Forest Ecology
Humans and Birds “Collaborate” to Improve Forest Health on the Olympic Peninsula
New program uses bird song recording to manage Land Trust properties.
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The Port Opens Shorts Farm Up to Local Farmers, Ranchers, and The Community Boat Project
[caption id align="alignnone" width="3608"] The Community Boat Project grand opening in the old Short’s Farm milking shed. Photo by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] News by Nhatt Nichols When you think about the Port of Port Townsend, you probably think of boats. Maybe you’ll
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County and Local Partners Exploring Solutions to Failing Chimacum Watershed Management
[caption id align="alignnone" width="4032"] Clearing the Canary Grass out of Chimacum. Photo courtesy of the Jefferson County Conservation District. [/caption] News by Scott France Heading south from Chimacum on either Center road or Highway 19, travelers are treated to bucolic landscapes that suggest healthy
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Land Trust Ends Exploration of Marrowstone Green Burial Site
[caption id align="alignnone" width="5712"] Photo of the proposed green burial site by Erik Kingfisher [/caption] News by Angela Downs The transformation of the old golf course on Marrowstone into a conservation burial site lies dead in the ground. In an open letter to the
Editorial
Notes From a Newshound: Separating Green Burial Fear From Fact on Marrowstone Island
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Editor Nhatt Nichols and official newshound, Quin [/caption] News Commentary By Nhatt Nichols I don’t know about you, but my nervous system is on high alert these days, and it doesn’t take a lot for me to go
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Marrowstone Residents Express Concerns Over Proposed Conservation Burial Ground
News by Angela Downs On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the Marrowstone Island Community Association (MICA) held an educational and informative meeting on the proposal of a stewarded Conservation Burial Ground on a Marrowstone privately owned north-end property. Led by Erik Kingfisher with the Jefferson Land Trust, the proposal naturally raised concerns,