Notes From The Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

A new bird species for our list! Last week a Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) was spotted at Zylstra Lake Preserve by San Juan Preservation Trust’s new conservation director, Vickie Edwards, bumping our total to 108. Although widespread […]

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Between a WCC super crew (seen above), a number of REI employee volunteers (cover photo) and local Oak Team leader, Thom Pence, close to 450 hours were spent on oak restoration efforts on Cady Mountain and the […]

AUGUST 2020

This year has been a banner year for the noxious weed tansy ragwort, which contains poisonous alkaloids that cause liver damage in livestock. Visitation to preserves has been busy; noxious weeds are so named because they are aggressive and prolific; and the Land Bank’s partnerships […]