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HomeMy WebLinkAbout043024 - Jefferson Land Trust News and Events - April 2024ALERT: 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=37019567eb&e=c62e014255> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=4b7beea680&e=c62e014255> April 2024 eNews <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=d98a745091&e=c62e014255> LandFest 2024: Celebrating 35 Years of Community Powered Conservation <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=b1ffca9107&e=c62e014255> On Thursday, July 11, join us for an evening of inspiration as we celebrate 35 years of community-powered conservation during our annual LandFest fundraising gala! Tickets typically sell out ahead of the event, so we recommend that you reserve your tickets as soon as they go on sale on May 9. <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=0c5d6f914f&e=c62e014255> Longtime LandFest hosts Luke Burbank and Matt Smith (left) will return by popular demand and are sure to keep everyone laughing throughout the evening as we toast to the incredible progress we've made as a community over the last 35 years, and the vision of a bright, resilient future for Jefferson County we’re building together. This year, we’re excited to gather at the beautiful marina at The Resort at Port Ludlow <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=29836c92c9&e=c62e014255> , where we’ll enjoy a gourmet farm-to-table dinner from Chef Dan Ratigan and his team from the onsite Fireside Restaurant <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb2 1&id=6c68e5f8a9&e=c62e014255> . <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=2b16e8984d&e=c62e014255> We’re thrilled to welcome keynote speaker Joe Kane (right), award-winning journalist and member of the expedition that made the first complete navigation of the Amazon River, which earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. His book about that adventure, "Running the Amazon," <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=f52de67e60&e= c62e014255> was a national bestseller and is now in print in fifteen languages. Joe is the former executive director of the Nisqually Land Trust and co-founder of the 4,000+-acre Nisqually Community Forest <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5 fb21&id=95e23c2668&e=c62e014255> . At LandFest, Joe will share his experience creating and leading this ground-breaking conservation project, an inspiration for Jefferson Land Trust’s own future community forest plans. We’ll also enjoy live music by local musicians George Rezendes <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=fc15e1b36e&e=c62e014255> and Jonathan Doyle <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=9259d71c41&e=c62e014255> , more special guest speakers, the unveiling of exciting new projects, fun prizes, and more! We hope you’ll join us to have fun, get inspired, and support our mission to preserve the wildlife habitat, working farms and forests of beautiful Jefferson County. Stay tuned for more details on the event program and registration. Early bird tickets will go on sale May 9, 2024; look for an email from us or visit saveland.org. Call for LandFest Volunteers LandFest celebrates the land and the people who love it, and many volunteers make this festive event happen each year! Roles include greeting guests, serving dinner, directing parking, and more. If you’re interested in volunteering, please email Ric Brewer at rbrewer@saveland.org <mailto:rbrewer@saveland.org?subject=LandFest%20volunteering> or call him at 360.379.9501 x112. LandFest Sponsorship Opportunity Interested in becoming a sponsor for LandFest? Sign up early to be included in all event promotion activities, ensuring you get the maximum impact from your sponsorship. More than 250 community members join us annually for this event. Together, with your partnership, we can protect the places that matter most in Jefferson County. To inquire or become a sponsor, please email Ric Brewer at rbrewer@saveland.org <mailto:rbrewer@saveland.org?subject=LandFest%20sponsorship> or call at 360.379.9501 x112. Introducing the Winner of the 2024 Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action: Tallulah Sebastian! <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=2dd4570be8&e=c62e014255> Above: Executive Director Richard Tucker with Tallulah and the award outside the Land Trust office in Uptown Port Townsend. Below right: Following her award win, Tallulah participated in the Land Trust's annual Spring Break Youth Corps paid internship program for high school students in early April. Jefferson Land Trust is pleased to introduce the winner of the 2024 Fairbank Award for Youth Environmental Action <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=ccd5 2ee804&e=c62e014255> : Tallulah Sebastian, 16, of Port Townsend! <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=8f2a27abd6&e=c62e014255> When asked how it feels to be the 2024 winner, Tallulah said, “It makes me really happy to know that people not just in my generation but in the older generations, too, really care about sustainability. Port Townsend is kind of a one-in-a-million community — I don’t know if I’ll find the kind of willingness to make change in other places. It makes me really grateful to have grown up here.” Tallulah was announced as the winner during the Land Trust’s virtual Conservation Breakfast <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=e6759e96ca&e=c62e014255> on March 14. Jefferson Land Trust’s Board President Brian Rogers presented her with the award, and