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People and Their Connections to the Land
Land.
Enduring. Stable. The terra firma
that supports life. Land cradles and inspires
us as it also challenges us in ways we
frequently can’t explain.
Walking on the land as winter fades, we
feel the give of soft, rain drenched ground
against our feet. Stopping, we reach down
and compress the soil between our fingers,
sensing some link both profound and mysterious. Giving us food for the soul as well
as the body, the land invites us to reflect on
what really matters.
Our connection to the land gives us stories
to tell.
These stories form the heart of our purpose
as a community-based land trust. They are
your personal stories; they are our shared
stories; they are the land’s stories. This
year, through our quarterly newsletters, we
will share the stories of people and their
commitment to the land.
Our theme of relationship between people
and the land will have four different focal
points: why and how we give to the land,
what we learn from the land, what we
receive from the land, and some of the ways
we tangibly value the land.
Woven into that beautiful tapestry of
stories will be our current projects, with a
peek into their history and some thoughts
Our connection to the land gives us stories to tell. Here Professor George Biehl (far right) tells Land Trust
members about the dynamic geological processes that formed Ebey’s Bluff.
about why they matter. Of course, we’ll
also offer facts and figures to keep you up
to date about the focus of our work – land
protection!
Five Simple Ways to care for Our Islands
Here are five easy things to help you be a
good land steward.
1. Clean up your pet’s waste. Pet waste
contributes greatly to groundwater pollution.
It has bacteria and microorganisms harmful
to other wildlife and humans. When you walk
your dog, bring a bag so that you can remove
your dog’s waste.
2.
Pick up litter and report hazardous
waste. Take a bag on your next hike to
collect litter. If you find something you don’t
feel comfortable picking up, contact your
local public works office. They have proper
equipment to remove hazardous materials.
Giving us food for the soul as well as the body,
the land invites us to reflect on what really
matters.
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Share with us this year-long journey as we
explore and celebrate the essential connection between the land and the people
who care for it and about it.
3. Use your own shopping bags. Skip the
paper and plastic; take your own bags when
you shop. Plastic bags make their way into our
waters and hundreds of thousands of marine
mammals die every year from eating discarded
bags mistaken for food. Even bags we dispose
of break down into smaller toxic pieces
contaminating soil and waterways.
4. Skip the bottled water. Producing and
disposing of water bottles is environmentally
costly. Consider adding a filtration system at
home. When you are out and about, take
your water in reusable containers.
5. Pull your weeds. Harsh lawn chemicals
make their way into our groundwater and
eventually into the food chain, harming
marine and wildlife species. Pull weeds out
and use environmentally friendly lawn products. Similarly, as you run out of household
cleaners, replace them with environmentally
friendly cleaners.
About WCLT
Mission
The Whidbey Camano Land Trust protects
our islands’ natural habitats and rural
lands in partnership with landowners and
the broader community.
Contact Information
765 Wonn Road
Barn C-201
Greenbank, WA 98253
(360) 222-3310 phone
(360) 222-3510 fax
www.wclt.org
OFFICERS
Charles Arndt
President, Coupeville
Ivan Miller
Vice President, Camano Island
Steve Raymond
Secretary, Clinton
Dale Offret
Treasurer, Greenbank
BOARD MEMBERS
Basil Badley, Camano Island
Marty Behr, Langley
Joani Boose, Langley
David Brown, Seattle
Tom Cahill, Freeland
John Edison, Camano Island
Larry Harris, Freeland
Kathleen Landel, Langley
Barbara Libby, Camano Island
Todd Peterson, Mercer Island
Leigh Smith, (NPS Liaison), Coupeville
Connstance Wolfe, Coupeville
Local Surveyors Donate Valuable Services
In addition to membership and financial
donations, the Land Trust occasionally
receives gifts of professional services. We
recently had the pleasure of working with
two land surveyors who gave portions of their
services as in-kind gifts.
Tim Griffin originally
donated surveying
service to the Land
Trust as a partner
at Mead Gilman &
Associates. Now he has
done so with his own
firm, Tyee Surveyors.
For Tim, supporting
the Land Trust is
Tim Griffin of
about honoring his
Tyee Surveyors
family’s history and
heritage. His mother grew up on Whidbey
and his wife’s family had a home on Cultus
Bay near the Hammons Preserve. When the
Land Trust was looking for a surveyor to
prepare a boundary survey on the preserve,
Tim generously agreed to donate his time
and skills. He also donated time to oversee
decommissioning the well.
