Skagit Land Trust is accepting applications for the 2009-10 AmeriCorps internship.  Visit our jobs page for more information.

Skagit Land Trust has just received accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, a program of the Land Trust Alliance.  The accreditation is the result of a rigorous independent analysis of Skagit Land Trust's programs and practices.

Accredited land trusts are able to display a seal indicating to the public that they meet national standards for excellence, uphold the public trust and ensure that conservation efforts are permanent. The seal is a mark of distinction in land conservation.

Read the press release about about Skagit Land Trust's accreditation.

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 during business hours M-Fri and for a few hours on weekend days.)

Skagit Land Trust, the San Juan Preservation Trust and members of the Guemes Island community have made major strides in the effort to protect beautiful Guemes Mountain.  A newly negotiated price makes it much more likely that the mountain will be protected, but there is still much work to be done.

Visit our Guemes Mountain page for a detailed update on the campaign.

Click here to donate to the Campaign to Save Guemes Mountain.

"Natural Skagit: A journey from mountains to sea", Skagit Land Trust's premier coffee table book. Over 200 photographic images of the stunning landscapes, people and wildlife of Skagit County. Contributing writers include internationally rewnowned author Tom Robbins and Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Bill Dietrich, to regionally respected naturalists, editors and conservationists.

ORDER a copy of the beautiful new Skagit Land Trust photobook Natural Skagit: A Journey from Mountains to Sea.

READ about the new book in an article from the Skagit Valley Herald.