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The photo at left shows a shipbuilding enterprise near the end of World War I on what is now the San Juan Preservation Trust’s “Peach Preserve” on Guemes Island (photo on right – note dock remnants in water). Today this property is home to wrens and warblers, clams and kingfishers as well as healthy shoreline, coastal wetland and forest plant communities. Nature Rules! C O U RT E S Y O F
T H E A N A C O RT E S M U S E U M , WA L L I E F U N K C O L L E C T I O N FERDI BUSINGER
we did it! FA L L 2 0 0 9
The $2.2 million Campaign to Save Guemes Mountain has succeeded!
W W W. S J P T. O R G
When the San Juan Preservation Trust launched a campaign with the Skagit Land Trust in to save the -acre summit of Guemes Mountain, no one knew that the economy would collapse around us in the fall of . But thanks to a tremendous community effort that included more than donations from individuals, families, foundations, and businesses, we have successfully purchased and forever preserved this amazing summit. In addition to monetary donations, an incredible outpouring of volunteer effort made it possible.
Skagit Land Trust will now own and manage Guemes Mountain while the San Juan Preservation Trust holds a conservation easement on it (a typical arrangement for exceptional properties such as this). If you would like to know more about the campaign, see a list of donors, learn about access on the mountain, or help with the ongoing stewardship needs, please see the official campaign website at www.saveguemesmountain.org.
MARK LINNEMANN
-Donor Acknowledgement -Bluebird Project Wrap-Up -Guemes Mountain Campaign Succeeds
in this issue:
If you can’t be in the San Juan Islands yourself, the next best thing is to visit through stunning photography that conveys the magic of the islands. Recognizing the importance of great photography to illustrate the Preservation Trust’s conservation work, this summer two anonymous donors allowed us to hire Jane K. Fox, a recent Master’s graduate in Photojournalism and Multimedia from Boston University. Her charge: to capture images of the people and places that help tell the story of the Trust. From the gigantic Turtleback Mountain Preserve on Orcas to tiny Jack Island, Jane has produced a large library of photos of our preserves, conservation easements, and members so that we can tell our story well into the future.
We also had the benefit of a Steering Committee on Guemes Island that was simply extraordinary. Tim Seifert, our executive director, said, “The Co-Chairs – Paul Beaudet, Karen Everett, Joost Businger and Marianne Kooiman – each did the work of ten people. They deserve an enormous amount of credit for the success of this campaign.” Thank you Preservation Trust members!
Box Lopez Island, WA .. www.sjpt.org
Guemes Mountain
To see more of Jane’s work and her remarkable ability to capture the personal motivations behind private land conservation, we encourage you to visit the home page of our web site (www.sjpt.org) where you can view videos of local legends of land conservation Dodie Gann (San Juan Island) and Fred Ellis, Sr. (Shaw Island).
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Growing Population of Western Bluebirds Draws Attention to Oak-Prairie Ecosystems
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3oth Anniversary event attended by 300 friends of the Preservation Trust
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Our success does not end here, however. Restoration of biological diversity is only one of our goals. Another goal is to permanently ............................................................................................................. protect the habitat that support these less common species. Western bluebirds are closely tied to Garry oak ecosystems throughout their range… and in the Salish Sea region, this type of habitat has shrunk to less than % of its historical size. Restoration and preservation of oak – prairie habitat will ensure that the Western bluebird (and many other species) will thrive well into the future. Through its educational and outreach efforts, the San Juan Preservation Trust will continue to inform islanders about the importance of Garry oak and other imperiled ecosystems, while working with private landowners who recognize the value in protecting these habitats for future generations…whether they be human, avian, or otherwise.
Carol Avent (Lopez) Charlie Bodenstab (San Juan) Margie Carper (Orcas) Alan Davidson (Orcas) Roger deRoos (San Juan) Fred Ellis, Sr. (Shaw) Charles Givens (Lopez) Thor Hanson (San Juan) Carolyn Haugen (San Juan) Harvey Himelfarb (Vice-President, Orcas) Alice Hurd (San Juan) Mindy Kayl (Orcas) Steve McKeon (President, Orcas) Judy Meyer (Lopez) David Perera (Secretary, Lopez) Mary Riveland (Orcas) Steve Simpson (San Juan) Sam Sprenger (Shaw) Bob Stavers (San Juan) Joe Todd (Treasurer, San Juan)
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has concluded and we are thrilled to report that a larger percentage of bluebirds returned after fall migration, and that more young were hatched on the island this year than in the previous two years. With increases in both population size and proportion of resident bluebirds, it appears that progress is being made towards establishing a selfsustaining population of these beautiful native songbirds, absent from our islands for more than years.
