By Danielle | Published: June 30, 2011 – 11:26 pm

Greenbank, WA. What’s the most important part of our islands to protect? Why does that matter to you? The Whidbey Camano Land Trust invites you to consider these questions and attend one of four public workshops in July and August. The goal is to hear from people who are interested in protecting ‘the very nature’ of the islands and discover what they care most about.

Each meeting will include a brief presentation about the Land Trust and its Land Protection Plan, with a majority of the time spent gathering input from the community. There will be maps to illustrate the issues, small group conversations, and forms provided for written comments.

The original Land Protection Plan was developed in 2005 with significant input from natural resource specialists, Land Trust members and the public. Working with that plan has resulted in the Land Trust being strategic and effective in protecting the most important natural habitats, scenic vistas and working farms on Whidbey and Camano Islands.

Now, six years later, the Land Trust is updating the plan to reflect new resource information. Pat Powell, Executive Director of the Land Trust, stated, “We want to be sure that the Land Trust continues to focus on protecting and stewarding properties with the most significant conservation values and community conservation priorities.”

All meetings will begin at 5 pm. Sign-in opens at 4:45 pm.

Whidbey Island

• July 13, 2011: Coupeville United Methodist Church – 608 North Main St., Coupeville, WA
• July 27, 2011: Trinity Lutheran Church – 18341 State Route 525, Freeland , WA
• August 3, 2011: Skagit Valley College Oak Harbor campus – 1900 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor, WA (Hayes Hall room 137)

Camano Island

• August 18, 2011: Camano Senior Center – 606 Arrowhead Rd, Camano Island, WA

The public meetings on Whidbey are sponsored by Puget Sound Energy. Contact the Land Trust at info@wclt.org with questions or if you need directions to the meeting location.

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