Field Notes from Heather
Heather Rolph, this year’s Fred E. Ellis Summer Intern, submitted the following as she wound up [...]
Ellis Family Preserve 2019 Open Preserve Days
July scenery at the Ellis Family Preserve | Staff archive If you'd like to visit the Ellis Family Preserve (on Shaw [...]
Sign Up for a July 13 Historical Tour
On July 13, 2019, historian Boyd Pratt will lead two tours of the Tharald Homestead on the Preservation Trust's Ellis Family [...]
“Ag Orgs” Retreat 5 May 2019
A few random photos taken at the San Juan County "Ag Orgs" retreat on May 23, 2019, at the Lopez Family [...]
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Painted Lady on Sea Blush, San Juan Island | Susan Vernon In this month’s issue: Note from Angela: Welcome, [...]
We Love Dogs, But …
Well-behaved human and dogs on Turtleback Mountain We're all creatures of habit, and some of us are in the habit of [...]
Andrew Bowman Presentation at Annual Meeting
Andrew Bowman, President of the Land Trust Alliance, was the featured speaker at the Preservation Trust's 40th Annual Meeting and anniversary [...]
40th Annual Meeting Highlights
Present and Past Executive Directors: Angela Anderson, Bob Myhr, and Wendy Mickle A sellout crowd of 120 members, guests, trustees, and [...]
40th Annual Meeting Photo Gallery
On May 4, 2019, about 120 Preservation Trust members, friends, trustees, and staff gathered at the San Juan Island Yacht Club [...]
Founder Emeritus: Tom Bayley
Tom Bayley has been a steady friend and staunch advocate of the San Juan Preservation Trust from the very beginning. He [...]
Our 2018-19 Volunteer of the Year: Dan Carper
Margie and Dan Carper supporting SJPT's mission As the striking couple took their seats in the back of the room at [...]
Bluebird Season Off to a Good Start
Western Bluebirds Settling In | Photo credit: Kathy Finholm Our 2019 Western Bluebird season is off to a great start! Here's [...]
40 Years Young, Thanks to You!
Signs of the late '70s: The Village People, Charlie's Angels, Skylab, Apple II April 18, 2019 – Thanks to all our [...]
40th Anniversary Annual Meeting
Featured speaker Andrew Bowman, Land Trust Alliance President Help us celebrate the Preservation Trust’s 40th anniversary! We'll review highlights [...]
See All Our 2019 Events
SJPT members at Iceberg Point, Lopez Island Special 2019 Events & Outings Issue Note from Angela: An Event-Filled Year [...]
Pillars of Preservation: Board Election 2019
SJPT Board and staff pictured last fall | Staff archive We love our board members. They are essential to [...]
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Snowy View from Orcas Island | Adam Griesemer In this month’s issue: Note from Angela: Expanding Our Capacity Take [...]
Take a Forest Bath
Have you heard of “forest bathing?” This somewhat odd-sounding phrase is translated from shinrin-yoku, a Japanese term that refers to the [...]
February 2019 Note from Angela
The SJPT team of trustees and staff (shown last September) | Staff archive We're Hiring In other words, we're expanding our [...]
2019 Swan Count
Trumpeter Swans in Flight | Kurt Thorson Each year in late January, SJPT Stewardship Manager Kathleen Foley coordinates a count of [...]
2019 LTA Webinar Links
SJPT's "All-Access Pass" to 2019 Land Trust Alliance webinars allows board and staff members unlimited, anytime access to recorded [...]
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Trumpeter swans on San Juan Island | Joe Belcovson In this month’s issue: Note from Angela: A Recipe for [...]
The Land Trust Alliance Has Our Back
We've said it before, and it bears repeating: We could not be nearly as effective at what we do without the [...]
You Set a New Record!
Ellis Family Preserve | Shaun Hubbard Wow! We are gobsmacked, humbled, and truly grateful. A few months back, we [...]
January 2019 Note from Angela
A Recipe for the Year Ahead Many of those who read this may know of Judy Anderson, an independent (and indispensable) [...]
Winter Bird Walk at Zylstra Lake Preserve
Trumpeter Swans on Zylstra Lake | Kurt Thorson Winter is a wonderful time to see migratory waterfowl, and Zylstra Lake Preserve [...]
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Red Mill Farm at Night | Rob Roy McGregor In this issue: Letter from Angela: Looking Ahead and Behind [...]
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In this issue: Community Conservation on Orcas Island, Night photos from Red Mill Farm, Fall Photos from Vendovi Island, and more ...
Community Conservation on Orcas
Mount Woolard Marsh | Photo: Steve Alboucq In October, we welcomed the donation of 47 acres of mixed forest and wetland [...]
Giving Tax Facts
Garry Oak acorns on Red Mill Farm The San Juan Preservation Trust cannot give you tax advice, but we can provide [...]