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View our past Skagit Update Newsletters:
Wrapping Mount Vernon in Green: A Growing Corridor of Protection
February 20, 2026Skagit Land Trust (the Trust) and many partners have spent decades protecting lands at the edges of our cities and towns, where urban areas meet …
Stewardship: The Often Unseen (and Sometimes Gross) Work that Keeps Our Lands Healthy and Beautiful
February 17, 2026When it comes to conservation stewardship, we often picture people working together to dig holes for native plants while creatures of the forest chatter overhead. …
Swan Viewing Events at Barney Lake
January 1, 2026Each winter, Skagit Land Trust hosts a series of swan-viewing events at our Barney Lake Conservation Area in Mount Vernon. At Swanrise events, participants get …
Conservation as Flood Protection: A Letter from Our Executive Director
December 15, 2025Dear Skagit Land Trust Members, Our hearts go out to all those who suffered damages from flooding in the Skagit this past year. Many thanks …
Saving Land, Nurturing Curiosity: A Letter from Our Executive Director
December 10, 2025Dear Supporters of Skagit Land Trust, Growing up in Toronto, my world was mostly city streets and buildings. But every summer from age eight to …
Volunteer Spotlight: Mike Antrim
December 10, 2025When retired high school science teacher Mike Antrim moved from Southern California to Anacortes in 2016, he was eager to dive into the ecosystems of his …
Landowner Support Secures Sauk River Habitat
December 4, 2025“I have always assumed this land belongs to the river,” says local landowner Michael Knapp (pictured above, right), who is partnering with Skagit Land Trust …
Involving Youth: Utopia Conservation Area as a Conservation Classroom
October 29, 2025Utopia Conservation Area offers opportunities for field-based learning for schools and communities along the Skagit River. It is a popular site for Skagit Land Trust’…
Encouraging a Sense of Place
October 15, 2025Summer 2025 was a busy one for Skagit Land Trust’s Kulshan Creek Neighborhood Youth Program! Local youth and their families biked the Kulshan Trail to …
Protecting the Voice of Our Local Wetlands
July 2, 2025If you live in a marshy area, spring arrives with the pulse of throaty frog songs. In the traditions of many local tribes, frogs symbolize …