Land Trust News
Posted Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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.
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Posted Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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 panel discussion with a Q&A following the film.
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Posted Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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.
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Posted Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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.
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Posted Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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.
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Posted Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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.
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Posted Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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.
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Posted Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This spring, Skagit Land Trust permanently protected a 26-acre property located in the headwater wetlands of the Samish River Watershed. This wetland habitat lies next to land where Oregon spotted frog egg masses have been documented. Read on to learn more about this endangered native frog and its habitat.
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Posted Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This newsletter features two important wetland conservation projects, an update on our youth programs, a letter from our new Board President, and a story about invasive garlic mustard removal at Pressentin Ranch Conservation Area.
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Posted Monday, June 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Millions of acres of National Forest (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands are threatened with immediate sale in the current federal budget proposal. In Skagit County that includes large swaths of the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest- from Sauk Mountain and Iron Mountain into the heart of the Cascade Mountains.
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