North Shore: A Preserve in Progress
Progress towards opening the North Shore Preserve on Orcas Island is being made, but the Preservation Trust's campaign to complete the project isn't over yet.
Glenwood Inn Property Acquired!
North Shore / Glenwood Inn property beach June 24, 2022 — The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and the San [...]
A Trail Runs To It
Earlier this year, the Preservation Trust acquired a 42-acre property, now known as the Keel Preserve, on the east side of [...]
2021 Midseason Bluebird Update
Western Bluebird pair | Kathy Finholm The weather has warmed up and my oh my the bluebird season is upon us! [...]
Saving Land to Support Salmon
Local Conservation Organizations and Private Landowners Take Action to Support Recovery of Salmon and Southern Resident Orcas An innovative partnership [...]
Bluebird Project 2020 Season Wrap-up
MALE WESTERN BLUEBIRD | KATHY FINHOLM 2020 is a year that most of us won’t forget. In a time of uncertainty and [...]
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 [...]
2019 Bluebird Update: A Season to Celebrate
An adult male western bluebird on San Juan Island | Photo: Kathy Finholm SJPT Stewardship Manager Kathleen Foley reports: As the [...]
Island Marble Butterfly Field Season Ends
Kathleen Foley tends an island marble butterfly habitat expansion plot on Frazer Homestead Preserve The rare island marble butterfly [...]
A Banner Year for Bluebirds: 2018 Update
Fledglings on a branch | Genevieve Shank The close of the 2018 breeding season marks the 12th consecutive season of the [...]
Have You Seen this Butterfly?
An Island Marble butterfly feeding on field mustard at American Camp | Photo: Jeff Brennan The rare and wonderful [...]
Just Add Butterflies
"Just add butterflies." That's what SJPT Stewardship Manager Kathleen Foley said when she saw this gorgeous bloom of Brassica and Blush [...]
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 [...]
End of Season 2017 Update
It’s been a good year for the San Juan Islands Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project! Here some stats and noteworthy events [...]
Zylstra Lake Update
Legislative Impasse Puts Major Funding Source in Limbo When the state legislature adjourned in July without passing a Capital Construction Budget, [...]
A Giant Step for Zylstra Lake
MORE GREAT NEWS! We learned last week that Zylstra Lake, another of our joint projects with the San Juan County Land [...]
Mount Grant Preserved!
WE DID IT! After two years of fundraising, the $4.2 million Campaign for Mount Grant Preserve has come to a successful [...]
End of Season 2016 Update
Another season of the San Juan Islands Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project has come to a close. As with every season since [...]
End of Season 2015 Update
A birds’ eye view of feeding time on Cattle Point Road. Video via GoPro 3 by Evan Foley Working [...]
Spring 2015 Update
Female and male Western bluebird on San Juan Island (photo: Danny Herbert) A pair of Western Bluebirds has returned to SJPT’s [...]
2014 Annual Update
PROTECTION OF LAND In 2014, we have permanently protected an additional seven properties, including 230 acres and 7,146 feet of shoreline [...]
Fall 2014 Update
One of our successfully breeding male bluebirds Late this past July, the last two Western Bluebird juveniles successfully fledged and the [...]
Summer 2014 Update: The Translocations Continue!
Look closely and you’ll see a baby bluebird “pipping” the egg in upper right 2014 marks our 8th field season on [...]
Fall 2013 Update: Ups and Downs
This male, hatched on San Juan Island last year, flew to Chilliwack BC earlier this spring. 2013 marks the 2nd year of [...]
Preservation Trust Expands Turtleback Mountain Preserve
HELP CAP TURTLEBACK NOW! The San Juan Preservation Trust has acquired a property on Orcas Island that will add more than [...]
Western Bluebirds Come Home to Roost
With the March winds came the bluebirds, and we are thrilled to see them returning. So far this spring, we have [...]
Spring 2012 Update
With the March winds came the bluebirds, and we are thrilled to see them returning. So far this spring, we have [...]
2007-2011 Project Accomplishments
After a 5-year run, the San Juan Islands Western Bluebird Reintroduction Project is wrapping up. We have a lot to celebrate. [...]
The Campaign to Save Vendovi
On December 15, 2010, the San Juan Preservation Trust successfully purchased Vendovi Island, the third largest island [...]