JANE K. FOX
Western bluebird family, San Juan Valley
Debra Clausen, Director of Conservation* Dean Dougherty, Director of Stewardship Kathleen Foley, Director of Education & Outreach* Katie Hover, Conservation Easement Steward* Laurie Naylor, Office Manager* Tim Seifert, Executive Director Diana Stepita, Membership Manager* Brian Windrope, Director of Philanthropy * part-time
Patsy Sangster (Lopez) Rachel Adams (Orcas) Eliot Scull (Henry) Karin Agosta (San Juan) Bob Weaver (Waldron) Morris Dalton (Lopez) Jonathan White (Orcas) Dodie Gann (San Juan) Fred Whitridge (Orcas) Oakley Goodner (Lopez) Will Hamilton (San Juan) Andy Wickstrand (Orcas) Judie Wilgress (Waldron) Anne Hay (Orcas) Dale Hazen (Fidalgo) Mitchell Hoyt (Lopez) Sara Longworth (Fidalgo) Rick Machin (Fidalgo) Sally Reeve (Lopez)
Start with a stunning piece of conservation land. Add some delicious local food, graceful paintings of our favorite island places, and people who care passionately about keeping our San Juans healthy and beautiful, and you’ve got the makings of a great gathering. The Preservation Trust’s th Anniversary Summer Social, held on the Whitridge family’s iconic Arcady Farm on Orcas Island, proved to be another successful event enjoyed by our many enthusiastic members. It takes many hands to pull these large events off and we want to thank in particular the volunteers who stepped forward to help with everything from serving food and beverages to guiding kids in their nature activities. A special “hats off ” to Fred Whitridge, our host for this year’s Social, and to the following businesses and organizations for their support: Orcas Village Store, Crow Valley Pottery, Plein Air Painters of Washington, San Juan Vineyards, Lopez Island Vineyards, the Orcas Lions Club, and musicians Gordon Koenig, Anita Orne, and J.P. Wittman. We hope you will join us for next year’s Social, to be held at another spectacular SJPT-protected property near you!
JANE K. FOX
K AT H L E E N F O L E Y
w h at a d i f f e re n c e a c e n t u ry c a n m a k e ! j a n e f ox b r i n g s f re s h pe r s pe c t i v e
There were many ups and downs to this campaign, but the successful negotiation of a price reduction in early and the generosity and determination of islanders to preserve a favorite hiking spot allowed us to prevail.
POST- CONSUMER RECYCLED PAPER
Watmough Bight, Lopez Island
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JANE K. FOX
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Land & Legacy
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The photo at left shows a shipbuilding enterprise near the end of World War I on what is now the San Juan Preservation Trust’s “Peach Preserve” on Guemes Island (photo on right – note dock remnants in water). Today this property is home to wrens and warblers, clams and kingfishers as well as healthy shoreline, coastal wetland and forest plant communities. Nature Rules! C O U RT E S Y O F
T H E A N A C O RT E S M U S E U M , WA L L I E F U N K C O L L E C T I O N FERDI BUSINGER
we did it! FA L L 2 0 0 9
The $2.2 million Campaign to Save Guemes Mountain has succeeded!
W W W. S J P T. O R G
When the San Juan Preservation Trust launched a campaign with the Skagit Land Trust in to save the -acre summit of Guemes Mountain, no one knew that the economy would collapse around us in the fall of . But thanks to a tremendous community effort that included more than donations from individuals, families, foundations, and businesses, we have successfully purchased and forever preserved this amazing summit. In addition to monetary donations, an incredible outpouring of volunteer effort made it possible.
Skagit Land Trust will now own and manage Guemes Mountain while the San Juan Preservation Trust holds a conservation easement on it (a typical arrangement for exceptional properties such as this). If you would like to know more about the campaign, see a list of donors, learn about access on the mountain, or help with the ongoing stewardship needs, please see the official campaign website at www.saveguemesmountain.org.
MARK LINNEMANN
-Donor Acknowledgement -Bluebird Project Wrap-Up -Guemes Mountain Campaign Succeeds
in this issue:
If you can’t be in the San Juan Islands yourself, the next best thing is to visit through stunning photography that conveys the magic of the islands. Recognizing the importance of great photography to illustrate the Preservation Trust’s conservation work, this summer two anonymous donors allowed us to hire Jane K. Fox, a recent Master’s graduate in Photojournalism and Multimedia from Boston University. Her charge: to capture images of the people and places that help tell the story of the Trust. From the gigantic Turtleback Mountain Preserve on Orcas to tiny Jack Island, Jane has produced a large library of photos of our preserves, conservation easements, and members so that we can tell our story well into the future.
We also had the benefit of a Steering Committee on Guemes Island that was simply extraordinary. Tim Seifert, our executive director, said, “The Co-Chairs – Paul Beaudet, Karen Everett, Joost Businger and Marianne Kooiman – each did the work of ten people. They deserve an enormous amount of credit for the success of this campaign.” Thank you Preservation Trust members!
Box Lopez Island, WA .. www.sjpt.org
Guemes Mountain
To see more of Jane’s work and her remarkable ability to capture the personal motivations behind private land conservation, we encourage you to visit the home page of our web site (www.sjpt.org) where you can view videos of local legends of land conservation Dodie Gann (San Juan Island) and Fred Ellis, Sr. (Shaw Island).
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Land & Legacy
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Growing Population of Western Bluebirds Draws Attention to Oak-Prairie Ecosystems
FA L L 2 0 0 9 W W W. S J P T. O R G
and of
3oth Anniversary event attended by 300 friends of the Preservation Trust
K AT H L E E N B A L L A R D
Our success does not end here, however. Restoration of biological diversity is only one of our goals. Another goal is to permanently ............................................................................................................. protect the habitat that support these less common species. Western bluebirds are closely tied to Garry oak ecosystems throughout their range… and in the Salish Sea region, this type of habitat has shrunk to less than % of its historical size. Restoration and preservation of oak – prairie habitat will ensure that the Western bluebird (and many other species) will thrive well into the future. Through its educational and outreach efforts, the San Juan Preservation Trust will continue to inform islanders about the importance of Garry oak and other imperiled ecosystems, while working with private landowners who recognize the value in protecting these habitats for future generations…whether they be human, avian, or otherwise.
