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 [...]
See Our May 2020 e-News
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 [...]
April 2020 Notes from the Islands
Just a Minute Videos: From Our Backyards to Yours April "Spring Into Nature" issue: First: How are you doing? [...]
How Are You Doing?
We (the staff and board of the San Juan Preservation Trust) are, collectively, doing okay, and each one of us hopes [...]
Backyard Bingo – Spring Birds
There's been a lot of virtual Bingo going around lately. We decided to follow the trend with our own Bingo card—this [...]
See Our March 2020 e-News
Spring Equinox on Turtleback Mountain | Staff Archive In this month’s issue: Note from Angela: Stay Home, Stay Healthy [...]
See Our February 2020 e-News
February 1 Bird Walk at Zylstra Lake | Joe Belcovson In this month’s issue: A Sweet Spring Story Why [...]
Why Give Monthly?
“The reason we have chosen to become recurring donors is that it's the most efficient way to protect and preserve aspects [...]
Backyard Bingo – Springtime Birds Edition
Download PDF here: Backyard Bingo April 2020
Support Your Island Growers
Another troubling outcome of this pandemic is that local farmers aren't able to sell their produce to restaurants or hotels. With [...]
Backyard Haiku Challenge
Have you taken some time recently to clear your mind from the weight of the world and reflect upon nature in [...]
Trustee Election 2020
Here are the candidates standing for election to the Preservation Trust's Board of Directors in 2020. Click the links to see more [...]
Earth Month Pledge for Earth Day’s 50th!
One of the best backyard stewards we know, Thom Pence The San Juan Preservation Trust planned to go big in celebrating [...]
Pandemics and Preservation
Dr. Drew Harvell with subjects of her 2016 book, Oceans of Glass | Jesse Winter “In Wildness is the preservation of [...]
Stay Home, Stay Healthy
Note From Angela Angela Anderson at home with Leo Dear Preservation Trust family and friends, I write this on [...]
COVID-19 Announcement
Spring wildflowers on Vendovi Island | Kurt Thorson UPDATED MARCH 24, 2020 Those of us who love the San Juan Islands [...]
Donors to the Campaign for Beaverton Valley Preserve
Anonymous (4 gifts) Eric and Audra Adelberger Gretchen Allison and Patrick Kirby Angela Anderson & Adam Griesemer Andrea [...]
New AmeriCorps Team Member
Welcome Kylie McLatchy, our new AmeriCorps team member who is doing a year of service with us.
Climate Leadership Scholarships
We hope to award two $2,000 scholarships this year | Credit: PxFuel CC0 The San Juan Preservation Trust is offering up [...]
Conservation Director
Location: Friday Harbor, WA Salary: $65,000–$80,000 Benefits: Benefits include health insurance, 3% match for IRA contributions, three weeks’ vacation, 12 days medical/family leave, and [...]
Snowy Island Scenes
It wouldn't count for much in truly snowy places, but the islands were cloaked in 2–6 inches of the cold white [...]
Beaverton Campaign Update
Beaverton campaign launch at our county fair booth in August | Staff photo We have good news to share. Thanks to [...]
Preserving Our Night Sky
Credit: David Lorens (University of Wisconsin-Madison) overlaid on Google Earth At the mention of land preservation, one's mind often fixates on [...]