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HomeMy WebLinkAbout092922 FW_ Jefferson Land Trust News and Events - September 2022 ________________________________ From: Jefferson Land Trust Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2022 1:00:01 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Jefferson Land Trust News and Events - September 2022 ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ Check out the latest news and events from Jefferson Land Trust! <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=756f59244e&e=49e2085cc8> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=832bcddfbf&e=49e2085cc8> September 2022 eNews <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=00254060a1&e=49e2085cc8> Four "bachelor bull" elk were seen swimming in Mystery Bay on Marrowstone Island earlier this month. Photo by Gary Rowe. "Bachelor Herd" of Four Bull Elk on the Move in East Jefferson County Over the last few months, residents of Jefferson County have been excited by rumors, photos, and glimpses of a rare sight: a herd of four young bull elk moving across the region. They’ve been spotted from Chimacum to Marrowstone Island, where Gary Rowe caught some very cool photographs (including the one above) of the elk swimming and wading in Mystery Bay. According to Dylan Bergman, wildlife biologist and Point No Point Treaty Council <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=4f30b174a5&e=49e2085cc8> Wildlife Program Director, this is what is commonly called a “bachelor herd,” and the bulls are called “bachelor bulls.” They’re reaching, or have recently reached, sexual maturity and have left their family group and home range but have not formed a new herd, or family group. <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=754aac9240&e=49e2085cc8> Elk are rutting right now (in mating season), so it's likely these bulls are out looking for cows (female elk). They want to find cows who are not already in a harem and protected by a much larger male, who will fight them off. This herd will likely keep moving until rutting season concludes, usually around the beginning of October. But these young elk, Dylan says, “are not likely to find cows nearby because the closest herds containing cows are south on the Dosewallips River and northwest in Sequim, on the Dungeness River.” Read on and see more photos plus a map of local elk ranges >>> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=8f3ab8ff18&e=49e2085cc8> Above right photo: Another shot of the elk swimming in Mystery Bay. Photo by Gary Rowe. Farms, Food, Friends, and Fun: the 20th Annual Jefferson County Farm Tour <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=86653c1b7e&e=49e2085cc8> Land Trust staff and board members were hosted at Kodama Farm in Chimacum. Working with our community, Jefferson Land Trust has protected 17 local farms (more than 1,300 acres of agricultural land) in Jefferson County, so it was a real pleasure to celebrate our farming community during the 20th Annual Jefferson County Farm Tour the weekend of September 16-18! Land Trust staff and board members were hosted on the land by Kodama Farm & Food Forest <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=2b7c7a532a&e=49e2085cc8> , protected with an easement in 2021. It was truly a joy to chat with so many new and old friends from the community as they joined the tour of local farms, met our hardworking local farmers, and celebrated the vibrant farming culture that is at the heart of Jefferson County. <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=aa87b4d317&e=49e2085cc8> At Kodama, visitors were invited to pet the friendly Nigerian dwarf goats; walk in the food forest and gardens; choose from a rainbow of fresh produce and farm products at the farmstand; participate in guided tours; and explore the geodesic greenhouse, where bananas, limes, and mandarin oranges grow. Kids loved the scavenger hunt and getting to sit on the big orange tractor. Read more about it >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=a10784c1f4&e=49e2085cc8> Above photo: Kids meeting kids! One of Kodama's friendly Nigerian dwarf goats. Photo Spotlight: Coho at the Salmon Cascades by John Gussman <https://mcusercontent.com/25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21/images/f3e26059-cd05-85b1-7b71-6f076ad33b09.jpg> Our friend John Gussman of Doubleclick Productions <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=9db0ce69ce&e=49e2085cc8> often shares his wonderful nature photography with the Jefferson Land Trust community. In this shot, taken in early September, coho at the Salmon Cascades of the Sol Duc River rest in a pool, waiting for rain to swell the river. Thanks to John for sharing this beautiful photograph! Salmon Viewing Season Is Here Again! Welcome home, salmon! Hood Canal summer chum are now returning from the ocean to spawn in Snow Creek, Salmon Creek, the Duckabush River, and Chimacum Creek. We encourage you to go see this amazing natural phenomenon at Snow Creek Estuary Preserve <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=d69e0164af&e=49e2085cc8> , Duckabush Oxbow & Wetlands Preserve <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=b755a8d6f8&e=49e2085cc8> , and/or Illahee Preserve <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/tr ack/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=1b0444abeb&e=49e2085cc8> . <https://mcusercontent.com/25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21/images/b2cd89ac-78c1-d49f-c2ed-aba5ba55569d.png> Salmon make their epic journeys, swimming in from the ocean and upstream — up the very stream in which they hatched — in order to spawn and complete their life cycles. View a neat “map” of the salmon life cycle by clicking here <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=8b135bc860&e=49e2085cc8> . When viewing the salmon, please be kind to the fish and other wildlife by: * Remaining on designated trails (and off of live or dead streamside vegetation) * Keeping voices and loud noises to a minimum, and * Leaving your pets at home. Salmon-viewing season usually lasts through mid-November. Hope to see you out there! Upcoming Land Trust Events Work Party: Removing Holly at Quimper West Preserve Tuesday, October 11, 10:00 - 1:00 pm, Quimper West Preserve Over the past several years community members have gathered at this 80-acre preserve along North Jacob Miller Road to lead a concerted attack against non-native holly. Since then, our preserve stewards have been working hard at identifying new patches, and it's time to rally the troops again! We'll focus on hand-pulling and cutting holly in this mature forested preserve crisscrossed with user-generated trails. This preserve is part of the Quimper Wildlife Corridor. Directions: Located on North Jacob Miller Road, near the end of the