Carol Avent (Lopez) Charlie Bodenstab (San Juan) Margie Carper (Orcas) Alan Davidson (Orcas) Roger deRoos (San Juan) Fred Ellis, Sr. (Shaw) Charles Givens (Lopez) Thor Hanson (San Juan) Carolyn Haugen (San Juan) Harvey Himelfarb (Vice-President, Orcas) Alice Hurd (San Juan) Mindy Kayl (Orcas) Steve McKeon (President, Orcas) Judy Meyer (Lopez) David Perera (Secretary, Lopez) Mary Riveland (Orcas) Steve Simpson (San Juan) Sam Sprenger (Shaw) Bob Stavers (San Juan) Joe Todd (Treasurer, San Juan)
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has concluded and we are thrilled to report that a larger percentage of bluebirds returned after fall migration, and that more young were hatched on the island this year than in the previous two years. With increases in both population size and proportion of resident bluebirds, it appears that progress is being made towards establishing a selfsustaining population of these beautiful native songbirds, absent from our islands for more than years.
JANE K. FOX
Western bluebird family, San Juan Valley
Debra Clausen, Director of Conservation* Dean Dougherty, Director of Stewardship Kathleen Foley, Director of Education & Outreach* Katie Hover, Conservation Easement Steward* Laurie Naylor, Office Manager* Tim Seifert, Executive Director Diana Stepita, Membership Manager* Brian Windrope, Director of Philanthropy * part-time
Patsy Sangster (Lopez) Rachel Adams (Orcas) Eliot Scull (Henry) Karin Agosta (San Juan) Bob Weaver (Waldron) Morris Dalton (Lopez) Jonathan White (Orcas) Dodie Gann (San Juan) Fred Whitridge (Orcas) Oakley Goodner (Lopez) Will Hamilton (San Juan) Andy Wickstrand (Orcas) Judie Wilgress (Waldron) Anne Hay (Orcas) Dale Hazen (Fidalgo) Mitchell Hoyt (Lopez) Sara Longworth (Fidalgo) Rick Machin (Fidalgo) Sally Reeve (Lopez)
Start with a stunning piece of conservation land. Add some delicious local food, graceful paintings of our favorite island places, and people who care passionately about keeping our San Juans healthy and beautiful, and you’ve got the makings of a great gathering. The Preservation Trust’s th Anniversary Summer Social, held on the Whitridge family’s iconic Arcady Farm on Orcas Island, proved to be another successful event enjoyed by our many enthusiastic members. It takes many hands to pull these large events off and we want to thank in particular the volunteers who stepped forward to help with everything from serving food and beverages to guiding kids in their nature activities. A special “hats off ” to Fred Whitridge, our host for this year’s Social, and to the following businesses and organizations for their support: Orcas Village Store, Crow Valley Pottery, Plein Air Painters of Washington, San Juan Vineyards, Lopez Island Vineyards, the Orcas Lions Club, and musicians Gordon Koenig, Anita Orne, and J.P. Wittman. We hope you will join us for next year’s Social, to be held at another spectacular SJPT-protected property near you!
JANE K. FOX
K AT H L E E N F O L E Y
w h at a d i f f e re n c e a c e n t u ry c a n m a k e ! j a n e f ox b r i n g s f re s h pe r s pe c t i v e
There were many ups and downs to this campaign, but the successful negotiation of a price reduction in early and the generosity and determination of islanders to preserve a favorite hiking spot allowed us to prevail.
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We have made every effort to include all those who have made contributions to the San Juan Preservation Trust between October, and September, . If you feel we have missed you or there are any errors in your name, please contact our Membership Manager, Diana Stepita at - or
[email protected] so that we may recognize your contribution in a future newsletter. This list represents past contributions. We hope you will renew your support for our mission in the weeks ahead by contributing to our 2009 Annual Campaign!
