2023 Membership Campaign Launches
SJPT's 2023 membership campaign has launched. Please join or renew today!
Phelps Preserve Hosts County’s First AgWeatherNet Station
The Weather Monitoring Station at the Phelps Preserve on San Juan Island | Staff Archive For the first time, real-time [...]
We’re Hiring a Conservation Project Specialist
The Preservation Trust is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and personable Conservation Project Specialist/Manager to join our growing team. Determination of [...]
2022 Golden Nest Box Awards
2022 Bluebird Gathering at Red Mill Farm The San Juan Preservation Trust is pleased to announce the [...]
See the Fall 2022 Island Dispatch
See the Fall 2022 Island Dispatch (online version) here.
2022 Bluebird Field Season Wrap-Up
Juvenile bluebird at Phelps Preserve, San Juan Island, August 2022 | Photo by Miles Brengle The fifteenth year of [...]
See our August 2022 e-News
The Glenwood/North Shore Preserve protects 1,800 feet of shoreline on Orcas Island | Staff archive In this month’s issue: [...]
A Summer of Connecting Youth with Nature
Education specialist Liz Doane expands youthful minds and muscles with summer service-learning opportunities
Naturally Nesting Bluebird Pair Returns
Male half of the cavity-nesting bluebird pair seeks food for second brood | Phil Green In early June, volunteers participating in [...]
Intertidal Discoveries at Ellis Preserve
Intertidal exploration pubic field event at the Marilyn and Fred Ellis Preserve
Protected Lands Map
See our map of all SJPT-protected lands.
Island Marble Caterpillars Update
Island marble butterfly larvae emerge from eggs and mature through their five instar stages
Bluebirds Nest “Au Naturel”
Western bluebird family nests in natural tree cavity, first time documented on San Juan Island, WA
Glenwood Inn Property Acquired!
North Shore / Glenwood Inn property beach June 24, 2022 — The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and the San [...]
“Most Wanted” Noxious Weeds
Six of San Juan County's Most Notorious Plant Invaders Notes on weeds from Jason Ontjes Program Coordinator, San Juan County Noxious [...]
See Our May 2022 e-News
Glenwood Inn beach looking west toward Point Doughty | Staff Archive In this month’s issue: Note from Angela: Update [...]
The Salish Seeds Nursery Grows a New Roof
Bucket brigade hoisting tons of soil and gravel for the new shed's "green roof" last fall Eliza Habegger planting native [...]
Congrats to Our 2022 Climate Leadership Scholarship Winners!
Isara Greacen Luke Fincher The San Juan Preservation Trust is pleased to announce this [...]
Skip Bold: Our 2021-22 Volunteer of the Year
Skip Bold and one of his many boats, Solitude, at the dock in Parks Bay. Each year, the San Juan Preservation [...]
SJPT’s 43rd Annual Meeting
The Preservation Trust's Forty-third annual meeting took place, virtually, on the evening of May 19, 2022. We recorded the event, and [...]
We’re Renewing Our Accreditation
The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working [...]
Fresh New Look, Same Great Mission
With the spring 2022 issue of the Island Dispatch and over the next month, we are launching [...]
Land Trusts Are Gaining Ground
Tiptop Hill on Stuart Island | Kurt Thorson The Preservation Trust is one of a small group of land trusts leading [...]
Register for Our 2022 Annual Meeting
Please click here to register in advance for our 2022 virtual Annual Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email [...]
Board of Director Election 2022
These 11 candidates are standing for election to the Preservation Trust's Board of Directors in 2022. (All candidates are incumbents standing [...]
SJPT, Land Bank Make Offer for Glenwood Inn Property
Glenwood Inn Property Shoreline | SJPT Staff Photo The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust announced [...]
Now Open: Events & Outings
April flowers on Vendovi Island | Staff archive Slowly and cautiously, we are happy to be adding an increasing [...]
New (To Us) Preserve
New SJPT preserve: Ihiya Biological Preserve on San Juan Island, acquired in December 2021.
Announcing: 2022 Climate Scholarships
We are pleased to announce the third year of the San Juan Preservation Trust's Climate Leadership Scholarship program. The 2022 scholarship [...]
2022 Swan Count Wrap-Up
Our 2022 Swan Count Photo Contest Winner: Trumpeter Swan Pair with Cackling Goose | Val Viers The 2022 Annual Wintering Swan [...]