Land Trust News

Giving Tuesday 2021

On November 30th your gift to local conservation will go twice as far! Our community and the world will be coming together to unleash the power of personal generosity to make a difference both locally and globally. We hope you will join us.

Trust Says NO To Fully Contained Communities

Skagit County is currently considering whether its comprehensive plan should be altered to allow Fully Contained Communities (FCC’s). Skagit Land Trust is opposed to FCCs here in Skagit County. By dispersing growth into the rural landscape, Fully Contained Communities are fundamentally inconsistent with the principles of land conservation and natural resource-based land uses that we strive for.

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 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.