Molly Aasten, Louise Acheson, Alice Acheson Grueb and Ed Greub, Rachel Adams, Audra and Eric Adelberger, David and Phyllis Adelman, Advanced Building Consultants, Inc., Advent Print Resources, Jean Ager, Karin and Bill Agosta, Steven and Nancy Alboucq, Peter and Carmela Alexander, Kathryn Alexandra, Doug and Ellen Allen, Jeff and Linda Allen, Elizabeth Allwyn, Bob Altman, Ron Ambler and Susie Ward, Debbie Amos, Charles and Barbara Anderson, Charlie Anderson and Pam Gross, David and Mary Ann Anderson, Erik and Andrea Anderson, Lee Ann Anderson and Michael Waddell, Marilyn Anderson, Mary C. Anderson, Mary Jane and Mark Anderson, Ted and Kathi Anderson, The Paul M. Anderson Foundation, Christian and Lea Andrade, Tom and Mary Jo Andrak, Beth and Thomas Andrewes, The Angel Family Foundation, Harold Anthony, Jocelyn and John Antilla, Bill and Hallie Appel, Archipelago Properties LLC, Susan and Derek Arndt, John and Marcy Aschoff, Dave and Shari Ashbaugh, Will Ashbaugh and Jeanette Whiting, Jacklyn Ashe and Mark Martin, Kjell and Susan Askevold, Elizabeth W. Atcheson, Casey Audette, Dorothy Austin, Jon and Carol Avent, Amanda Azous, Belinda Bail and Joseph Herrin, Barbara Baird, Graydon and Joyce Baker, Bill and Judy Baker, Harriet and Jon Bakken, Kenneth and Theresa Bakken, Trygve Bakken, Barbara Baldwin, Helen Ball, Richard and Betty Jane Bangert, Elizabeth Banse, Chuck and Linda Barbo, John and Nancy Barnard, Glen Baron and Margretta Voinot-Baron, Wally and Josie Barrow, June and George Bartell, The Barton Foundation, Tom and Sarah Bascom, Jeff and Denise Bauman, Patrick Baumann and Anne Bertino, Mark Baute, Gordon and Elizabeth Bawden, Christopher and Cynthia Bayley, Doug and Mary Bayley, Frank Bayley, Thomas Bayley, Chris Bean-hearne, Deb Bear and Dave Wolf, Paul Beaudet and David Wertheimer, Ron and Ruth Beck, Nicole Becker, Brenda Beckett and Joe Cussen, Eric and Melissa Beckman, Barbara G. Bedell, Helen Bee, Glen and Susan Beebe, Jon Beer and Susanna Saxton, Karl and Jan Beglau, Walt Beglau, Dick and Ann Behan, Jack and Sherry Bell, Sallie F. Bell, Richard and Karen Bemis, Chris Bennett, Doug Benoliel and Tamara Buchanan, Arne and Judy Bentzen, Albert and Marilyn Berger, Richard Bergner, Kimberly Rakow Bernier and Raphael Bernier, Diane Berreth and David Kobrin, Bob and Ginger Bertilson, Irene, Dana and Lori Bettinger, Suzanne Bettinger, Charles and Marcia Bieber, Geri and Andrew Biehl, Peggy Bill and Stephen Sullivan, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Nicholas Binkley, Broughton and Mary Bishop, Sandy Bishop and Rhea Miller, Nancy and Steve Bissell, Greg and Patti Black, Black Dog Bicycles, Elizabeth Blackwell, Ralph Bladt and Barbara Fulton, Sue Blair-Bamford and Brent Blair, Tim Blanchard and Peg Manning, Bill and Jane Blaylock, Gilbert and Karen Blinn, Monika Blodgett, Edi Blomberg, Irene and Zack Blomberg, Bruce and Anne Bloxom, Jack and Connie Bloxom, Harriet Blume, Charlie Bodenstab, BOEING Matching Gift Program, Shelley and John Bogaert, A.J. and Rochelle Bogosian, Larry and Fran Bohall, Barry Boone and Mary Wilson, Ben and Christine Booth, Bill and Trice Booth, Neil and Cathy Borman, Lincoln Bormann, Barbara Born, Andrew and Amber Borner, Melissa Borsting, Betty Bostrom, Fred and Carolyn Bowen, Ann Boyce, Jon and Catherine Boyce, Tom and Jill Boyce, Molly and Daniel Brackett, Robert Bradley, Abigail Braithwaite and David Morgan, Dick Brass and Regina Dwyer, Ted and Alice Braun, Kalman Brauner and Amy Carlson, Chris and Vicki Brems, Frank and Liz Bret, Susan Briggs, Toby Bright, Jane Bristow, Ellen Broad, Jon Brock and Elaine Chang, Sally and John Brookbank, Ken and Miki Brostrom, Audra Brown, Barbara Brown, Candy and Todd Brown, Marcy Brown, Michael Brown and Michelle McEachern, Richard Brown, Brown Dog Foundation, Elizabeth Bruce, Glen and Deb Bruels, Sally Bryan, Andrew and Jean Bryant, Patrick Bryant, William and Sharon Buchan, Catherine Buchanan, Jim and Jeanne Budlong, Gary and Jennifer Budlow, Marshall and Susan Bugge, John and Mattie Bundy, Stephen and Sara Burch, Traci Burgler and Mike Behlke, Janet Burke, Matthew Burkley, Mike Burks, Hugh Burleson & Family, William Burlingame, Alan and Kristin Bushley, Paul and Charlotte Bushue, Ferdi Businger, Joost Businger and Marianne Kooiman, Lisa Byers, Laurie Gallo and Muriel and Emma Gallo-Chasanoff, Ian Byington, Richard and Jacqueline Cabe, Tom and Tina Cagwin, Paul Caisse, Jim and Nancy Caleshu, Camp Nor'wester, John and Lois Campbell, Patricia Campbell, Scott Campbell and Karen Campbell, Karen