- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Anacortes Work Party/Wreath Making
ORGANIZATION: Skagit Land Trust
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Join Skagit Land Trust at our Anacortes Mehler conservation easement! This 10 acre property is beautiful woodland in the middle of a dense residential area. Here you can find breeding and roosting habitat for Bald Eagles, marbled murrelet, great blue herons, cavity-nesting ducks, band-tailed pigeons, Vaux’s swift, and pileated woodpecker. It also contains habitat suitable for amphibians and several species of bats.
Here we will remove invasive species, like holly and ivy. We will then use these plants to make holiday wreaths! Materials, hot chocolate and snacks will be provided. Wear sturdy shoes and dress for the weather. If you have any questions, email volunteer@skagitlandtrust.org.
Directions: From Commercial Avenue take a left onto 32nd street. Stay on 32nd until you pass Field Avenue on your left. The next driveway on the right will be the landowner's home, who is letting us park there.
More opportunities with Skagit Land Trust
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Skagit Land Trust
Location:
PO Box 1017, 1020 S Third Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, US
Mission Statement
Skagit Land Trust conserves wildlife habitat, agricultural and forest lands, scenic open space, wetlands, and shorelines in Skagit County, Washington for the benefit of our community and as a legacy for future generations.
Description
Conservation
Skagit Land Trust acquires land for protection through purchase or gifts of land and by assisting landowners and other conservation groups and agencies to protect land. The conservation easement is a popular option as it allows the land to remain in private ownership while restricting certain future uses to protect the land’s wildlife and conservation values. Some of the Trust's most successful projects have protected habitat areas across private ownership boundaries, helping residents, ranchers, farmers, and businesses to join a wider protection network.
Stewardship
Each Trust-owned property has dedicated Land Steward volunteers committed to regular site visits, reports, and help with volunteer projects. Annual monitoring visits to easement properties provide an opportunity to review stewardship goals with landowners. Ongoing stewardship needs vary by site and can involve restoration projects such as native plantings and invasive species removal or providing public access via trails or wildlife viewing stations.
Education
Conservation lands offer outdoor learning experiences for children and adults. Educational tours and volunteer events are organized in partnership with various community groups. Interpretive signs designed by naturalists are located at publically accessible properties and share information on the area’s natural features such as the elk of Hurn Field, forage fish of Fidalgo Bay, and wildflowers of Guemes Mountain.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
32nd streetAnacortes, WA 98221
DATE POSTED
November 9, 2018
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Education
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A