In the News
December 2009
Top news stories of 2009 – March, Harry Case
December 30, South Whidbey Record
Year in Photos – Harry Case
December 26, South Whidbey Record
Deer Lagoon project gets grant
December 26, South Whidbey Record
County reels in $1.4 million in salmon grants
December 23, Whidbey News Times
Pat Powell earns praise for work on land acquisition
December 16, South Whidbey Record
November 2009
In Our Opinion – 78 reasons to be thankful.
November 25, Whidbey News Times
Ambitious Langley parks plan ready for public hearing
November 11, South Whidbey Record
October 2009
Camano ‘native’ publishes book about Whidbey
October 27, Stanwood/Camano News
Letter to the editor
October 23-29, Whidbey Marketplace
Letter to the editor - "Supporters are great"
October 14, South Whidbey Record
Land Trust anniversary takes the cake
October 14, South Whidbey Record
Trillium default has preservationists hopeful about saving property
October 14, South Whidbey Record
McKenna heaps praise on Land Trust for 25 years of success
October 13, Stanwood/Camano News
Land Trust protects Ebey’s Farmland
October 7,Whidbey News Times
Letter to the editor - "Thank you Erica Schumacher"
October 7, Whidbey News Times
Whidbey Camano Land Trust anniversary ends in celebration
October 4, www.examiner.com link
25 years of homemade all natural preserves
October 2-9, Whidbey Marketplace
Whidbey Camano celebrate 25 year land trust anniversary
October 1, www.examiner.com link
Whidbey Camano Land Trust 25th anniversary celebration
October 1, Seattle Times – NW Weekend
September 2009
Whidbey Camano Land Trust 25th anniversary; Land Trust anniversary set
September 30, Whidbey Examiner
A book for those who love the island
September 30, South Whidbey Record
Land Trust salutes four south end activists at its anniversary celebration
September 30, South Whidbey Record
The Front Porch: Land Trust Celebration
September 29, Everett Herald
A lot to show over 25 years
September 23, Whidbey News Times
Entrusted to save our land
September 19, Whidbey News Times
Prairie burns aim to bring back butterflies
September 16, Whidbey Examiner
North Whidbey fetes 25th year with Land Trust
September 16, Whidbey News Times
Land Trust week set in Langley
September 12, South Whidbey Record
A birthday tribute to the Whidbey Camano Land Trust
September 5, Whidbey News Times
August 2009
Garden Party was a big success
August 18, Stanwood/Camano News
Plein Air Invitational Benefits Trust
August 18 & 11, Stanwood/Camano News
Ice Cream tips pay dividends
August 15, Whidbey News Times
Island County Shoreline Protected by The Nature Conservancy
August 8, Whidbey News Times
Nature Conservancy Acuires 42 acres on Livingston Bay
August 4, Stanwood/Camano News
July 2009
Learn about forests
July 4, 8 and 11, Whidbey News Times
Experts host forest workshop
July 4, South Whidbey Record
Forest and Wildlife Workshop
July 10, Whidbey Marketplace
Art celebrates conservation
July 15, Whidbey Examiner
Artists paint protected properties
July 15, Whidbey News Times
Art celebrates conservation
July 15, Whidbey News Times
Best Bets - Art celebrates conservation
July 16, Seattle Times - NW Weekend
Choose your conservation hero
July 21, Stanwood/Camano News
Conservation heroes sought
July 22, Whidbey News Times
Organization seeks heroes
July 29, South Whidbey Record
June 2009
Up, up and away
June 2, Stanwood/Camano News
Land Trust passport to fun
June 9, Stanwood/Camano News
Your Land Trust passport to summer fun
June 12, Whidbey Marketplace
Work the land, win a cruise
June 13, South Whidbey Record
Register now for plein air event
June 17, Whidbey News Times
Land Trust offers passports, activities
June 24, Whidbey News Times
Land Trust hosts artists in action
June 24, Whidbey News Times
Nature walk
June 24, Whidbey Examiner
Artists take up brushes to preserve island beauty
June 24, Everett Herald
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Land Trust turns 25, events planned for Camano Island
June 30, Stanwood/Camano News
May 2009
Central Whidbey farm preserved
May 6, Whidbey News Times
Families preserve prairie farmland
May 6, Whidbey Examiner
Youth photo documentary project launched
May 20, Whidbey Examiner
April 2009
Environmental leaders honors Women’s History Month
