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Barney Lake Work Party - Maintenance

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ORGANIZATION: Skagit Land Trust

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Thursday Decemeber 12th, 9AM-12PM

Please join Skagit Land Trust at our Barney Lake Conservation Area as we complete fence maintenacne along a successful riparian buffer planting! During the work party, we'll be cutting back vegetation that is encroaching on an existing fence. Most of the vegetation we'll be cutting will be willow brances, which will be salvages and planted as live stakes within another portion of our Barney Lake Conservation Area.

What to Expect: Fence maintenance involves using loppers and/or hand saws to trim back vegetation.Volunteers hould be prepared to work around barbed wire. Accessing the fence will require volunteers to wal kup to 0.5 miles across uneven and potentially wet terrain. Volunteers should come prepared for a day of physical activity. Due to the nature of this work, we ask that all volunteers are at least 16 years old.

Please RSVP on our website: https://www.skagitlandtrust.org/pages/volunteer.aspx

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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.

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WHEN

Thu Dec 12, 2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

WHERE

4520 E College WayMount Vernon, WA 98274

(48.4341,-122.28067)
 

SKILLS

  • Habitat Restoration
  • Gardening

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • 3 hours

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