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 [...]
See Our January 2020 e-News
January Snow on Vendovi Island | Staff Archive In this month’s issue: Beaverton Campaign Update Debby's Swan Song Preserving [...]
2020 LTA Webinar Links
SJPT's "All-Access Pass" to 2020 Land Trust Alliance webinars allows board and staff members unlimited, anytime access to recorded [...]
See Our December 2019 e-News
Trumpeter Swans on Zylstra Lake | Kurt Thorson In this month’s issue: Trumpeter' Return Protecting Point Lawrence We're Hiring [...]
12 Ways of Giving
SJPT Board & Staff, December 2019 For all those who have responded to our year-end annual appeal by renewing your SJPT [...]
Protecting Point Lawrence
This map shows conservation lands on Orcas Island's Point Lawrence We were pleased in November 2019 when Washington State Parks and [...]
A Swan’s Sounding Sojourn
If you sleep with your windows open, you may have noticed the morning songs of passerines (songbirds) gradually diminishing, until one [...]
Cleaning Your Bluebird Nest Boxes
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR NESTBOX Nest boxes should be cleaned out each year. You will greatly increase the chance of bluebirds [...]
See Our October 2019 e-News
Volunteer Planting Native Wildflowers on Henry Island | Staff Archive In this month’s issue: Accolade for Angela A Sunny [...]
Accolade for Angela
On October 11, Andrew Bowman, president and CEO of the Land Trust Alliance, invited SJPT Executive Director Angela Anderson to join [...]
Leave it to Beaverton
Campaign launch at county fair “Beaverton” is the name of a scenic valley, a busy road, and the largest [...]
You Are the Best Part of Us
Preservation Trust members and staff on Blakely Island | Staff Photo The San Juan Preservation Trust is only as effective as [...]
Keep on the Sunny Side
"Sunny Point" on Stuart Island is protected forever by a conservation easement donated to SJPT by Molly Ciliberti in memory of her late husband, Jack.
Help for Hemlocks?
For more than 30 years, a tiny sap-sucking insect has been killing untold millions of hemlock trees in the eastern United [...]
Participate in Orca Recovery Day on October 19th!
Spyhopping Southern Resident Orca | Steve Smith The Southern Resident Killer Whales that call Puget Sound home are critically endangered. By [...]
Welcome, Sierra!
We're very happy to welcome Sierra O'Connell to the Preservation Trust staff as our Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator. Sierra joined us [...]
See Our August 2019 e-News
Sailor's Delight – Evening ferry scene off Lopez Island | Steve Jung In this month’s issue: Note from Kathleen: [...]