April 1, Whidbey News Times
Land Trust protects heron habitat
April 8, Whidbey News Times
Beloved forest will grown on
April 9, The Seattle Times
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March 2009
Celebration Planned at Protected Forest
March 21, South Whidbey Record
Celebrate Harry’s Forest
March 25, Whidbey News Times
A Forest Forever
March 28, South Whidbey Record
February 2009
‘Natural Legacy’ explained Wednesday
February 10, Stanwood/Camano News
Battle of Saratoga Woods to be preserved at historical museum
February 14, South Whidbey Record
Generous gift doubles herons nesting site
February 17, Stanwood/Camano News
Natural Legacy
February 17, Stanwood/Camano News
Land agreement protects herons
February 23, Skagit Valley Herald
January 2009
Life on the beach comes with responsibilities
January 17, South Whidbey Record
Experts call your bluff important
January 17, Whidbey News Times
December 2008
The Tidal Life best gift guide
December 07, South Whidbey Record
Gabelein Family leaves a legacy at Deer Lagoon
December 10, South Whidbey Record
Land Trust preserves Deer Lagoon farmland
December 17, Whidbey News Times
Land Trust protects Deer Lagoon farmland on Whidbey
December 13 - 26, Whidbey Marketplace
Deer Lagoon farmland preserved by land trust
December 26, Whidbey Examiner
November 2008
Central Whidbey celebrates 30 years of Ebey's Reserve
November 05, Whidbey News Times
Island heritage network gathers and Field trip explores wetlands
November 12 & 15, Whidbey News Times
Island Heritage Network and Whidbey Audubon field trip
November 14, Whidbey Examiner
Audubon takes wetland tour
November 15, South Whidbey Record
Heritage Network welcomes speaker
November 19, South Whidbey Record
October 2008
Puget Sound a crowded stop on the Pacific flyway
October 03, Seattle Times
Local parks may get state funding
October 04, South Whidbey Record
Land Trust hosts open house
October 07 & 21, Stanwood/Camano News
Birds of Whidbey Art Show will benefit the Whidbey Camano Land Trust
October 15, South Whidbey Record
Birds of Whidbey
October 17, Whidbey Examiner
Birds of Whidbey
October 18, Whidbey Marketplace
September 2008
Volunteers needed at Hammons Preserve
September 10, South Whidbey Record
Restoring Whidbey: A community at work
September 17, South Whidbey Record
Prairie burn to boost habitat
September27, Whidbey News Times
July 2008
You can help Camano stream thrive
July 11, Everett Herald
Work party at Kristoferson
July 15, Stanwood/Camano News
June 2008
Wednesday Barbecues
June 29, Whidbey Marketplace
May 2008
Land Trust tours open to the public
May 27, Stanwood/Camano News
A prairie home companion
May 28, Whidbey News-Times
Island preserve offers tours
May 28, Whidbey News-Times
Tours offered of native prairie
May 31, South Whidbey Record
April 2008
Camano business donates 7.4 acres to assure preservation
April 01, Stanwood/Camano News
Group restores prairie for golden paintbrush
April 05, Whidbey News-Times
Land Trust begins preservation in Ebey's Reserve
April 05, Whidbey Marketplace
Land Trust begins prairie restoration in Ebey's Reserve
April 08, Stanwood/Camano News
Land Trust begins prairie work
April 11, South Whidbey Record
Trees make way for endangered wildflowers on native prairie
April 11, Whidbey Examiner
Land Trust mentioned in Island County Non-Profits Listing
April, Northwest Business Monthly
February 2008
Art to benefit nature
February 06, Stanwood/Camano News
Donation extends wildlife habitat
February 06, Whidbey News-Times
January 2008
Easement added to Ebey's Landing - in Applause column
January 02, Everett Herald Online Edition
Project: Naas Natural Area Preserve, North Puget Sound Prairie Working Group
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Art exhibit supports Whidbey Camano Land Trust
January 30, Whidbey News-Times
December 2007
Donation extends wildlife habitat at Saratoga Woods
December 12, South Whidbey Record
Donation extends wildlife habitat at preserve
December 15, Whidbey Examiner
Donation Extends Wildlife Habitat
December 15, Whidbey Marketplace
Counties receive millions in grants for salmon recovery
December 25, Stanwood/Camano News
Land Trust Acquires Easement
December 28, Whidbey News Times
Preserving Whidbey: Local residents, conservation groups work together to save landscapes
