Kudos to Skip
Ruthie Dougherty, Ellis Preserve Curator, writes: Two years ago, faced with some unusual projects at the Marilyn and Fred Ellis Preserve [...]
2020 Swan Count
Three Swans Flying and Three Swan Counters at Zylstra Lake Preserve | Michael Noonan Thirty three [...]
Swan Survey One-Day Count Guidelines
Swans over Cascade Lake | Steve Alboucq Thank you for registering to help us with our annual swan count! Please read [...]
Meet Our 2019-20 Volunteers of the Year
Maya Heikkinen | Three Ponies Photography; Catherine Houck | Staff archive Each year, the Preservation Trust’s staff [...]
Backyard Haiku Challenge
Have you taken some time recently to clear your mind from the weight of the world and reflect upon nature in [...]
Earth Month Pledge for Earth Day’s 50th!
One of the best backyard stewards we know, Thom Pence The San Juan Preservation Trust planned to go big in celebrating [...]
A Swan’s Sounding Sojourn
If you sleep with your windows open, you may have noticed the morning songs of passerines (songbirds) gradually diminishing, until one [...]
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 [...]
Participate in Orca Recovery Day on October 19th!
Spyhopping Southern Resident Orca | Steve Smith The Southern Resident Killer Whales that call Puget Sound home are critically endangered. By [...]
Welcome, Sierra!
We're very happy to welcome Sierra O'Connell to the Preservation Trust staff as our Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator. Sierra joined us [...]
Connecting with Campers
High-school-age campers from Camp Nor'Wester at the Ellis Family Preserve Earlier this month, a group of eight high-school-age campers and three [...]
Visit From a “Broad” Volunteer Group
Volunteers for a day: A visiting Broadband from Portland/Vancouver (L to R: Kathleen, Micky Ryan, Linda Buckley, Judy Todd, Jane Heisler, [...]