“Just a Moment” Video Series
Staying connected to our community and to nature is important, which is why the Preservation Trust staff created a video series [...]
Ellis Trail Tour
Ruthie Dougherty, our Ellis Preserve Curator, leads a virtual tour of the 1.7-mile Sylvan Loop Trail. (Video by Georgia Drost [...]
Saving Land to Support Salmon
Local Conservation Organizations and Private Landowners Take Action to Support Recovery of Salmon and Southern Resident Orcas An innovative partnership [...]
Bluebird Project 2020 Season Wrap-up
MALE WESTERN BLUEBIRD | KATHY FINHOLM 2020 is a year that most of us won’t forget. In a time of uncertainty and [...]
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Mud Bay, Lopez: One of the islands' most productive shoreline habitats | Staff Archive In this month’s issue: Zylstra [...]
Inspiration from Our Interns
Emma and Georgia at work at Zylstra Lake Preserve Against all odds, we forged ahead with our 2020 summer internship program—and [...]
Zylstra Lake Preserve Opens for Public Access
The "year-round" portion of the trail (turquoise line) opens this fall. September 21, 2020 — The timing couldn’t be more perfect: This [...]
See “Through Her Eyes”
Watch "Through Her Eyes: The Science and Beauty of Intertidal Life in the Salish Sea" featuring Dr. Drew Harvell as tour guide, Sierra O'Connell as host, and Michael Noonan as filmmaker.
Preserving the Balance
Georgia Drost (SJPT Intern), Ian Woofenden (SJPT volunteer), Rob Roy McGregor (SJPT Land Steward), Patty Rose (SJPT volunteer), Emma Jacobs (SJPT [...]
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Filming "Through Her Eyes" at False Bay, San Juan Island | Staff ArchiveIn this month’s issue:Premiere of the Year: Tour [...]
If You Build It …
In May we mounted Purple Martin nest boxes built by volunteer Joshua Johns on the dock house at the Marilyn and [...]
From Eyesore to Oasis
Our 2020 summer interns transformed a rotting stump into a pollinator garden Summer interns Georgia Drost and Emma Jacobs made the [...]
Record $5.2 Million Gift Expands Turtleback Preserve
View towards Turtleback Addition and Lummi Nation Conservation Easement on West Sound Precedent-setting donation also returns land to the [...]
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Kimball Preserve, Decatur Island | Staff Archive In this month’s issue: Note from Angela: Speaking Out Against Racism and Injustice [...]
This Summer’s Internship is Different
Each year in January, we open the search for candidates for our Fred E. Ellis Summer Internship program. Little did we [...]
Happy Birthday, Partner!
Reflections on the San Juan County Land Bank at 30 The San Juan County Land Bank turns 30 this year. To [...]
Summer Comes to the Ellis Preserve
“The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I am not a bee…” –Emily Dickinson At the Marilyn and Fred [...]
Meet Our 2019-20 Volunteers of the Year
Maya Heikkinen | Three Ponies Photography; Catherine Houck | Staff archive Each year, the Preservation Trust’s staff [...]
In Case You Missed It
Watch the Recording of Our 2020 Annual Meeting We held our 2020 Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 25. It was the [...]
Speaking Out Against Racism and Injustice
It may well be that we will have to repent in this generation. Not merely for the vitriolic words and the [...]
Don’t Miss: Biodiversity Treasure Hunt at False Bay
Videographer Michael Noonan, SJPT's Sierra O'Connell, and Dr. Drew Harvell explore a tidepool in False Bay To many observers, San Juan Island's [...]
2020 Summer Activity Guides
To make sure our young naturalists are getting outdoors and learning about their island's protected land this summer, we have put [...]
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View from Turtlehead Preserve, Orcas Island | Kurt Thorson In this month’s issue: Note from Angela: Our Need for [...]
Ode to a Butterfly: A Poem
[Editor's note: A regional writer, whose pen name is Elle Cee Wallace, sent this poem to Stewardship Manager Kathleen Foley Lewis [...]
Note from Angela: Our Need for Nature
Vendovi Island North Cove in the "Before Times" As San Juan County begins Phase 2 of our state’s re-opening process, I’m [...]
Join Our Virtual Annual Meeting on June 25
SJPT members gather in the "Before Times" It's clear now that the need to maintain physical distance and limit group sizes [...]
Congratulations to Our Scholarship Winners!
Congratulations to Rachel Snow (Friday Harbor High School) and Arla Sutton (Orcas Island High School)! A committee of Preservation Trust board members selected Rachel and Arla from a truly impressive group of applicants from across San Juan County.
Vendovi Island Re-Opening
We are pleased to announce the re-opening of Vendovi Island Preserve as of May 8, 2020, subject to Washington State guidelines and restrictions.
Backyard Bingo – Spring Wildflowers
Back by popular demand is another springtime Bingo card—this one featuring native wildflowers of the San Juan Islands. Click here, or [...]
Learn-at-Home Project: Purple Martins
(L to R:) Elani, Josh, and Orion Johns on Orcas Island Elani and Orion drew pictures and took research notes [...]