Summer Social Comes to Orcas!
It’s summertime, and socializing is easy! On Saturday, July 20, from 1pm–4pm, our annual Summer Social comes to Orcas Island. This [...]
See Our June 2024 eNews
First-ever sighting of Island Marble Butterfly at Phelps Preserve on May 31 | Marianne Tynan/Staff Archive In this month’s [...]
Welcome to Our New Communications Director!
We're thrilled to announce our new Director of Communications and Outreach, Kelvin Baker, who joins our staff on June 10. He [...]
Island Marble Butterfly Is On the Move!
First-ever sighting of an Island Marble Butterfly at SJPT's Phelps Preserve | Marianne Tynan/Staff archive Last Friday (May 31, 2024) SJPT [...]
How an Island in the San Juans Was Named After a Fijian Chief
Ro Veidovi: What’s in a Name? By Thyatira Thompson Aerial view of Vendovi Island from the [...]
Thom Pence: 2023-24 Volunteer of the Year
Meet Kristin Tolle, the Preservation Trust's 2022-23 Volunteer of the Year.
Congrats to Our 2024 Climate Leadership Scholarship Winners
Two Orcas High School grads, Justin Krisch-Derr and Roan Ontjes-DeGroot, won our 2023 Climate Leadership Scholarships.
Remembering Joann Otto
Joann Otto passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 22, 2024. She served on the Preservation Trust's board starting in 2016, the [...]
An Island “Creation Story” for National Poetry Month
Poet and Lummi Nation member Rena Priest on Pen’e’nex’weng (now known as Vendovi Island) April is National Poetry Month. [...]
Honoring Three Bluebird Project “Angels”
If our Western Bluebird Project had a motto, it might be adapted from a quotation from the contemporary Turkish novelist and [...]
Announcing Our 45th Annual Meeting
After four long years of holding our Annual Meetings virtually, we are delighted to announce a return to meeting in person [...]
Meet Our New Board Candidates
This year, two new candidates are in the running to join our board of directors. They were nominated by the Nominating [...]
2024 Swan Count Wrap-Up
Snow and ice made for foul conditions for this year's Swan Count | Staff Archive Each year for the past [...]
Board of Directors Election 2024
New Candidates Joe Herrin Joe Herrin is a fourth-generation Seattle-area local with strong ties to the San [...]
Black History is World History
By Thyatira Thompson Thyatira Thompson This winter, my wife and I decided to take a trip to South Africa, [...]
A Valentine’s Video Message
What a Wonderful World! (Click below to play video) "What a Wonderful [...]
Announcing: 2024 Climate Scholarships
Spring Street International School students planting trees that will capture atmospheric carbon We are pleased to announce the fifth [...]
New Preserve Named for Three Founding Brothers
A mossy bald area in the 58-acre Three Brothers Preserve | Staff archive Bells rang in the Preservation Trust's offices on [...]
2024 Fred E. Ellis Summer Internship Open for Applications
Summer intern with former SJPT board member (and internship program namesake) Fred Ellis The San Juan Preservation Trust (SJPT) [...]
See Our 2023 Year in Review
See the online version of our 2023 Winter / Year in Review Dispatch See this issue as a PDF [...]
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 [...]
See Our October 2023 eNews
Kayakers off the North Shore Preserve, Orcas Island | Staff archive In this month’s issue: North Shore: A Preserve [...]
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.