Carlberg, Richard and Karen Carlson, Joan Carpenter, Margie and Dan Carper, Christi Carter and Ed Kilduff, Richard and Jeanna Carter, Charles Carver, Darryl and Pamela Carver, James and Mary Cashetta, Julie Chai, David Champion and Jeanette Ross, Ann-Charlotte Chandler, Harry and Mary Chandler, Donn Charnley, Janet Charnley and Pat Walker, Chevron Humankind Matching Gift Program, Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness, Carol and Bob Christianson, Paul Christianson and Angela Lausch, Lucia Christie, Tom and Nancy Christie, Jon and Joan Christoffersen, Carolyn Christopherson, Sandy and Sally Church, Carol Churchill, Marie Churney, James Ciecko and JoAnne Myers-Ciecko, Earl Cilley, Bill and Paula Clapp, Bruce Clark and Nancy Best, Marty Clark, Tim Clark, Stella Spring and Steve Clarke, Barbara Clary, Debby Clausen and Kim Sundberg, Phyllis Clausen, Rebecca Clemens, Sarabeth and Arthur Clevenger, Mark Cliggett and Janet Vogelzang, Mike and Jan Close, Mary Clure, Joyce Clyde, Penelope Coates, Donald and Sharon Cocheba, Vern and Sidney Coffelt, Marty and Bruce Coffey, Stan and Mary Cole, John and Jean Coleman, Tom and Carolyn Collins, William Colvin, Steve and Marian Combellick, Community Relations Services, Irmgard Conley, Emily and Sam Connery, Consignment Treasures LLC, Barbara and Robert Conta, Heles Contreras and Karen Zagona, Bill and Elaine Cook, Barbara Cooper and Dennis McMillan, Elizabeth Cooper, David and Susan Corbin, Walt and Gayle Corbin, Lois and Michael Cornell, Peter and Susan Corning, Michael and Roxanne Cortright, Tom and Tammy Cowan, Philip Coyle, CPM, Inc., Crabby Beach Foundation, Doug and Lisa Cram, Susan Crane, June Crinkley, Shelle and Ellis Cropper, Sarah Crosby, John and Marcia Crosetto, Crow Valley Pottery, Thomas and Christine Crowley, Charles and Junia Curran, The Currie Family Foundation, Ramona Curtis, Dorothy Cwak, Robert d'Arcy, Holly Kays and Mary d’Arcy, Kathy Daileda, Cole and Wendy Dalton, Morris and Floy Dalton, James and Janice Dameron, Cynthia Danielson and Stacey Sateren, Barbara Dann, Virginia and Fred Darvill, Kari Darvill-Peterson, Don Davidge and Atousa Salehi, Alan and Janet Davidson, Llewellyn Davies and Tod Everage, Bart and Marcia Dawson, Michael, Eileen, Chelsea, Rachel and Eileen Day, Pat and Dick de La Chapelle, John and Linda Deady, Ila June and Lavern Deane, Peter Dederich and Martha Isbister, Donald and Sharon Deebach, Robert and Angela DeGavre, David and Susan Dehlendorf, The Delta Company, Filitsa Demopoulos, Peter and Diane Demopulos, Bob Denman, Roger and Carolyn deRoos, Kathie and Loren DeShon, Paul and Helen DesMarais, Susan Detweiler and Alec Clowes, Jennifer DeVore and Marc Feinstein, Pete and Alice Dewell, Gordon Dick, Edward and Marita Dillery, Cynthia Dilling and Carl Jones, Paul A. Dinnel, Vicki and Paul Dinnel, Bob and Lorna Dittmer, Elaine Dixon, Thomas Dixon, Collette Dodd, Lani Dodge, Fred and Kathy Doehring, Ivar and Phyllis Dolph, Randy and Sandi Dong, Dick Donner and Lauren Shuler Donner, Robert and Evelyn Doran, Allan and Judith Dorosin, Dean and Ruthie Dougherty, Lance Douglas, Jean Dowling, Chris Downing and River Malcolm, David and Linda Downing, Mark Drangsholt and Heather Woloshyn, Dan and Eileen Drath, Eunice Drewsen, John Droubay, Ryan Drum, Mike and Pam Du Pas, Ed Dua and Nicole Wong, Dennis Duban and Kevin Montgomery, Steven Dudek and Rita Renner, Betsy Dues, David Duggins and Megan Dethier, Lorraine Dukes, Jennifer Holden Dunbar and Geoffrey Dunbar, Peter Dunwiddie and Liz Bell, Bob and Ann Dursch, Mrs. Phil Duryee, Debbie Dwyer and Jay Field, Robert Easton, Edens Family, Jim and Thelma Eggleston, Carol Ehlers, Bob and Leoda Eisentrager, Steven and Monique Elfman, A.V. Ellington, Sybil Ellington, Chris and Rita Elliott, Frank and Sue-Anne Ellis, Fred Ellis, Mike and Margaret Ellis, John and Annette Elsbree, Claudia Elwell and Christine Langley, Christine Emmel, Bill and Sylvia Emmens, Bill and Alison Engle, Phyllis Ennes, Larry and Sarah Eppenbach, John and Marilyn Erickson, Jane I. Erkenbeck, Tasha Essen, Constance Euerle, Bill and Ellin Evans, Blair and Molly Evans, Lance Evans and Janet Brownell, Thomas and Willy Evans, William and Yvonne Evans, The Evening Star, Peter and Carol Everett, Lucy
