Preservation Trust recently lost a dear [...]
Local Conservation Partnership Protects Salmon Habitat
Preservation Trust, Land Bank Acquire 20-acre Parcel on Orcas Island With the support of private donors and a Washington State Salmon [...]
Western Bluebirds Come Home to Roost
With the March winds came the bluebirds, and we are thrilled to see them returning. So far this spring, we have [...]
Spring 2012 Update
With the March winds came the bluebirds, and we are thrilled to see them returning. So far this spring, we have [...]
Preservation Trust Acquires Largest Farm in San Juan Islands
The San Juan Preservation Trust is pleased to announce that it has acquired the 687-acre Red Mill Farm on San Juan Island, [...]
Waldron Preserves Transferred to San Juan Preservation Trust
We are pleased to announce that The Nature Conservancy has transferred ownership of two iconic Waldron Island nature preserves on Waldron [...]
San Juan Preservation Trust Earns National Recognition
Accreditation Awarded by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, [...]
San Juan Island’s Student Conservationists
Spring Street School in Friday Harbor provided an enthusiastic group of young conservationists on Thursday, February 9 on SJPT’s Hunter Preserve on [...]
Reestablishing Golden Indian Paintbrush on San Juan Island
Several years ago, the caretaker for a shoreline property along San Juan Island’s west side discovered a beautiful little golden flower. [...]
Long Term Protection of BLM Lands
A report released today by the U.S. Department of the Interior has outlined an agenda for near-term Wilderness and Conservation Land [...]
Lighthawk Donates Flight to Help SJPT
Imagine a photograph that would otherwise be beautiful – the entire frame is filled with the crystal clear grey-blue waters of [...]
2007-2011 Project Accomplishments
After a 5-year run, the San Juan Islands Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project is wrapping up. We have a lot to celebrate. [...]