Intertidal Discoveries at Ellis Preserve
Intertidal exploration pubic field event at the Marilyn and Fred Ellis Preserve
Intertidal exploration pubic field event at the Marilyn and Fred Ellis Preserve
By Rob Roy McGregor, SJPT Land Steward Last winter, I became a bit obsessed with lichens, and like a mad numerologist [...]
Dr. Frances Robertson, Coordinator of the San Juan County Marine Resources Committee (MRC), takes a boat trip to the swift waters [...]
The "year-round" portion of the trail (turquoise line) opens this fall. September 21, 2020 — The timing couldn’t be more perfect: This [...]
In May we mounted Purple Martin nest boxes built by volunteer Joshua Johns on the dock house at the Marilyn and [...]
(L to R:) Elani, Josh, and Orion Johns on Orcas Island Elani and Orion drew pictures and took research notes [...]
It wouldn't count for much in truly snowy places, but the islands were cloaked in 2–6 inches of the cold white [...]
If you sleep with your windows open, you may have noticed the morning songs of passerines (songbirds) gradually diminishing, until one [...]
Well-behaved human and dogs on Turtleback Mountain We're all creatures of habit, and some of us are in the habit of [...]
Trumpeter Swans on Zylstra Lake | Kurt Thorson Winter is a wonderful time to see migratory waterfowl, and Zylstra Lake Preserve [...]
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, [...]
From our friends at the San Juan County Land Bank: Western Tanager on Vendovi Island | Kurt Thorson Join [...]
The last day of February I hear the startling wheep, wheep, wheep, wheep of four black oystercatchers as they come screaming down the [...]
Trumpeter swans on Zylstra Lake | Kurt Thorson SJPT Stewardship Manager Kathleen Foley, who coordinates the annual swan count [...]
Last month’s “Forest Fungi Foray” outing to Waldron Island attracted an enthusiastic group of Preservation Trust members. All was in place for [...]
Arrival of the Swans On November 2, a friend calls to tell me the swans are back. … It is exhilarating to [...]
In the San Juans, September is a time of transition for the birds. The change seems subtle at first—recognition that the [...]
Photo: ajmexico | CC by 2.0 Okay, so the solar eclipse on August 21 will not be full in [...]
Following SJPT’s 38th Annual Meeting in Friday Harbor last month, 20 SJPT members piled into a minibus and took off in [...]
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, drones—the remote-controlled, helicopter-like gadgets that have inspired a whole new generation of potato guns—can be a [...]
For those who did not join us on our "Butterflies of the San Juan Islands" walk after our Annual Meeting in [...]