Ezekiel, Judy Faas, Richard Fagen and Deborah Bundy, Michael Fagernes, Nick Fahey, Lou Falb, James and Birte Falconer, Karin Falconer, Jessyn and Tim Farrell, Thomas and Stacy Fawell, Danah Feldman and Ron Norman, Vincent and Gillian Fernandes, Michael and Donna Fey, Marilyn and Dick Fike, Gregory and Marilynn Findley, John Finger, Don Finsen, Eckhard and Susan Fischer, Erik Fisher, Peter Fisher, John and Nancy Fite, John and Mary Katharine Fitzgerald, Eugene and Judith Flath, Bob Fleagle, Glenn Fleishman and Lynn Warner, Mark and Jen Fleming, Paul and Susan Flessner, Evelyn Fletcher, Kathleen and Chad Foley, Douglas and Janet Footh, Cliff and Cleo Forbes, April and Gary Ford, Jim and Fran Ford, Kathryn Ford, Elizabeth Forlenza, Michael Forman, Marshall Forrest, Stephanie Forrest and Fred Carey, Hal and Dayle Forsey, Christopher and Elizabeth Forster, Ida Olivia Forsythe, Larry and Susan Forsythe, Four Winds Westward Ho Camp, Nancy Fox and Nick Allison, Richard and Nanae Fralick, Richard and Karen Frank, Beverly Franklet, Joanne and Bill Fraser, Robert E. Frey, Friday Harbor Suites, Aloysia Friedmann and Jon Kimura Parker, John Friedmann and Leonie Sandercock, Martin and Laila Friedmann, Robert Fries and Debra Dahlen, Alan and Liz Fritzberg, Barbara Fry, Martha and Timothy Fuller, Roger Fuller, Wallie Funk, J.N. and L.B. Furin, Charles Gadd and Lydia Lukahnovich, Joseph and Terri Gaffney, Kay Gagnon and Fran Patrick, HansRudolf and Dolores Gahler, Lauri and Ricardo Galindez, Nancy Gallup, Helen Gamble, Dodie Gann, Eric and Amanda Garcia, Karen Gardiner and Philip Brown, Mark Gardner and Dona Reed, Glen and Noel Garrett, Annette Garver, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Randy Gaylord and Marny Keenan Gaylord, Patricia Gehlen, J.A. Gehring, Sarah Geiser, Patrick Gemperline and Janet Dwight, Jeff Gent, John Gerarden and Alice Brownstein, Peggy Gerlock and Phil Johnson, Keith Gerrard, Farhad Ghatan, Mark and Perri Gibbons, Jack and Marlene Giedd-Clark, Tex Gieling, Linda Giles, Gilles Consulting, Stephen Gillett and Nina Crocker, Jim Gimlett, Charles and Nancy Givens, DD Glaze and Gwen Crawford, Marion and Milton Goheen, Julie Golding and Pamela Stewart, Todd Goldsmith and Diane Dear, Malcolm Goodfellow, John Goodlad, Joe and Oakley Goodner, Sudi Gossett, Elizabeth Gould, Gay Graham, Dan Grausz and Clare Meeker, Mary Gray, Michael and JoAnne Gray, Richard and Becky Greaves, Albert Green, Felicity Green, Philip and Kathy Green, Sam and Sally Green, Joe and Nancy Greene, Marguerite and Charles Greening, Sharon Greer, Sheldon Gregory and Dawn Cleary, Steven and Anne Gresham, John Griggs, Peter and Linda Griggs, Watson and Karen Grimes, Alan and Ann Grodin, Michael and Gale Gropp, David Gross and Kelly Sweet, Pete and Rosi Groves, Jim and Mary Guard, Avery and Kristin Guest, Chris and Amy Gulick, Gerri and John Gunn, Stephen Guy and Gerald Reifert, G. Frank Gwilliam and Marjorie Gwilliam, Sven Haarhoff and Allison Shadday, Renate Haarhoff-Rose, Nellie and Al Habegger, Lucy Hadac, Tom Haensly, Letty and Hugh Hafer, Ann Hagen, Alfred and Virginia Hales, Bruce and Dianne Hall, Darrell and Nina Hallett, Mike Halperin and Jodi Green, Patricia and Isaac Halpern, Jay Ham and Jan Hersey, William and Irene Hamaker, Will and Jackie Hamilton, Joan Handelmann, Mimi Hanks-Bell and Richard Bell, John and Maureen Hannan, Francie and Bruce Hansen, Richard and Deborah Hansen, Paul and Ann Hanson, Thor Hanson and Eliza Habegger, Jens and Ellen Harboe, Cliff Harby, Tyler and Jocelyn Harding, Carol and Kit Harma, Michael Harnett and Mary O’Neill, Ann Harris, Leighanne Harris, Tom and Linda Harris, Florence and Mel Harrison, Dr. Tessa Hart, Eleanor Hartmann, Rupert Harvey and Rachel Talalay, Tom and Cynthia Hashbarger, Scott and Deborah Hatch, Deborah and Eric Haug, Carolyn Haugen, Steve and Sarah Hauschka, Dyvon Havens and David Slabaugh, Sherri and Darryl Havens, Ellis Hawes, Steve and Janise Hawes, Brooks and Gretchen Hawkes, Cynthia Hawkins and Michael Rahilly, Neil and Ann Hawkins, Irving and Joan Hawley, Anne Hay and Joe Floren, Frances Hayes, Mary Hayton, Dale and Ann Hazen, David Heath, John and Catherine Heckel, Jim Heidell and Lisa A. 