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Four Protected Properties Grow in 2014
June 19, 2014Skagit Land Trust has added land to four more conservation areas, conserving scenic and essential wildlife habitat for all generations. The Utopia Conservation Area (above) …
Three Conservation Areas Expand Skagit River Shoreline
September 30, 2013Skagit Land Trust has acquired three properties to expand Skagit River shoreline, wetland, and forest protection for the benefit of all generations. In late August, 2013, …
Partnering to Steward Local Lands
May 21, 2013Collaboration is essential to effective Skagit land conservation efforts and the Trust has worked closely with many partners over the years, including the local office …
100 Work Parties Photographed!
August 20, 2012For many years, Pete Haase photo-documented our volunteer efforts. In 2012, he finished putting up pictures from the 100th work party — knotweed bending at the Samish …
Three-Year Effort Saves Sumner Lake
December 22, 2010In 2010, after three years of hard work, Skagit Land Trust purchased 20 acres and established a conservation easement on another 7 acres of lakefront property at the …
SLT Facilitates New Land Protection from Samish Island to Sauk River
November 28, 2010178 acres of wetland, forest, pasture and 3000 feet of the Sauk River. . . Public beach access on the gem that is Samish Island. . . A new 33-acre County …
Sauk River Land Conserved Through Partnership
November 28, 2010Skagit Land Trust and the Skagit River Systems Cooperative have protected 178 acres of dynamic Sauk riverfront, side channels, forest, wetlands and creeks, conserving vital salmon …
A New Park for Skagit County
May 28, 2010In 2010, Skagit Land Trust, working in partnership with the Skagit Watershed Council, the Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board and conservation-minded citizens, permanently protected 33-acres …
SLT Acquires Barr Creek Conservation Area
September 12, 2008Skagit Land Trust has purchased a 44-acre property on Barr (Swift) Creek at the base of Sauk Mountain in the heart of the Skagit River …