Patricia Powell, Executive Director
Elizabeth Guss, Dir. of Outreach & Development
Jan Graham, Membership Coordinator
Chris Hilton, Land Protection Specialist
Cheryl Lowe, Land Steward
Danielle Rideout, Program Associate
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The Land Trust wishes to extend its thanks
to Mead Gilman, Tyee Surveyors, and Cascade
Pacific Engineering for their generous contribution to protecting our islands.
pods on the wild
plants than in
previous years, but
copious production
on the plants in the
augmentation plots.
We often take seed for granted. We notice
a plant’s leaves, flowers, and its fruit, but
sometimes forget to think about its seed,
the ultimate purpose of all those other
things. Understanding seed production,
germination, and seed dispersal strategies, however, is vital to the success of
the Land Trust’s current ecological restoration projects. Take, for example, the
golden paintbrush and prairie restoration
work at the Naas Preserve.
Is this a pattern or
a one-time event?
Were the paintbrush
pollinators diverted Split-awn Sedge seed.
t o t h e c o l o r f u l , This is one of three
d e n s e l y p l a n t e d species we are propagating for prairie
augmentation plots, restoration.
or is competition
from surrounding non-native grasses taking
a toll on the wild plants? Time and careful
observation may give us some of the answers
(or we may never know).
Seed production: Without pollination,
most plants will not produce seed. Every
year volunteers have collected seed from
the remaining original golden paintbrush
(Castilleja levisecta) plants at our Naas
Preserve. Last year, we found fewer seed
Raised on a small farm in the Midwest, he
was attracted to the rural nature of this area
and moved to Whidbey Island. “I was really
drawn to the Fairfax Preserve,” he said. “The
meadow brings back great memories of open
pastures. It is incredibly beautiful, and I’m
thankful that it will not be subdivided.”
Stewardship Field Notes
From collecting holly berries at the
Hammons Preserve to the recent sowing of
native prairie seed, this issue’s field notes
are all about seed and seed dispersal.
STAFF
The Land Trust
contracted with Bill
Rowlands of Cascade
Pacific Engineering
and Land Surveying
to conduct a boundary survey of the
Del Fairfax Forest
Preserve near Oak B i l l R o w l a n d s o f
Harbor. Bill ended C a s c a d e P a c i f i c
up donating several E n g i n e e r i n g a n d
Land Surveying
hours of his time to
the survey and also
became a member of the Land Trust.
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Seed germination: Seed destined for
nursery propagation is not simply collected,
cleaned, and stored until the next year.
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Protecting Camano’s Salmon and Wetlands
As residents of the Puget Sound region, we
know of the big rivers like the Skagit and
Stillaguamish and the efforts to protect
them, ensuring habitat for salmon and
wildlife as well as our own quality of life.
However, Camano Island has a smaller,
unassuming creek that has helped salmon
return year after year.
creek can support huge salmon. It shows
that small creeks are just as important as
the bigger rivers, and it’s wonderful to see
nature at work.”
Kris and his family help nature as they
work to protect the creek and its adjacent
habitat. Said Mona Campbell, one of Kris’
four siblings: “Of course Kristoferson Creek
has sentimental value to our family, but it
is also a precious resource and a natural
wonder we should not take for granted.”
Kristoferson Creek starts its journey at
Kristoferson Lake on the Kristoferson farm
and quietly works its way through beaver
ponds, marshes, road culverts, forests,
and wetlands on its way to Triangle Cove
and finally into Livingston and Port Susan
Bays.
The Kristofersons own and carefully steward
their farm that is the source of the creek.
At Kristoferson Lake, they recently installed
a Beaver Deceiver (a device allowing
beavers to carry out their life activities
while ensuring their dams don’t significantly impede water flow in the creek). The
family also plans to enhance the lake and
creek shoreline with riparian plantings this
spring.
Kristoferson Creek is the only creek on
Camano Island with an active salmon run.
In 2004, more than 400 chum salmon were
counted, along with cutthroat trout and
coho salmon.
According to Kris Kristoferson, the creek
has been a special place since long before
his great grandfather, Alfred Kristoferson,
purchased much of the watershed in 1912.
“Kristoferson Creek fascinates people,”
Kris said. “They wonder how such a small
Downstream, closer to the outlet to Triangle
Cove, the Land Trust, Island County, private
landowners, and Friends of Camano Island
Parks are working together to protect the
creek and its surrounding wetlands.
Kristoferson creek
landowner spotlight
Name: Drew Bowlds
Profession: Owner AAA Camano
Heated Storage Facility
This month the Land Trust accepts a donation of land at Kristoferson Creek near
Triangle Cove from Drew Bowlds, owner
of the new AAA Camano Heated Storage
Facility.
The 7.4-acre property, at the corner of
East Camano Drive and Russell Road,
adjoins 2.5 acres protected by the Land
Trust in 2006. That property is owned by
Island County.
Drew purchased the property to develop
a storage facility in January 2007.