December 28, Whidbey Examiner
2007: Year in review
December 29, Whidbey News Times
November 2007
Volunteers help bring Puget Sound's coastal prairies back to life
November 27, Seattle Times
Project: Naas Natural Area Preserve, North Puget Sound Prairie Working Group
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Editorial: 54 reasons to be thankful
November 21, Whidbey News Times
October 2007
Parks district names newly acquired trail property
October 24, South Whidbey Record
Project: Trust Land Trails, DNR Trust Land Transfer
Land Trust seeks volunteers
October 24, South Whidbey Record
Volunteers needed for restoration
October 24, Whidbey News-Times
Preserve restoration outing
October 26, Whidbey Examiner
Local Land Trust seeks volunteers
October 31, South Whidbey Record
September 2007
Land Trust adds 52 acres to Deception Pass State Park
September 19, South Whidbey Record
Project: Hoypus Addition
Hoypus Hill purchase expands State Park
September 22, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Hoypus Addition
Deception Pass State Park expands
September 25, Stanwood/Camano News
Project: Hoypus Addition
Senator tours reserve
September 26, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Ebey's Farmland
August 2007
Save The Trees partners wilth the Land Trust on Ryan Addition
August 27, Whidbey Examiner
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
July 2007
Land trust announces sale of 38-acre seed orchard
July 4, South Whidbey Record
Project: Longview Seed Orchard
Heart of Ebey's Reserve saved
July 4, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Ebey's Reserve Farmland
Tree seed orchard sold to Longview Timberland
July 6, Whidbey Examiner
Project: Longview Seed Orchard
Editorial: Save island, donate land
July 11, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Del Fairfax Forest Preserve
Trust sells, protects, conifer seed orchard
July 11, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Longview Seed Orchard
Ebey’s Conifer Seed Orchard Sold
July 14-28, Whidbey Marketplace
Project: Longview Seed Orchard
Transfer protects island valley
July 18, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Trust Land Trails, DNR Trust Land Transfer
Garden Tour announces grants
July 25, South Whidbey Record
Project: Naas Natural Area Preserve
Concerns surround farm easement
July 25, Whidbey News-Times
Land Trust save Camano’s only salmon stream
July, 2007 Stanwood/Camano Island Guide, Supplement to the Stanwood/Camano News
Project: Kristoferson Creek
June 2007
Parks district grows
June 27, South Whidbey Record
Project: Trust Land Trails, DNR Trust Land Transfer
Doctor prescribes open space
June 27, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Del Fairfax Forest Preserve
Unspoiled property protected on Whidbey
June 27, South Whidbey Record
Project: Del Fairfax Forest Preserve
Maxwelton land preserved under land transfer
Whidbey Examiner – 06/29
Project: Trust Land Trails, DNR Trust Land Transfer
May 2007
State bestows bucks on island
May 2, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Ebey's Farmland, DNR Trust Land Transfer
Art show benefiting WCLT
May 2, Whidbey News-Times
April 2007
Save the trees and save taxes
April 06, Whidbey Examiner
April 21, Whidbey News-Times
April 28, South Whidbey Record
Letter to the editor addressing alternatives to clear cutting by Pat Powell
County commits $752k to Hoypus
April 21, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Hoypus Addition
State bestows money for island parcels
April 25, Whidbey News-Times
Project: DNR Trust Land Transfer
March 2007
Purchase of Hoypus Point property progresses
March 10, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Hoypus Addition
Salmon nurtured in Elger Bay estuaries
March 13, Stanwood/Camano News
Efforts intensify to save critical conservation lands
March 1-24, The Whidbey Marketplace
Proposed bills will protect Whidbey Island land
March 24, Whidbey News-Times
February 2007
Camano creek purchase final
February 03, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Kristoferson Creek
Hike Of The Week:
Simple pleasures in beautiful settings on Whidbey Island
February 08, Seattle PI
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
