Summer 2025 was a busy one for Skagit Land Trust's Kulshan Creek Neighborhood Youth Program! Local youth and their families biked the Kulshan Trail to downtown Mount Vernon during the Tulip Festival, paddled Glacier Peak Institute canoes across Heart Lake, set sail with the Salish Sea School on a naturalist-led boat trip, and spent the night immersed in nature at North Cascades Institute’s Mountain School. Click below to read more about our Summer 2025 adventures!

Skagit Land Trust is partnering with PFLAG Skagit to lead a beginner-friendly nature walk for the LGBTQIA+ community on Sunday, October 26th from 11am-2pm, at Northern State Recreation Area. Click below for more details.

Skagit Land Trust is kicking off our Fall/Winter online speaker series on November 13th @ 6pm with stories from award-winning author and photographer Christian Murillo. Christian will also share images from his 2023 book Soul of the Skagit as he explores the topics of climate change, conservation, and interconnectedness in the Skagit River Watershed.

Skagit Land Trust is proud to cosponsor a screening of Fish War at the Lincoln Theatre on November 15th, at 7pm in Downtown Mount Vernon. This free screening will include a Q&A following the film.

Fall is a beautiful time to visit Skagit Land Trust's Guemes Mountain & Valley Conservation Area! Join SLT for a hike up Guemes Mountain Trail with SLT volunteer and hiking expert Jack Hartt on Saturday, October 11th @ 10:30am. 

Learn about the Trust's land protection, stewardship, and outreach progress from the past year. Our Fall Newsletter also features the story of recent protection of salmon habitat along Nookachamps Creek.

Skagit Land Trust's new Board President, Kirk Johnson, shares about how his experience as a senior land use planner for Skagit County informed his choice to serve on Skagit Land Trust's Public Policy Committee.

The Diobsud Creek watershed is a place of renewal and persistence. Since 1997, Skagit Land Trust has been working to protect and restore the health of this vital watershed. Click here to read about our most recent progress in this area.

Click here to learn about Skagit Land Trust's new Herons in the Classroom Program, and to hear updates on our annual Utopia field trips and our Story Trail for this year.

A silent battle is underway in the forested understory of the Trust’s Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area, where garlic mustard threatens the balance of native ecosystems. Read about the Trust's efforts to stamp out this invasive weed before it's too late.