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Please consider remembering a friend or relative by making a tribute gift to The San Juan Preservation Trust in their honor or memory. Our thanks to the following people, who have chosen to honor someone special in their lives by making a tribute gift. Memorial Gifts: In Memory Of ............... Anonymous: Carolyn Wiley, Alice Acheson, Edward Greub: Carl Stoddard, Rachel Adams: Betty Scott, Rachel Adams: Bob Becker, Jon Brock, Elaine Chang: Tom Johnson, Elizabeth Bruce: Carl Stoddard, Michael and Janice Close: Carl Stoddard, Sara Crosby: John Crosby, Lance A. Douglas: Dr. Charles W. Mills, Sybil T. Ellington: Carl Stoddard, John and Nancy Fite: Dr. Charles W. Mills, John and Nancy Fite: Chet Henson, Dr. and Mrs. John Fitzgerald: Robert Pike Becker, Wallie Funk: Mary Ann Funk, Patricia Gehlen: John Gehlen, Letty & Hugh Hafer: Florenece Machin, Florence and Mel Harrision: Carl Stoddard, Hawkes Family: Robert Pike Becker, Fred and Judy Henley: Carl Stoddard, Jane Kroesche, Jason Mardesich: Beatrice Kroesche, Penny Lewis: David Black, Kristine and Stephen Marvich: Robert Pike Becker, Thomas & Julie Martin: Murray Read, Nancy Taylor Mason and Karin Falconer: Judith Lynne Taylor, Phil and Anne McCracken: Mary Ann Funk, Catherine McNutt: Robert Pike Becker, Robert & Barbara Meier: Don Fisher, Ralph O’Connor: Robert Pike Becker, Ed and Mary O’Neill: Dr. Charles W. Mills, Luann Perkins: Cal Devore, Forbes and Yvonne Powell: Carl Stoddard, Gerald and Patricia Rasmussen: Frances Flagen, Henry and Sue Reents: Dr. Charles W. Mills, Bob Roseburg: Mat Mottola, Michael and Elan Russell: Robert Pike Becker, Patsy and John Sangster: Leta Currie-Marshall, Patsy and John Sangster: Fred Long, Diana and Mike Stepita: Dorothy and Ronald Green, Nancy Stevens: Carl M. Stevens, Sidney Thorson: Carl Stoddard, Gloria Warden: Frederick L. Hubbard, Arlene Wechezak: William E. Larson, Ralph and Ginny Wedgwood: Barbara and Bill Turner, Wallace and Joanne Weller: Dr. Charles W. Mills, Jason Westlund: Robert Pike Becker Honoraria: In Honor Of ............... Anonymous: Bessie Potter Smith, Christopher Baker, Grace Shin: Harry Pigman, Walt Beglau, Helen Cooper: Ben and Harriet Houghton - appreciation for our cabin, Thomas Bayley, Frank Bayley, Gary and Jennifer Budlow: Tim Seifert and Sonya Erickson - on their 4th wedding anniversary, Ferdi Businger: Toby and Heather Caputo, Karen Carlberg: Ed and Betty Carlberg, Cynthia Danielson, Stacey Sateren: Philip and Holly Burton - on their wedding, Lllewellyn Davies, Tod Everage: John Grady Davies, Arthur and Yvonne Dodd: Taylor Davis and Sue Schardt, Kathleen Lorence-Flanagan, Thomas Flanagan: “Our Guemes friends who stand on the corner in Anacortes for peace”, Susan and Paul Flessner: Bob Smith - 60th Birthday and 25 years at DNW, Chad and Kathleen Foley: Jim and Bobbie Richards, Kathryn Ford: LaNelle Ford - Christmas gift, Nancy Fox, Nick Allison: George Fahey, Lauri Ann Galindez: Shawn Alice Hubbard, Helen Gamble: Mark Cliggett & Janet Vogelzang, David Gross, Kelly Sweet: The Cliggett-Vogelzangs for the rental of their island home, Dr. Carolyn Haugen: Thelma Palmer, Kathy Holliday: Sharon Tauber, Alex Rodriguez and Callie’s future home on Lopez, Katie Hover, Paul Lacrampe: Thelma Palmer, Roberta Katz, Charles Katz: Catherine and Thurston Roach, Fred Levy, Nancy Taylor: Sarah, Zachary and Gabriel Levy, Penny Lewis: Cameron DeVore, Julie Parmentier, George Selfridge: David Perera - Birthday, Kathleen Root: Philip Burton & Holly Raskelly - Congratulations!, Joyce Salmon: Philip and Holly Burton - on their wedding, Robin Stewart: Babette Stewart, Jacqueline and James Stutzman: Bessie Potter Smith, Sarah Thomas, Thomas Sykes: Steve McKeon
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Watmough Bight, Lopez Island
The photo at left shows a shipbuilding enterprise near the end of World War I on what is now the San Juan Preservation Trust’s “Peach Preserve” on Guemes Island (photo on right – note dock remnants in water). Today this property is home to wrens and warblers, clams and kingfishers as well as healthy shoreline, coastal wetland and forest plant communities. Nature Rules! C O U RT E S Y O F
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The $2.2 million Campaign to Save Guemes Mountain has succeeded!
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When the San Juan Preservation Trust launched a campaign with the Skagit Land Trust in to save the -acre summit of Guemes Mountain, no one knew that the economy would collapse around us in the fall of . But thanks to a tremendous community effort that included more than donations from individuals, families, foundations, and businesses, we have successfully purchased and forever preserved this amazing summit. In addition to monetary donations, an incredible outpouring of volunteer effort made it possible.
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There were many ups and downs to this campaign, but the successful negotiation of a price reduction in early and the generosity and determination of islanders to preserve a favorite hiking spot allowed us to prevail.
