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The San Juan Preservation Trust works with our local communities and people like you to permanently conserve and care for special places throughout the San Juan Islands.
There's a fun outing in store on San Juan Island next month!
We invite you to join SJPT staff for a guided tour around parts of San Juan Island, where we'll head to different locations to observe Western Bluebird and Island Marble Butterfly habitats.
For this event, we will meet in Friday Harbor before heading out to visit an Island Marble Butterfly patch on the south end of San Juan Island, where, if we are incredibly lucky, we may see an Island Marble Butterfly—but if not, you will learn about SJPT’s long-term conservation efforts on the recovery of this species. We will then travel through the lovely San Juan Valley to private land where we will hope to view nesting Western bluebirds and you will gain deeper insight into SJPT’s 18 years of dedication to the restoration of this beautiful native songbird back to its historic home.
We hope you can join us for this fun and free excursion in search of two of the Preservation Trust's most fabled flying friends!
Please visit our Upcoming Events webpage (sjpt.org/calendar) to learn more and register before the bus fills up!
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#WildlifeWednesday is back, and this featured flower is a unique one!
It's a fairly widespread lifeform, with ranges across much of North America, and can be common here in the islands if given the right conditions. It is often found in sloped woodland and forested areas, generally preferring those with limited herbaceous cover.
One cool feature of this organism is that it lacks chlorophyll and obtains energy by parasitizing the mycelium of fungi in the surrounding area. It is also capable of self-pollination after the flower has opened but insect pollination can occur before and after self-fertilization
Do you have any guesses for what this small but fascinating forest-dweller is?!
Let us know in the comments below!
Photo | Jack Russillo
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Thank you to Eliza from the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank for leading an incredible tour of the Salish Seeds Nursery at Red Mill Farm last month.
The nursery is one of the wonderful examples of collaboration between SJPT and the Land Bank and springtime is one of the best times to visit.
The Salish Seeds Project enables restoration of native wildflowers and grasses in the San Juan Islands. Plants and seeds of species native to coastal grasslands, oak savannahs, and rocky meadows are produced at a nursery located at Red Mill Farm on San Juan Island. In a fruitful partnership, the Preservation Trust owns the property and the Land Bank runs the nursery.
From seeing robust wildflowers to learning about creative gardening techniques to being in a beautiful location, visiting the Salish Seeds Nursery is always a joy.
If you missed the open house and are interested in checking out the nursery, the Land Bank is hosting their Third Thursday drop-in volunteer work parties all summer long, which are great ways to see the nursery and learn about recent developments there.
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