Better Together: SJPT Endorses Renewal of the Conservation Land Bank
In 1990, citizens of San Juan County sought to protect vital water, forests, and farmland within the islands as development began [...]
In 1990, citizens of San Juan County sought to protect vital water, forests, and farmland within the islands as development began [...]
We are pleased to introduce you to Liz Szafranski, the San Juan Preservation Trust's 2024 Fred E. Ellis summer intern! Liz [...]
A longtime member of the San Juan Preservation Trust staff has retired after eight years of service. Director of Communications and [...]
It’s summertime, and socializing is easy! On Saturday, July 20, from 1pm–4pm, our annual Summer Social comes to Orcas Island. This [...]
We're thrilled to announce our new Director of Communications and Outreach, Kelvin Baker, who joins our staff on June 10. He [...]
Volunteer Peter Zangrillo and Land Steward Meghan Howard at Northeast Shore Preserve, Orcas Island | Staff archive The San Juan [...]
Two Orcas High School grads, Justin Krisch-Derr and Roan Ontjes-DeGroot, won our 2023 Climate Leadership Scholarships.
Meet Kristin Tolle, the Preservation Trust's 2022-23 Volunteer of the Year.
Isara Greacen Luke Fincher The San Juan Preservation Trust is pleased to announce this [...]
For years, we’ve been planning to build a fence on Red Mill Farm Preserve that keeps grazing cattle out of False [...]
More than a thousand native plants are all tucked in for the season—and just in the nick of time! Volunteers helped [...]
Earlier this year, the Preservation Trust acquired a 42-acre property, now known as the Keel Preserve, on the east side of [...]
Brian Clark and Rachel Merz | Staff archive It’s a Preservation Trust tradition to give a Golden Nest Box [...]
We received a nice shot in the arm in August that had nothing to do with COVID. Rather, it was a [...]
This past year, we've made some of our preserves available as “learning landscapes” through partnerships with schools. We recognize the benefits [...]
Aaron Vliet from Friday Harbor High School chose to work with the Preservation Trust to complete a community project this past [...]
Dr. Frances Robertson, Coordinator of the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee (MRC), takes a boat trip to the swift waters [...]
Each year in January, we open the search for candidates for our Fred E. Ellis Summer Internship program. Little did we [...]
Another troubling outcome of this pandemic is that local farmers aren't able to sell their produce to restaurants or hotels. With [...]
Dr. Drew Harvell with subjects of her 2016 book, Oceans of Glass | Jesse Winter “In Wildness is the preservation of [...]
Credit: David Lorens (University of Wisconsin-Madison) overlaid on Google Earth At the mention of land preservation, one's mind often fixates on [...]
If you sleep with your windows open, you may have noticed the morning songs of passerines (songbirds) gradually diminishing, until one [...]
On October 11, Andrew Bowman, president and CEO of the Land Trust Alliance, invited SJPT Executive Director Angela Anderson to join [...]
We're very happy to welcome Sierra O'Connell to the Preservation Trust staff as our Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator. Sierra joined us [...]
Kip and Stanley Greenthal at their home on Pavey Hill Rain showers played tag with sunshine one morning in early June, [...]
Tom Bayley has been a steady friend and staunch advocate of the San Juan Preservation Trust from the very beginning. He [...]
Margie and Dan Carper supporting SJPT's mission As the striking couple took their seats in the back of the room at [...]
Mount Woolard Marsh | Photo: Steve Alboucq In October, we welcomed the donation of 47 acres of mixed forest and wetland [...]
SJPT Land Steward Rob Roy McGregor took these photos on a recent night at Red Mill Farm Preserve on San Juan [...]
A group of photo enthusiasts boated to Vendovi Island on October 20 to capture images of autumn splendor. They found plenty, [...]