Continuing the discussions begun by
the previous owner, he agreed to donate
the portion of the property not being
developed.
“It made sense from a business perspective and it was an opportunity to help
the creek stay healthy and possibly even
improve over time,” Drew said. “This
project is a great example of partnership
between development and environmentalism. I can use the property farther away
from the creek for my facility and the
Land Trust can manage the creek and
wetlands for the important natural habitat
qualities.”
This month we are protecting additional land along Kristoferson Creek, the only salmon-bearing stream
on Camano Island.
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The land donation will protect approximately 550 feet of Kristoferson Creek
shoreline and the surrounding riparian
and wetland habitat. The forested wetland
on the property is dominated by native
species. The healthy riparian area provides
wildlife habitat while it protects water
quality. Later this year, the Land Trust will
transfer the property to Island County,
retaining a conservation easement.
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Stewardship Field Notes (continued from page 2)
BOARD MEMBER
Spotlight
The three species we are currently
propagating for the prairie project
[pacific sanicle (Sanicula crassicaulis),
split-awn sedge (Carex tumulicola), and
golden paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta)],
require four to six weeks of cold-moist
stratification in order to germinate. This
is necessary because the seed has natural
germination inhibitors to prevent the
seed from jumping the weather gun and
getting caught in a cold snap. Moisture
and weathering over time breaks down
those inhibitors. Sowing stored seed in
June might mean waiting another full
year before the seed germinates.
Name: Tom Cahill
Joined Board: 2008
Whidbey Islander Since: 2003
Profession: Retired Attorney
SEED DISPERSAL: Pacific sanicle is a common
species in Puget prairies, with yellow or
purple-tinged flowers in small, compact
clusters radiating out from a central point
like something built with miniature Tinker
Toys. It produces large numbers of seed,
borne on small, spherical burs with stout,
hooked prickles. These plants are clearly
For the last twenty years of his career,
Tom was managing partner for the
law firm of Lakin Spears in Palo Alto,
California. Upon retiring, he and his
wife Sally wanted less concrete and
fewer cars. They traveled through the
Pacific Northwest to find a new place
to live. In 2003 they began calling
Whidbey Island home.
While Tom is a newly elected board
member, he and Sally have been loyal
Land Trust supporters as members and
volunteers for several years. They first
learned about the Land Trust through
the work to protect the Davis Slough
Heronry. Soon after, they joined the
Land Trust because they support its
mission and believe in the importance
of preserving important wildlife
habitat and natural lands.
Scientists regularly monitor augmentation plots
to ensure success of our restoration efforts.
Volunteer for a stewardship work party this
spring! See back cover for dates.
A Living Memory
“I go to nature to be soothed and
healed, and to have my senses put
in tune once more.”
– John Burroughs, American Naturalist
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adapted to hitching a ride on an animal’s
coat or someone’s sock and traveling to
new areas. Golden paintbrush, on the other
hand, produces tiny seed in small pods
that open while still on the stem, and the
seed lands close to the mother plant. Wind
dispersal may play a part, but only if the
surrounding plants aren’t too tall.
Golden paintbrush is also a hemi-parasite,
obtaining at least some of its nutrients from
neighboring plants, so the seed also needs
to land near compatible species. These seed
dispersal strategies (or lack thereof) have
certainly contributed to its rarity.
As a board member, Tom is excited
to spread the word about the Land
Trust and get others in the community
involved with the Land Trust’s efforts.
He cares deeply about preserving both
islands’ natural lands, knowing that
once land is developed and paved over,
it is impossible to bring it back to what
it once was.
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Volunteers help remove invasive holly from the
Hammons Preserve.
Among the many ways people honor the
memory of those they love is to support the
vital, life-giving work of land conservation
and protection. In November, 2007 Thomas
Allen chose to do just that when he gave
appreciated securities to the Whidbey
Camano Land Trust in memory of Barbara
Jo, his wife of 64 years. They made a
beautiful life together—raising children,
enjoying horses, skiing, and travel.
and friends to the open spaces that Barbara
loved. When she died, Tom honored her life
with a gift to continue land protection here,
sharing her spirit with future generations.
In 1966, they purchased acreage in Clinton
and raised horses. They welcomed family
Thank you, Tom, for this living memory of
Barbara Jo.
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As the poet Thomas Bailey Aldrich reminded
us, “What is lovely never dies but passes
into other loveliness—star-dust, seafoam,
flower or winged air.” With gifts “In Memory
Of”, the beauty of lives loved passes into
the beauty of protected lands.
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T HE ISLANDS
Conservation News and Events
you’ll learn about foraging for native plants,
growing your own food, and solar cooking.
Visit www.whidbeyinstitute.org for additional
information.