surprised her with the news that an anonymous community member was so inspired by her leadership that they matched the award’s $500 prize with an additional $500 gift to support Tallulah in her goals. We were pleased that Tallulah could join us at Breakfast to receive the award and share a few words, thanking fellow members of Port Townsend High School’s Students for Sustainability (SFS) Club <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=0d0c382108&e=c62e014255> , of which she is co-president; her “fantastic” SFS co-president Sawyer; her “incredible mentor,” longtime SFS advisor Laura Tucker; and the anonymous donor who supplied the surprise gift. Then, she thanked Jefferson Land Trust, saying, “You’ve provided me with so many opportunities to do the work that I find really gives me purpose in life. Thank you to all of you.” Read more >>> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=ff7a11842e&e=c62e014255> Youth Corps Paid Internship Program Returns <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=27897668e5&e=c62e014255> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=f416221a2e&e=c62e014255> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=4730b94b07&e=c62e014255> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=cdfb317ade&e=c62e014255> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=81572920c5&e=c62e014255> During the week of April 1-5, Jefferson Land Trust was pleased to bring back Youth Corps, our annual paid spring break internship for high school students <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/ click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=1a632e75fd&e=c62e014255> . Guided by Land Trust staff and AmeriCorps crew members as well as experts from the community, the students gained hands-on education about the importance of thoughtful management activities for forest and stream health, and undertook a variety of key restoration projects across several of our nature preserves. One student, Rose, served as "Communications Officer" for the week and took the photographs above. Thank you to Rose and to all the Youth Corps interns for all their great work out on the land! Announcing Jefferson Land Trust’s Equity and Access Fund Since its inception in 1989, Jefferson Land Trust has relied on the support of hundreds of volunteers to help make our community conservation work possible. We recognize that our work is made stronger, more resilient, and more relevant through the service of volunteers from a wide variety of backgrounds who bring a diversity of perspectives and lived experiences, and reflect the many communities that our work affects. In late 2023, Jefferson Land Trust established an Equity and Access Fund to help remove financial barriers to volunteer participation; to value the contributions of those who share their perspective as a member of a marginalized community to guide the Land Trust’s decision making; and to honor those who share their cultural traditions and expertise at our events. Specifically, the Fund offers: * Reimbursement for transportation and dependent care costs to any Land Trust volunteer who requests it. * Stipends to members of marginalized groups who are part of boards, committees, or task forces and are volunteering to provide perspective on their lived experience, specifically to guide decision making. * Honoraria for community members who are invited to share their cultural traditions and/or expertise at Land Trust events. We hope that the Equity and Access Fund will allow even more people to become part of the Jefferson Land Trust community. If you are someone or know someone who would benefit from using the Equity and Access Fund, please visit the new Equity and Access Fund website page <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=a2e9e628fa&e=c62e014255> to learn more and/or fill out the eligibility request form. And help us spread the word! We’d like to thank the James D. Scheinfeld Family Foundation for providing initial support for this initiative. Community Request: Group Vehicle for Land Trust Tours and Travel <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=0940f4265e&e=c62e014255> The Land Trust is seeking a vehicle to help us reliably and safely transport groups of Land Trust staff members, volunteers, partners, and others to sites like Chimacum Ridge Community Forest. After many years of relying on staff members’ personal vehicles, the time has come to secure a vehicle that our organization will use frequently for site tours, events, and more. The ideal vehicle can seat five people or more, like a van, minivan, or large SUV. The vehicle must be able to handle unpaved roads, so will need high clearance. Alternatively, if you own such a vehicle, have some free time, and would be interested in volunteering your vehicle and/or your driving services to the Land Trust, we’re interested in hearing from you! If you’re interested in donating your vehicle or volunteering its use to the Land Trust, or if you know of an available vehicle for sale that might fit our needs, please reach out to info@saveland.org <mailto:info@saveland.org> . Thank you! Above right: Stewardship Coordinator Marlowe Moser and Director of Stewardship and Resilience Erik Kingfisher. Photo Feature: Rare Hybrid Hummingbird <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=913f981a8f&e=c62e014255> Our friend Wendy Feltham is a Land Trust volunteer Preserve Steward, naturalist, and nature photographer who often generously shares her beautiful photos with the Land Trust. Earlier this month, she was observing hummingbirds at her home in