Twenty Years of Bringing the Western Bluebird Home
A male and female Western bluebird, photographed by Kathy Finholm at our Bluebird Blitz volunteer event in 2021. For [...]
Your Membership Matters
SJPT stewardship staff explaining wetland restoration work at community event | Staff archive How Your Support Protects and Restores [...]
The Mt. Ben West Preserve Is Now Protected!
We are thrilled to share that the 30-acre Mt. Ben West Preserve on San Juan Island is now permanently protected as [...]
A Long Journey Home: Ro Veidovi and the Island That Bears His Name
Drawing of Ro Veidovi by U.S. Exploring Expedition artist Alfred T. Agate| Courtesy American Historical Society The island in [...]
2026 Climate Leadership Scholarships Now Open
Last year’s scholarship winners recognized at the 2025 Summer Social on Orcas Island: Matilda Twigg (left) and Nonie Prout (right) | Staff [...]
Planting for Freshwater
At JB Farm Preserve on Orcas Island, restoration of Crow Valley Creek has unfolded over multiple phases, each [...]
Lopez Island’s Beecher Preserve: A Place Kept by Many
Hikers exploring the Beecher Preserve, Lopez Island | Credit: Will Fisher Centrally located on Lopez Island, the Beecher Preserve protects [...]
See Our 2025 Year in Review
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Small Burns, Big Benefits for Island Forests
On a dewy October morning, a half-dozen Islands Conservation Corps (ICC) crew members joined SJPT staff in lugging [...]
Together for Salmon
Kayakers traveling by the North Shore Preserve on Orcas Island | Staff archive 50 Miles of Hope: Ensuring a Future [...]
Membership Matters
SJPT stewardship staff working alongside the Youth Conservation Corps on Lopez Island | Staff archive How Your Support Protects [...]
Goodbye Electric Bills, Hello Sunshine Credits
New solar panel install at Red Mill Farm Preserve on San Juan Island. The San Juan Preservation Trust Goes Solar! [...]
From Aviary to Oak: Translocating Western Bluebirds
Above: Video highlighting SJPT's recent Western Bluebird translocation on San Juan Island In early June, Preservation Trust stewardship [...]
Western Bluebird Record Count: 2025 Mid-Season Update
A Western Bluebird | Staff Archive It has been a thrilling week for the Preservation Trust and our beloved Western [...]
Be Our Valentine?
Members of the Preservation Trust have shown their love for the San Juans by helping to ensure a bright [...]
See Our 2024 Year in Review
See the online version of our 2024 Winter / Year in Review Dispatch
Garry Oak Restoration
To close out 2024, the Preservation Trust's stewardship department teamed up with long-time SJPT volunteer and retired forester [...]
Restoring Crow Valley Creek
As Stewardship Manager with the San Juan Preservation Trust, Meghan Howard leads SJPT's new riparian restoration projects throughout the islands to [...]
Volunteers Galore: A 2024 Recap of Community Conservation
SJPT's first-ever volunteer work party at the Reef Island Preserve | Jeff Brennan As the saying goes, “many hands make light [...]
Better Together: Renew Our Land Bank!
Preservation Trust and Conservation Land Bank staff visiting Beaverton Marsh Preserve, San Juan Island | Staff archive As the election quickly [...]
Busy as Beavers at Crow Valley Creek
The San Juan Preservation Trust and Conservation District’s Islands Conservation Corps (ICC) were hard at work last month to create [...]
Three Partners Celebrate Youth Stewardship
Youth Conservation Corps participants showcase project overviews with open house visitors | Staff archive The Preservation Trust and the [...]
Members Make a Difference
SJPT stewardship staff and volunteers tending to a riparian restoration area at JB Farm Preserve on Orcas Island | Staff [...]
2024 Western Bluebird Midseason Update
A Western Bluebird in flight | Kathy Finholm The 2024 bluebird season—the eighteenth year of the San Juan Preservation Trust’s [...]
Meet SJPT’s 2024 Summer Intern!
We are pleased to introduce you to Liz Szafranski, the San Juan Preservation Trust's 2024 Fred E. Ellis summer intern! Liz [...]
Honoring Three Bluebird Project “Angels”
If our Western Bluebird Project had a motto, it might be adapted from a quotation from the contemporary Turkish novelist and [...]
Volunteer Spotlight: Peter Zangrillo
Volunteer Peter Zangrillo and Land Steward Meghan Howard at Northeast Shore Preserve, Orcas Island | Staff archive The San Juan [...]
Island Marble Butterflies Spotted at Frazer Preserve
Adult Island Marble Butterfly on a field mustard plant, May 2023 | Marianne Tynan Late in May, Kathleen [...]
Kristin Tolle: 2022-23 Volunteer of the Year
Meet Kristin Tolle, the Preservation Trust's 2022-23 Volunteer of the Year.
“Most Wanted” Noxious Weeds
Six of San Juan County's Most Notorious Plant Invaders Notes on weeds from Jason Ontjes Program Coordinator, San Juan County Noxious [...]
