2010 Field Event Calendar

All are welcome! Email Ellie for details: erogers@skagitlandtrust.org

• Wednesday, February 17 - Barney Lake Ivy Removal (10:00 a.m.)
• Saturday, February 20 - Minkler Lake Blackberry Removal (10:00 a.m.)
• Saturday, March 13 - Elysium Meadows tree planting with SFEG (10:00 a.m.)
• Saturday, March 27 - Barr Creek Trail Building II (10:00 a.m.)
• Saturday, April 17 - Barr Creek Trail Building III (10:00 a.m.)
• Friday, April 30 - Hurn Field Tree Protector Removal (1:00 p.m.)
• Saturday, May 8 - Barr Creek Trail Building IV (10:00 a.m.)
• Saturday, May 22 - Lyman Slough Work Party (10:00 a.m.)
• Thursday, June 3 - WA Native Plant Society exchange (10:00 a.m.) *RSVP for this one, space limited
• Monday, June 28 - Barr Creek Trail Building V (10:00 a.m.)
• Friday, July 23 - Cumberland Creek lopping (10:00 a.m.)
• Monday, July 26 - Barr Creek Trail Building VI (10:00 a.m.)

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 work party 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.

Land Stewards have their own newsletter! The Understory is published quarterly:

2010 - Quarter Two

2010 - Quarter One

2009 - Quarter Four

Brochure Steward

Help Skagit Land Trust educate the public about its mission by becoming a Brochure Steward in your area. Brochure stewards will be responsible for stocking and maintaining the Skagit Land Trust brochure locations throughout the county. Each volunteer will be given an area in the county with a list of locations and a stock of brochures. We will also provide a map of the locations on the chosen route. As well as stocking the brochures, we would like volunteers to comment on each of the locations. For example, let us know if there are any locations that seem to be busier than others or if there are any locations you do not think are appropriate. We would also like any suggestions for new locations.

Time Commitment: Brochure Stewards should visit their locations four times a year in order to make sure the brochures are well stocked. The amount of time will depend on the route, but it should not take more than 3 hours to complete. The map provided should help make the route more efficient.

The different routes include: Anacortes–Downtown, Anacortes Area, Bow-Edison
Area, Burlington, Mount Vernon–College Way Area, Mount Vernon–Downtown
Area, La Conner–Conway, Sedro-Woolley–Lyman, and Concrete–Rockport–Marblemount. Please contact us about the availability of each route.

If you are interested in becoming a Skagit Land Trust Brochure Steward, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator.

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