Land Trust News

Lands We Love Auction & Celebration 2021

Thank you to everyone for making our auction a success! There are still matching funds available. Make your gift go TWICE as far for local lands!

Guemes Island Ferry Trail Project

Work continues on a joint project between the Guemes Island Ferry Trail Committee, Skagit County Parks & Recreation Department, and Skagit Land Trust. The 'Guemes Island Ferry Trail' (GIFT) is being installed on Guemes Island from the ferry terminal to Schoolhouse Park.

March Point Heronry Expands

Thanks to an outpouring of community support, Skagit Land Trust has purchased an additional 3.5 acres of nesting grounds for local Great Blue Herons at the March Point Heronry. This land will be added to 7 acres of the Heronry the Trust already owns and protects as a Conservation Area. The Trust also holds a Conservation Easement on 5 acres of the heronry. In total, the Trust now protects 15.5 acres at March Point.

Open House at the Samish Island C.A.

We are excited to welcome the community back together on the land this summer with our first big in-person event for 2021. Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 31st, and join us at the newly expanded Samish Island Conservation Area.

Skagit Letterbox Trail

Visit the Letterbox Trail at Cumberland Creek - a great activity for the whole family!

Skagit Land Trust acknowledges that we live and work on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people who have stewarded this land since time immemorial. We extend our gratitude to the Coast Salish people. May we continue to work together as a community to promote the ethical stewardship of these lands.