Upcoming Field Events

All are welcome! Email Regina for details: reginaw@skagitlandtrust.org

• January 20th - Barney Lake Blackberry Removal - 10 AM - 1 PM
• January 28th - Heronry Tour and Count at Samish Island - 10 AM - 1 PM
• More coming!

Stay tuned for more events!

To see details for each volunteer event, check out our events page.

Volunteer Position Descriptions

Volunteers are vital to the success of Skagit Land Trust, and they are involved in almost every aspect of the work we do. If you are interested in offering your knowledge and skills in any capacity to help protect land in Skagit County, please contact us!

Stewardship Volunteer

We always need volunteers to assist with maintenance and restoration work on Skagit Land Trust properties and conservation easements. This is our largest group of volunteers, and we will gladly welcome more! Stewardship volunteers bring their energy and enthusiasm to Skagit Land Trust work party events, as well as assist with special projects in smaller groups. In the past people have planted trees, mown grass, installed culverts, cleared brush, repaired and removed fences, and located property lines. See Skagit Land Trust Events for the upcoming work party calendar. To be added to the email list, email our Volunteer Coordinator.

Volunteer Land Steward

Volunteer Land Stewards adopt one of Skagit Land Trust's properties and provide stewardship over a long period of time. Volunteer Land Stewards act as eyes and ears for the Trust. They visit their property at least quarterly to see what has been happening in their absence. They periodically take photographs at designated points to document changes. They perform minor maintenance on the property, talk to neighbors, initiate investigations of encroachments, and report findings to the Trust staff. There are currently openings to become a land steward. If interested, email the stewardship director, Michael Kirshenbaum.

Check out our current land stewards here!

Research Volunteer

Skagit Land Trust is looking for some volunteers who know their native plants. We are collecting information on vegetation at several of our sites. If you'd like to get outside, practice your plant ID skills, and meet others interested in native plants and conservation, send us an email! Please include your areas of interest and a short description of your skills.

Got a goat, pig or chickens?

If you have a day or two free and a goat, pig or chickens, I'd love to talk to you about helping us control our blackberry patches! Some control of certain invasives (like Himalayan blackberry!) by goat browse, pig browse and digging, and depletion of a seed bank by chickens is possible. If you're interested in helping us test this out in a creative way, send us an email!

Interested in volunteering to help protect the best of Skagit County? Send us an email with your contact information!

Now, thanks to our local volunteer sponsors, Skagit Land Trust can thank our volunteers with tasty treats or tickets!

Skagit Valley Food Co-op generously supports Skagit Land Trust volunteers by awarding them certificates for ice cream as they donate 15 and then 30 hours of their time. Thank you!

Other local businesses have also contributed gift certificates to support volunteers who have donated 60 hours or more in 2011 - thank you to Lincoln Theater and The Lunch Box!

If you're interested in supporting volunteerism on Skagit Land Trust properties, please contact us today!