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j a n e f ox b r i n g s f re s h pe r s pe c t i v e If you can’t be in the San Juan Islands yourself, the next best thing is to visit through stunning photography that conveys the magic of the islands. Recognizing the importance of great photography to illustrate the Preservation Trust’s conservation work, this summer two anonymous donors allowed us to hire Jane K. Fox, a recent Master’s graduate in Photojournalism and Multimedia from Boston University. Her charge: to capture images of the people and places that help tell the story of the Trust. From the gigantic Turtleback Mountain Preserve on Orcas to tiny Jack Island, Jane has produced a large library of photos of our preserves, conservation easements, and members so that we can tell our story well into the future.
We also had the benefit of a Steering Committee on Guemes Island that was simply extraordinary. Tim Seifert, our executive director, said, “The Co-Chairs – Paul Beaudet, Karen Everett, Joost Businger and Marianne Kooiman – each did the work of ten people. They deserve an enormous amount of credit for the success of this campaign.” Thank you Preservation Trust members! Skagit Land Trust will now own and manage Guemes Mountain while the San Juan Preservation Trust holds a conservation easement on it (a typical arrangement for exceptional properties such as this). If you would like to know more about the campaign, see a list of donors, learn about access on the mountain, or help with the ongoing stewardship needs, please see the official campaign website at www.saveguemesmountain.org.
To see more of Jane’s work and her remarkable ability to capture the personal motivations behind private land conservation, we encourage you to visit the home page of our web site (www.sjpt.org) where you can view videos of local legends of land conservation Dodie Gann (San Juan Island) and Fred Ellis, Sr. (Shaw Island).
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Western bluebird family, San Juan Valley
Carol Avent (Lopez) Charlie Bodenstab (San Juan) Margie Carper (Orcas) Alan Davidson (Orcas) Roger deRoos (San Juan) Fred Ellis, Sr. (Shaw) Charles Givens (Lopez) Thor Hanson (San Juan) Carolyn Haugen (San Juan) Harvey Himelfarb (Vice-President, Orcas) Alice Hurd (San Juan) Mindy Kayl (Orcas) Steve McKeon (President, Orcas) Judy Meyer (Lopez) David Perera (Secretary, Lopez) Mary Riveland (Orcas) Steve Simpson (San Juan) Sam Sprenger (Shaw) Bob Stavers (San Juan) Joe Todd (Treasurer, San Juan)
3oth Anniversary event attended by 300 friends of the Preservation Trust
Debra Clausen, Director of Conservation* Dean Dougherty, Director of Stewardship Kathleen Foley, Director of Education & Outreach* Katie Hover, Conservation Easement Steward* Laurie Naylor, Office Manager* Tim Seifert, Executive Director Diana Stepita, Membership Manager* Brian Windrope, Director of Philanthropy * part-time
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has concluded and we are thrilled to report that a larger percentage of bluebirds returned after fall migration, and that more young were hatched on the island this year than in the previous two years. With increases in both population size and proportion of resident bluebirds, it appears that progress is being made towards establishing a selfsustaining population of these beautiful native songbirds, absent from our islands for more than years.
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Guemes Mountain
Start with a stunning piece of conservation land. Add some delicious local food, graceful paintings of our favorite island places, and people who care passionately about keeping our San Juans healthy and beautiful, and you’ve got the makings of a great gathering. The Preservation Trust’s th Anniversary Summer Social, held on the Whitridge family’s iconic Arcady Farm on Orcas Island, proved to be another successful event enjoyed by our many enthusiastic members. It takes many hands to pull these large events off and we want to thank in particular the volunteers who stepped forward to help with everything from serving food and beverages to guiding kids in their nature activities. A special “hats off ” to Fred Whitridge, our host for this year’s Social, and to the following businesses and organizations for their support: Orcas Village Store, Crow Valley Pottery, Plein Air Painters of Washington, San Juan Vineyards, Lopez Island Vineyards, the Orcas Lions Club, and musicians Gordon Koenig, Anita Orne, and J.P. Wittman. We hope you will join us for next year’s Social, to be held at another spectacular SJPT-protected property near you!
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Our success does not end here, however. Restoration of biological diversity is only one of our goals. Another goal is to permanently ............................................................................................................. protect the habitat that support these less common species. Western bluebirds are closely tied to Garry oak ecosystems throughout their range… and in the Salish Sea region, this type of habitat has shrunk to less than % of its historical size. Restoration and preservation of oak – prairie habitat will ensure that the Western bluebird (and many other species) will thrive well into the future. Through its educational and outreach efforts, the San Juan Preservation Trust will continue to inform islanders about the importance of Garry oak and other imperiled ecosystems, while working with private landowners who recognize the value in protecting these habitats for future generations…whether they be human, avian, or otherwise.
MARK LINNEMANN
-Donor Acknowledgement -Bluebird Project Wrap-Up -Guemes Mountain Campaign Succeeds
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Patsy Sangster (Lopez) Rachel Adams (Orcas) Eliot Scull (Henry) Karin Agosta (San Juan) Bob Weaver (Waldron) Morris Dalton (Lopez) Jonathan White (Orcas) Dodie Gann (San Juan) Fred Whitridge (Orcas) Oakley Goodner (Lopez) Will Hamilton (San Juan) Andy Wickstrand (Orcas) Judie Wilgress (Waldron) Anne Hay (Orcas) Dale Hazen (Fidalgo) Mitchell Hoyt (Lopez) Sara Longworth (Fidalgo) Rick Machin (Fidalgo) Sally Reeve (Lopez)