the Quimper Wildlife Corridor <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=81e3e02a2f&e=c62e014255> when she made a discovery sure to thrill any birdwatcher. She writes, “Along with the resident Anna's Hummingbirds and recently arrived Rufous Hummingbirds at my feeders, a different one appeared. Wondering if it could possibly be a hybrid, I shared these photos with some of my naturalist colleagues/friends, including Jackie Canterbury. Jackie reached out to experts who band hummingbirds in Juneau, Alaska, and Gus VanVleit, the ‘eBird <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=4670b8bab1&e=c62e014255> guy’ for Southeast Alaska, confirmed that this was indeed a hybrid hummingbird." Read more and see more photos >>> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=9f309dd41e&e=c62e014255> Forward this message to a friend >>> <https://us4.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=0497fd1ef6&e=c62e014255> Upcoming Land Trust Events Work Parties: Creating Nurse Logs for Wildlife Tuesday, May 14, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Duckabush Riparian Forest Preserve Tuesday, May 28, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Duckabush Riparian Forest Preserve Let there be nurse logs! Help us help wildlife. This season we embark on a journey to create more than 300 nurse logs, standing snags, and habitat piles for critters of many shapes and sizes. This work will require moving logs in teams over uneven terrain, and using our architectural eye to build wildlife-friendly habitat features. Directions: Carpool from Land Trust office or Valley View Forest, or the Dosewallips State Park to caravan to the Duckabush Riparian Forest Preserve area south of the Duckabush River. To carpool and/or learn more, please email Preserve Manager Carrie Clendaniel at cclendaniel@saveland.org >> <mailto:cclendaniel@saveland.org> ________________________________ Upcoming Community Events Home Composting Classes: Online or In-Person Tuesday, April 30, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, online via Zoom Saturday, May 4, 10:00 - 11:30 am, in person at Finnriver Farm & Cidery Join your fellow Jefferson County citizens for an engaging interactive workshop with instruction on how to create and maintain a healthy compost system with food and yard waste. Create compost to amend your soil, retain moisture, provide essential nutrients for your plants, and more! Available to Jefferson County residents only who have not attended this class previously. Cost: $25. Participants will receive a $125 Earth Machine compost bin (one per household, please). Participants must attend the full workshop to receive their compost bin. Additional family members and/or friends may attend at no charge with one paid registration. Tuesday, April 30, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, online: register here >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=9cb9181789&e=c62e014255> Saturday, May 4, 10:00 - 11:30 am, in person: register here >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=c638a6c369&e=c62e014255> For more information, email Laura Tucker at lauratucker98368@gmail.com <mailto:lauratucker98368@gmail.com?subject=Home%20composting%20class> or call her at 360.379.4491 ________________________________ Friends of Fort Flagler Presents: Who Are The Orcas That Frequent Our Local Waters? Wednesday, May 1, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Hospital Building behind the Museum at Fort Flagler State Park In nearly every month of 2023, Transient (Bigg’s) Orcas were spotted passing by Marrowstone Island and Port Townsend. Come learn about these orcas as presenter Rebecca Berger takes a deep dive into one particular Bigg’s Orca family that raised some eyebrows last September when they came into Kilisut Harbor! Rebecca recently completed the Whale Museum's Marine Naturalist training program as well as the Bigg's Orca STaRs program offered by the Orca Behavior Institute and The Salish Sea School. She's spent the past year immersing herself in learning about the Salish Sea and the marine life within it with a special focus on Bigg's Orcas. To learn more and register, click here >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=64245eccbf&e=c62e014255> ________________________________ Chimacum Corner Farmstand Presents: "Success with Tomatoes and Peppers in the PNW" Workshop Thursday, May 2, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Chimacum Corner Farmstand Nursery (9122 Rhody Drive, Chimacum) Let's face it: growing tropicals like tomatoes and peppers is a challenge around here. Are you new to veggie gardening, or new to growing them in the blustery Northwest? Or are you a seasoned gardener with a new greenhouse to test drive? If you're unsure how, or ready to level up your tomato and pepper cultivation game, come learn from expert John Bellow of SpringRain Farm & Orchard <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=c93146549c&e=c62e014255> . (SpringRain is protected by a Jefferson Land Trust conservation easement that owners John Bellow and Roxanne Hudson donated to the Land Trust in 2008.) Featuring a presentation, Q&A session, and time in the Chimacum Corner Farmstand's Nursery with John and CCF Staff to bring the information to life, you'll learn to choose locally adapted varieties, understand which fertilizers to apply, time your planting, and prune to avoid diseases and amp your yield. The workshop is limited to 15 participants. Cost: $20. Questions? Call Chimacum Corner Farmstand at 360.732.0107 or the direct Corner Nursery line at 