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Honors go to Floyd Jones, philanthropist, with mention of the Land Trust
February 20, Stanwood/Camano News
Project: Livingston Bay
Letter to Editor
February 21, South Whidbey Record
Project: Hammons Preserve
January 2007
Land Trust Acquires Livingston Bay tidelands
January 2, Stanwood/Camano News
Project: Livingston Bay
Plum Creek conifer seed orchard project
Winter Issue, Exchange: The National Journal of Land Conservation
Project: Longview Seed Orchard
Farm to become nature preserve
Jarnuary 31, South Whidbey Record
Project: Hammons Preserve
December 2006
Another ‘win’ in Plum Creek preservation
December 1, Coupeville Examiner
Project: Longview Seed Orchard
Trusts saving more land
December 5, Stanwood/Camano News
Land Trust acquires big hunk of Camano
December 23, Whidbey News-Times
Private land conservation in U.S. soars
December 15-31, The Whidbey Marketplace
November 2006
Private donors save the day for Wilbert Trail
November 1, South Whidbey Record
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
All funds secured: Wilbert Trail now part of South Whidbey State Park
November 3, Coupeville Examiner
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
Tree-seed orchard preserved near Coupeville
November 10, Coupeville Examiner
Project: Longview Seed Orchard
A plum of a deal: several groups partner to protect woodland
November 11, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Longview Seed Orchard
Bake Sale will help Land Trust
November 15, South Whidbey Record
Project: Hammons Preserve
One more win in orchard sale
November 18, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Longview Seed Orchard
Naval Air Station is a ‘national treasure'
November 22, Whidbey News-Times
October 2006
County to decide on Wilbert Trail
October 7, Whidbey News Times
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
Commissioners to decide on Wilbert Trail land purchase
October 7, South Whidbey Record
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
Donations needed for Wilbert Trail property
October 7, South Whidbey Record
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
County contributes to Whidbey Island land purchase
October 10, Seattle Times
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
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County commissioners allot money to help buy Wilbert Trail land
October 11, South Whidbey Record
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
County secures Wilbert Trail land on South Whidbey
October 11, Whidbey News Times
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
Tax change boosts Land Trust’s prospects
October 18, Whidbey News Times
Conservation tax benefits for landowners
October 24, Stanwood/Camano News
September 2006
Community has come together to Save the Trees
September 4, Coupeville Examiner
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
August 2006
One more batch of trees to save
August 2, Whidbey News Times
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
Conservation Futures may help buy property adjoining Wilbert Trail
August 12, South Whidbey Record
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
Whidbey group asks county for funds to protect grove Ω
August 12, Everett Herald
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
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Petition drive starts for land purchase near Wilbert Trail
August 16, South Whidbey Record
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
Public hearing announcement - Land Trust presents the Wilbert Trail project to the Citizens Advisory Board
August 23, South Whidbey Record
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
Petition drive starts for land purchase near Wilbert Trail
August 26, South Whidbey Record
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
State to help buy Wilbert Trail land
August 28, South Whidbey Record
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
Land purchase approved to preserve old-growth
August 29, Stanwood/Camano News
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
Forest land’s fate up to commissioners
August 30, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
July 2006
"For Sale" - Fighting words on Whidbey Island forestland
