Community Conservation on Orcas
Mount Woolard Marsh | Photo: Steve Alboucq In October, we welcomed the donation of 47 acres of mixed forest and wetland [...]
Night at Red Mill Farm
SJPT Land Steward Rob Roy McGregor took these photos on a recent night at Red Mill Farm Preserve on San Juan [...]
Capturing Fall Photos on Vendovi
A group of photo enthusiasts boated to Vendovi Island on October 20 to capture images of autumn splendor. They found plenty, [...]
Fred Whitridge (1922–2018)
Fred Whitridge with weed wrench and trophy pile of eradicated scotch broom Fred Whitridge, a philanthropic fixture on Orcas [...]
Welcome, Bailey!
We're happy to announce that Bailey J. Quishenberry joined the Preservation Trust staff on September 17 as our new Development/Admin Specialist. [...]
Introducing the Land Trust Alliance
We have invited the Land Trust Alliance to contribute two articles to this issue of our E-newsletter: One Alliance, Many Communities [...]
A Super Summer Social
On July 28, 2018, more than 150 Preservation Trust members, friends, trustees, and staff gathered at the Ellis Family Preserve for [...]
A Tribute to Kurt Thorson
While we all rely heavily on words to tell our stories, there is no substitute for a good photograph. When it [...]
A New Way to Visit Vendovi Island
San Juan Cruises boat at the Vendovi Island dock Vendovi Island is one of the Preservation Trust’s most spectacular [...]
Gallery of Signs on Vendovi and Turtlehead
In 2013, the San Juan Preservation Trust started working with Sea Reach, an outdoor exhibit design firm based in Sheridan, Oregon, [...]
Honoring Tim Seifert
To recognize and celebrate all that Tim Seifert accomplished during his 15+ years as SJPT’s Executive Director, the board and staff have created [...]
Zylstra Lake is a Done Deal!
On December 20, almost two years to the day since the San Juan County Land Bank and the Preservation Trust signed an [...]
SJPT Names New Executive Director
Angela Anderson to “Come Home” from Hawaii to the Salish Sea The board of trustees of the San Juan Preservation Trust [...]
We Had a “Rally” Good Time
The Preservation Trust sent five staff members to the Land Trust Alliance Rally, held last month in Denver. Rally is an annual [...]
Kurt Thorson medical fund
HELPING A FRIEND IN NEED If you have seen many issues of our Island Dispatch newsletter, or received our campaign mailings, or perused our [...]
Welcome to our 2017 Summer Interns
We had so many strong applicants for our Fred E. Ellis Summer Internship that we just had to choose two of [...]
Mount Grant Co-Chairs Win Finnies!
Our own Keith Wentworth and Thor Hanson are the recipients of 2017 Finnie Awards from the Stewardship Network of the San [...]
A Tribute to Dale Hazen
DALE HAZEN, INDEFATIGABLE ISLAND HERO (1928-2016) Dale Hazen (1928-2016) It is with both sadness and fond memories that we [...]
Honoring Two Departed Friends
Hull Conservation Easement, Henry Island As our maples and oaks slumber on windswept hillsides and our wild lilies lie [...]
Remembering Les Gunther (1925-2014)
Les Gunther, a longtime conservationist, community leader and San Juan Preservation Trust legend, has passed away at age 88. Les joined [...]
Hats off to our 2014 Volunteer of the Year!
Meet Harvey Himelfarb We are extremely grateful to Harvey Himelfarb for his volunteer service to the Preservation Trust over the last [...]
Orcas Native Provides Virtual Video Visit to Turtlehead Preserve
Young Orcas Island native Will Fisher has set his sights on a career as a professional photographer and videographer, so his [...]
A Willing Volunteer … of the Year
Introducing our 2013 Volunteer of the Year: PETER WILLING Our 2013 Volunteer of the Year certainly lives up to his last [...]
Islands Helping Islands
Vendovi Island sure has some wonderful neighbors... Sinclair Island's Ferdi Businger Directly to the west of Vendovi Island is Sinclair [...]
Chad Foley
Evan and Chad Foley on Vendovi Island, 2012 A Death in the Family The San Juan Preservation Trust recently lost a dear [...]