road on the left (west) side. Please bike or walk if possible, due to limited parking. ________________________________ Work Party: Accessible Trail Project at Valley View Forest Tuesday, October 25, 10:00 - 1:00 pm, Valley View Forest in Chimacum Ready, set, rock, and go! After much anticipation and preparation, we'll be installing the new accessible Nature Studies trail at Valley View Forest. Join us to add the finishing touches to this gentle gravel path and boardwalk. Directions: From Chimacum Corner, travel 1.7 miles south on Center Road to the gravel driveway on the left (opposite mailbox for 1720 Center Road, and approximately 300 feet south of the Short’s Family Farm entrance). This leads to Valley View Forest public parking area and trailhead. ________________________________ Upcoming Community Events Join the Local 20/20 Ecochallenge Team: "The People's Ecochallenge" Registration open now; challenge runs October 5 - 26 The People's Ecochallenge is an opportunity to try out new sustainable, resilient habits for three weeks. There are a wide range of actions you can choose from in areas of regenerating nature, nourishing food, balancing consumption, cultivating communities, and enacting equity. And each area has a range of possible actions, as well as wonderful resources for more information. The actions include not just personal habits, but advocacy, building community, education, etc. Join today so you can get your actions selected before the Oct 5th start date! To join Local 20/20's team, click here >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=63d9c99020&e=49e2085cc8> To learn more about ecochallenges, click here >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=63616226ca&e=49e2085cc8> For questions about the Local 20/20 team, email Cindy Jayne >> <mailto:cindy@l2020.org?subject=Ecochallenge> ________________________________ Jefferson County Historical Society Presents Friday First Speakers Series - October: Wildland Firefighting with Amanda Monthei Friday, October 7, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Northwest Maritime Center (also livestreamed) Jefferson County Historical Society's 2022 Fall First Friday Speaker Series coincides with East Jefferson Fire Rescue’s 150th anniversary celebration. Between September and December, they’ll be highlighting speakers with regional experience and knowledge around various aspects of fire, fire safety, fire practices, fire ecology, and firefighting. This month, join writer, podcaster, skier, and angler Amanda Monthei as she shares her experience on a hotshot crew in the Northwest and discusses how conditions are rapidly changing with climate change. She will discuss the history of wildfires in these areas and talk about how fire is essential in these ecosystems, concluding with actionable steps folks can take to prepare for a future with fire in the Pacific Northwest. (Yes, even in our rainforests!) Suggested donation: $10 For more information and to register, click here >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=6592b10bf6&e=49e2085cc8> ________________________________ Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Presents: 1st Annual EV Expo Saturday, October 8, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at The Chamber, 2409 Jefferson St, Port Townsend Are you an electric vehicle (EV) owner, or interested in becoming one? Drop in and see all the EVs you've been wondering about: a tractor, cars, marine solutions, bikes, trikes, RVs, trucks, and more. This event is designed to showcase our community's commitment to sustainability as well as new technology, new programs, and new plans, along with great food and fun. Learn more and register >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=f9e51bbfc8&e=49e2085cc8> ________________________________ Washington Native Plant Society Olympic Peninsula Chapter Presents: Gibbs Lake Native Plant Walk Saturday, October 8, 9:30 am, Gibbs Lake Enjoy a three-mile walk through mature forests with big trees and boardwalks across wetlands. We will make a short bushwhack side trip to see a bog/fen. Most of the plants have long since finished flowering, but the aroma of the Labrador Tea will pique our senses. Perhaps a few ripe cranberries will be available among the sundews. Limited space; advance registration required. To learn more and register, email Ann Weinmann <mailto:aweinmann@cablespeed.com?subject=Gibbs%20Lake%20Native%20Plant%20Walk%2C%2010%2F8%2F22> , call 360.379.0986, or text 360.301.9800. ________________________________ No-Pass Day at Washington State Parks in Honor of National Mental Health Day Monday, October 10, all Washington State Parks People will be able to visit Washington State Parks without a Discover Pass on Monday, October 10 in recognition of National Mental Health Day. Passes will also not be needed for day-use visits to lands managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources or Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife that day. Two more free days are scheduled this year: Friday, November 11 (Veterans Day) and Friday, November 25 (Native American Heritage Day). ________________________________ North Olympic History Center and Jefferson County Historical Society Present: History Hikes with David Brownell - Irondale Beach Sunday, October 22, Irondale Beach, multiple time slots available North Olympic History Center and Jefferson County Historical Society present a series of guided hikes exploring evidence of the many layers of history at historically significant sites around east Jefferson County, this month at Irondale Beach. The hike will be led by North Olympic History Center Executive Director David Brownell. David moved to Washington in 2015 to take a position as Cultural Resources Specialist for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, and in 2018 he was designated as Jamestown’s Tribal Historic Preservation Officer by Tribal Council. In addition to serving on the Jefferson County Historical Society Board of Trustees, David is a member of the Clallam County Heritage Advisory Board and Jefferson Land Trust's Board. Cost: $45 for JCHS or NOHC members, $60 for non-members For more information and to register, click here >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=005b8aa67a&e=49e2085cc8> ________________________________ Friends of Fort Flagler Presents: Birding in the Park with Beverly McNeil Friday, October 28, 9:00 am, Fort Flagler (exact locations vary) Beverly McNeil, Admiralty Audubon trip leader and photographer, is conducting bird walks at Fort Flagler State Park on Marrowstone Island on the 4th Friday of each month. Wear sturdy footwear and dress for changeable weather. Bring binoculars and your own water. Please note this program is dependent on good weather. 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