360.732.3001. To register, click here >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e 6db1730fe5fb21&id=f52e34816e&e=c62e014255> ________________________________ Jefferson County Master Gardeners Foundation Native Plant Sale Saturday, May 4, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Chimacum Jr./Sr. High School Multipurpose Room For this year's sale, the Jefferson County Master Gardeners Foundation is partnering with the Food Bank Growers, and will undoubtedly have other fun surprises in store for the event. In preparation for the sale, Master Gardeners spend months selecting, seeding, and propagating thousands of plants, including small trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, ground covers, vegetables, fruits, and succulents. All plants are grown and cared for by Master Gardener experts under the best conditions and include many varieties not available at local nurseries. Your plant purchase helps support Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation programs. ________________________________ Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden Speaker Series Presents: Native Plants that Attract Songbirds and the Invertebrates that Support Them Saturday, May 11, 1:00 pm, Salmon Shelter at H.J. Carroll Park (9884 Rhody Drive, Chimacum) The Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden is excited to present a bimonthly speaker series on the second weekend of May, July, and September. Presentations will focus on the importance of planting native plants on the landscape/garden and will provide valuable information about how to plant/nurture these species in your home gardens. All talks will be held rain or shine! There is some seating in the shelter but feel free to bring a lawn chair. This talk will be presented by Ron Sikes of Admiralty Audubon. The talk will include a discussion about 12 to 14 native plants, with emphasis on trees and shrubs and their suitability for a lot or two sized landscape. Also included will be information about the groups of songbirds likely to visit and use a native plant garden as well as three or four insect orders with a mention of other invertebrates and their connection to plants and birds. Learn more about the Garden on their website <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=d7e7160094&e=c62e014255> or email kkhnativeplants@gmail.com >> <mailto:kkhnativeplants@gmail.com> ________________________________ Tuesday Morning Barefoot Walks at Fort Worden Tuesday, May 14, 9:30 - 11:00 am, meet outside Madrona MindBody Institute (310 Fort Worden Way) Barefoot walking is a way of connecting to oneself and earth mother more deeply, a way to feel and move toward natural alignment in the body, and a way to free oneself from the confinement of mainstream footwear. Through meditative guidance, we remember how to walk slowly, connect to the earth, and breathe more deeply. By listening to our feet, we unravel from old patterns, taught to us by a fast culture and over-protective, constrictive footwear. For cold season walks, come wearing warm clothing! Once the feet get moving, the circulation provides natural warming to the feet. You are welcome to come in barefoot style footwear. Come with your curiosity and questions. Rain or shine. All feet are welcome! To register, email Emmy Joy at emmy.joy@aol.com >> <mailto:emmy.joy@aol.com> ________________________________ Washington Native Plant Society Olympic Chapter Presents: Fort Townsend State Park Walk Friday, May 24, 9:30 am, Old Fort Townsend State Park Following a botany walk, the group will visit the globally imperiled natural forest area, then take a two to three mile hike searching for and inventorying the diversity and abundance of the heterotrophic (i.e.parasitic and mycoheterotrophic) vascular plants found in the park. As walk leader Ann Weinmann is particularly fond of this park, expect a 15-minute introduction to the botanical features that establish the park as a unique example of Washington State’s native flora. To sign up, email Ann Weinmann at aweinmann@cablespeed.com <mailto:aweinmann@cablespeed.com> or call her at 360.379.0986. ________________________________ Wild Church Port Townsend Saturday, May 25, 10:00 - 11:30 am, Fort Townsend State Park Every 4th Saturday of the month, join guide Katy Taylor to gather in and with creation, with other folks, and with the other beings on this earth. Practice together to move from human being to earth being, in reverence and respect for earth. Begin by meeting in circle and sharing some opening words, song, and practices, and then wander in silence. Afterwards, the group will reconvene to share their experiences. For more information, click here >> <https://saveland.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=25cbb92181e6db1730fe5fb21&id=d6efff3fc5&e=c62e014255> ________________________________ Birding Walks with Beverly McNeil Saturdays, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Fort Worden, Lake Anderson, Fort Flagler, and Fort Townsend State Parks Beverly McNeil, Admiralty Audubon trip leader and nature photographer, conducts bird walks at a local Washington state park every Saturday. She offers her walks for no cost at Lake Anderson State Park every third Saturday and at Fort Flagler State Park every fourth Saturday. When these no-cost outings are full (five people), folks can reach out to Beverly to book bird walks for a fee at any of the four state parks on first and second Saturdays or on any other chosen dates. 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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