July 22, Seattle Times
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
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7 acres left to save. A Whidbey Island group springs into action to protect the last piece of an old growth grove
July 25, Everett Herald
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
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Parks committs to pay half of Wilbert Trail property purchase
July 29, South Whidbey Record
Project: Ryan Addition (Wilbert Trail)
June 2006
Hoypus Hill favored by conservation groups
June 3, South Whidbey Record
Project: Hoypus Addition
May 2006
2006 Lyceum Series: Time and the Passage of Trees
May 06, Whidbey Marketplace
The forest or the grass
May 10, Whidbey News-Times
Whidbey couple donates Crockett Lake land
May 12, Coupeville Examiner
Project: Crockett Lake/Zema
Coupeville groups benefit from Garden Tour
May 12, Coupeville Examiner
Explore island resources at Whidbey 101
May 12, Coupeville Examiner
Conservation Futures Applicants
May 13, Whidbey News-Times
Couple donates land at Keystone
May 13, South Whidbey Record
Project: Crockett Lake/Zema
More Port Susan habitat to be saved
May 16, Stanwood/Camano News
Project: Livingston Bay
Saratoga Woods Celebrates fifth anniversary of preservation work
May 17, South Whidbey Record
Project: Saratoga Woods
Wildlife land donated to trust
May 17, Whidbey News Times
Project: Crockett Lake/Zema
Hoypus yes, Boyer no, advisors say
May 17, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Hoypus Addition
Whidbey Couple Donates Crockett Lake Land
May 20, Whidbey Marketplace
Project: Crockett Lake/Zema
April 2006
Hike the Whidbey Institute Trails
April 12, South Whidbey Record
Project: Whidbey Institute
Land Trust presents North Whidbey Conservation Connection
April 21, Coupeville Examiner
April 22, Whidbey Marketplace
Getting Away Without Going Too Far
April 28, New York Times
Highway parcel competes for conservation with state park expansion
April 29, South Whidbey Record
March 2006
Islands’ land trust group hosts preservation forum for Camano
March 14, Stanwood/Camano News
Whidbey Island Garden Tour names beneficiaries
March 15, Whidbey News-Times
Mascot design contest for young Islanders
March 17, Coupeville Examiner
Noise zone property, park expansion compete for funds
March 18, Whidbey News-Times
Mascot designs needed
March 18, Whidbey News-Times
March 18, South Whidbey Record
March 21, Stanwood/Camano News
Learn about Land Trust conservation
March 21, Stanwood/Camano News
Lyceum series focuses on forests
March 29, South Whidbey Record
February 2006
Federal grants benefit Washington coastal wetlands
Audubon Washington February E-Newswire – Volume 2, Number 2
County OKs purchase of Camano land with salmon creek
February 3, Coupeville Examiner
County buys Kristoferson Creek are for $125,000
February 7, Stanwood/Camano News
Conservation Connection
February 11, Whidbey Marketplace
Helping herons survive the modern world
February 14, Stanwood/Camano News
Trust talks about Saving Farmland
February 15, South Whidbey Record
Trust talks about Saving Farmland
February 18, South Whidbey Record
Parks works to decide future use of 200-acre land acquisition
February 22, South Whidbey Record
Project: Trust Land Trails, DNR Trust Land Transfer
What about all those trees?
February 28, Stanwood/Camano News
Port Susan Snowgoose Festival
February 28, Stanwood/Camano News
January 2006
Land Trust lands wetlands grants
January 10, HeraldNet
Project: Crockett Lake, Livingston Bay
Federal grant will protect Crockett Lake
January 11, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Crockett Lake
Grants of $1.7 million received to protect Crockett Lake
January 12, Coupeville Examiner
Project: Crockett Lake
Island’s Kristoferson Creek public purchase proposed
January 17, Stanwood/Camano News
Project: Kristoferson Creek
Federal grant will protect Port Susan’s Livingston Bay
January 17, Stanwood/Camano News
Project: Livingston Bay
Protecting land for all-time
January 18, Whidbey News-Times
Salmon Recovery Projects Awarded $845,000 in grants
Jarnuary 28, Whidbey Marketplace
Project: Crockett Lake, Livingston Bay
County buys creekside property on Camano
January 25, Whidbey News-Times
Project: Kristoferson Creek
