The San Juan Preservation Trust is a private, non-profit, conservation organization dedicated to helping people protect the wildlife, scenery, and traditional way of life of the unique San Juan Islands through the preservation and careful use of land. We are the oldest land trust in the state of Washington, founded in 1979.
The Preservation Trust is governed by a 21-member volunteer Board of Trustees who are elected for three-year terms by our membership. An Executive Director and five other staff members administer the various programs of the Preservation Trust.
The Preservation Trust relies on voluntary contributions. Primary sources of funds come from dues paid by more than 2,000 members, private donations, community fund-raising, and grants. (To become a member, click here)
As of year-end, 2007:
| Number of conservation easements held: | 203 |
| Acres of land in conservation easements: | 12,275 acres |
| Number of preserves (lands owned by the SJPT): | 39 |
| Acres of land in preserves: | 882 acres |
| Total waterfront feet protected: | 151,008 (28.6 miles) |
Number of islands with properties protected by the San Juan Preservation Trust: 18, including Blakely, Crane, Cypress, Decatur, Fidalgo, Guemes, Henry, Jack, Lopez, Lummi, McConnell, Orcas, San Juan, Shaw, Sinclair, Stuart, Waldron, and Whale Rocks
Counties served: 3: San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom
Areas protected include productive farmland and forestland undisturbed natural shoreline, fresh and saltwater wetlands and a variety of wildlife habitat.