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Volunteer Spotlight: Rich Machin
April 29, 2020Some Skagit Valley residents have a history in the area that stretches back many generations. Others found their own way here, drawn by economic opportunity, …
Volunteer Spotlight: Ron and Tress
April 29, 2020This volunteer spotlight focuses on the partnership of Ron Lindsay and Theresa (Tress) Connolly. They first volunteered with us in July, 2018 when they joined the …
Erosion Control on the Sauk River
March 26, 2020In Spring of 2020, Skagit Land Trust took on an exciting project: to stabilize a rapidly eroding bank on the Sauk-Delachapelle Conservation Easement. The project got …
Flower Farm Fun with Fiddlehead Montessori
February 27, 2020On a rainy winter day, students from Fiddlehead Montessori on Fidalgo Island met Skagit Land Trust staff at the recently conserved Samish Flower Farm. The …
Staff Book Recommendations
February 20, 2020Please enjoy Skagit Land Trust Staff’s book recommendations. We hope that you enjoy these titles as much as we do! Please consider supporting local …
Samish Flower Farm Protected
February 20, 2019Skagit Land Trust (the Trust) has purchased the Samish Flower Farm, the beloved “front door” of Samish Island, with its 100+ year-old forest and 500 feet of …
Kelly’s Point and Yellow Bluff Saved
February 12, 2018In 2018, the immense bluffs, coastal forest, and marine shoreline of Kelly’s Point were conserved by Skagit Land Trust. Over 450 families, businesses, and organizations donated …
Blanchard Mountain Forested Core Protection Funded
January 22, 2018The Capital Budget Bill that was passed this week included $10M for the Trust Land Transfer program for the “Harriet Spanel Forest” which is Blanchard …
Guemes Mountain: We Did It!
September 27, 2017Skagit Land Trust and the San Juan Preservation Trust are pleased to announce that Guemes Mountain has been protected! The 70-acre parcel, which is now …
Conservation Strides Forward in the Skagit
March 14, 2017In March of 2017, the Nature Conservancy and Skagit Land Trust announced that the Conservancy would transfer nine preserves totaling about 1,000 acres to Skagit Land Trust …