From May 7 - 14, we will be moving our office to 1020 S 3rd Street in Mount Vernon. Many amazing volunteers have been busy preparing our new home and we invite you to visit us at our Open House on June 28 (or before!). During this time, should you have difficulty reaching us by phone, contact us by email. We have a wish list - please call if you have an interest in donating one of the items for our new home. Our mailing address and phone number remain the same: PO Box 1017, Mount Vernon WA 98273.

Since 1995, the Trust has worked to protect Barney Lake. We now have the opportunity to permanently safeguard an additional 255 acres comprised of the most critical wetland areas and grassland farm areas, which will bring our Barney Lake Conservation Area to 355 acres.

Recently, we launched the Campaign to Save Barney Lake and we now have until October 2012 to raise $200,000 for the purchase and stewardship of Barney Lake for all generations. Click here to learn more about the campaign and how you can help.

Skagit Land Trust's Heron Cam is back on-line! In cooperation with the Padilla Bay Interpretive Center, check out live pictures of nesting Great Blue Herons from SLT's March's Point Conservation Area -- one of the largest heron colonies on the entire U.S. west coast. To learn more about this conservation area and Great Blue Herons, click here. (Note that the heron cam is only available from 10am to 5pm T-Sa. and for a few hours on Sunday and Monday.)

For 20 years, the Trust has been preserving land thanks to the support of many households and community-minded businesses. Each year, businesses show their support through event sponsorships, item or service donations, or by becoming business members. View a list of our current business supporters here - and show your thanks by utilizing their services.

Skagit Land Trust protects beautiful lands throughout Skagit County -- many of which are open to the public. Go for a walk at Cumberland Creek, bring your binoculuars and do some birding at Green Rd. Marsh, or learn about elk at Hurn Field among other activities available at our conservation areas. See our new visiting Skagit Land Trust properties page for more information.