Zylstra Lake Preserve Opens for Public Access
The "year-round" portion of the trail (turquoise line) opens this fall. September 21, 2020 — The timing couldn’t be more perfect: This [...]
If You Build It …
In May we mounted Purple Martin nest boxes built by volunteer Joshua Johns on the dock house at the Marilyn and [...]
From Eyesore to Oasis
Our 2020 summer interns transformed a rotting stump into a pollinator garden Summer interns Georgia Drost and Emma Jacobs made the [...]
This Summer’s Internship is Different
Each year in January, we open the search for candidates for our Fred E. Ellis Summer Internship program. Little did we [...]
Summer Comes to the Ellis Preserve
“The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I am not a bee…” –Emily Dickinson At the Marilyn and Fred [...]
Vendovi Island Re-Opening
We are pleased to announce the re-opening of Vendovi Island Preserve as of May 8, 2020, subject to Washington State guidelines and restrictions.
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 [...]
Protecting Point Lawrence
This map shows conservation lands on Orcas Island's Point Lawrence We were pleased last month when Washington State Parks and the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
See the Winter 2018 Dispatch Newsletter
Red Mill Farm at Night | Rob Roy McGregor In this issue: Letter from Angela: Looking Ahead and Behind [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
The Henrys: Connected!
We are thrilled that, in these first days of 2018, we can declare the successful completion of our $1.95 million Campaign [...]
Ellis Family Donates Record-Breaking Shaw Island Preserve
On the last day of 2017, a closing took place that represents the largest donation—as measured in both acres and appraised value—that [...]
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 [...]
Saving Kelly’s Point
Our conservation partners at Skagit Land Trust have launched a campaign to acquire and permanently protect Kelly’s Point and Yellow Bluff [...]
Zylstra Lake Update
Legislative Impasse Puts Major Funding Source in Limbo When the state legislature adjourned in July without passing a Capital Construction Budget, [...]
Henry Trail
On Earth Day Eve (April 21), 2017, group of volunteers and SJPT staff created a new trail across the Henry Island Isthmus [...]
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 [...]
Local Conservation Partnership Steps In to Save Zylstra Lake
Preservation Trust, County Land Bank must raise $2.5 million to acquire San Juan Island Lake Acting swiftly to thwart a proposed housing [...]
Illegal Clear-Cutting on Fidalgo Preserve
The owner of an Anacortes bed & breakfast establishment has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement for illegally clear-cutting a waterfront [...]
Releasing Garry Oaks
This video, produced by the Washington Conservation Corps, shows the work to restore important Garry oak habitat on Turtleback Mountain! [...]
Turtlehead Trail Opens on Orcas Island
Turtlehead Preserve Now Accessible Through Turtleback Mountain Preserve The San Juan Preservation Trust and the San Juan County Land Bank are [...]
Ribbon-Cutting Opens New Turtlehead Trail
Turtlehead Preserve Now Accessible Through Turtleback Mountain Preserve On Saturday, August 24, about two dozen supporters gathered to help celebrate the [...]
Vendovi Update – July 2013
Photo: Ferdi Businger Summer greetings from Vendovi Island! With pleasant temperatures and cloudless, sunny skies, the past few weeks [...]