APPLY NOW FOR TRAINING TO BECOME
A WSU BEACH WATCHER This spring join
hundreds of volunteers dedicated to reversing
the decline in the health of Puget Sound by
joining WSU Beach Watchers. WSU Beach
Watchers is accepting applications for their
spring 2008 class. On Camano Island, classes
will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays in April
a n d M a y. Tr a i n i n g
is typically seven
h o u r s a d a y, t w o
days a week for eight
weeks. To learn more,
v i s i t : ht t p : / / w w w.
beachwatchers.wsu.
edu/regional/index.
php.
CAMANO ISLAND COMMUNITY WILDLIFE
HABITAT (CWH) Attend a “Celebrate Native
Plants” event on April 19 at Orchards NurseryStanwood to view the new, special native plant
section being created by Habitat Stewards.
Seminars on using native plants, sustainable
gardening, and bluff stabilization will be given
by CWH and Beach Watchers throughout the
day. CWH public programs are hosted on the
third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at
Camano Center. The schedule: “Orcas,” with
Susan Berta, March 19; “Bees,” with the
Stanwood-Camano Beekeepers, April 16; and
“Seaside Gardens,” with Roger Hill, May 15.
Call 360-387-2236 or [email protected]
for details.
UPCOMING LAND PROGRAMS AT
WHIDBEY INSTITUTE AT CHINOOK What
LYCEUM 2008 SERIES The Lyceum Lectures
does it mean to “learn from the land” at
Chinook? Institute naturalists will explore
this question in a series of walks on the land.
Upcoming walks include: “Heaven Under Our
Feet: the soil, nurse logs, and eternity” on April
9, and “If Henry Were Here: seeing Chinook
through Thoreau’s eyes” on June 25. A separate
land program series is also being offered on
practical sustainability. Follow the seasons of
the year with four workshops and walks where
for 2008 will be devoted to Puget Sound--how
it works, its current status, and what the
future holds. This year includes another stellar
line-up of speakers focusing on science, policy,
and personal action. Lectures are co-sponsored
by WSU Island County Extension, Whidbey
Audubon, Island County Marine Resources
Committee, and Whidbey Watershed Stewards.
Visit www.whidbeyinstitute.org/offerings for
speakers and dates.
EARTH DAY AT BAYVIEW CORNER
Sunday, April 20, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Bayview
Corner (located on Bayview Road, off Highway
525). Whidbey Island celebrates Earth Day!
Event will feature hands-on sustainability
workshops, children’s activities, live music,
a community art exhibition, and more. Vicki
Robin will be the keynote speaker. Help create
a Mandala made from natural objects and build
an earthen bench. Co-sponsored by Goosefoot
and South Whidbey Environmental Navigation
Community. For more information, call (360)
321-4145 or go to www.goosefoot.org.
WHIDBEY WATERSHED STEWARDS
Volunteer opportunities abound at Whidbey
Watershed Stewards! Plant
native shrubs and trees on
streamside property in March
and April, or join a talented
crew of Outdoor Classroom
teachers in May and June
(the subject for this session
is the forest ecosystem), or
count out-migrating young
salmon during May. The Watershed Stewards
rely on volunteers to help educate, restore
and protect South Whidbey watersheds. Call or
write: 360-579-1272 or [email protected].
News Around the Land Trust
Tax Rebate: President Bush signed an
website and all its written materials, including
newsletters, flyers, and membership packets.
Her enthusiasm and passion for the Land
Trust and land conservation on Whidbey and
Camano Islands will be sorely missed by staff,
board members, and friends. We wish her much
success and look forward to hearing about all
of the good things she’ll be doing in Florida.
economic stimulus plan in February. As a result,
many households will receive a significant tax
rebate. Not sure what to do with it? Consider
donating your rebate to the Land Trust. The
Whidbey Camano Land Trust will use these
funds to protect vital lands. Investing your
rebate in the Land Trust translates directly to
maintaining the quality of life we all enjoy in
Island County.
Danielle Rideout has moved from her position
as office manager into the program associate
position. We are now in the process of hiring
a new office manager, who will also take on
bookkeeping responsibilities.
Land Trust Staff Transitions: In February
we sadly said farewell to Cyndi Fernandez,
program associate, who has returned to her
home state, Florida. As one of the first Land
Trust employees, Cyndi expanded the Land
Trust’s positive presence in the community
through her graphic design and communication talents. She designed the Land Trust’s
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We also offer sincere thanks to Sue Van Etten
for her three years of outstanding bookkeeping
service to the Land Trust. We will miss Sue,
but we know she will remain a Land Trust
Conservation Partner and strong supporter.
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Land Trust Board Transitions: We
extend a warm welcome to new Land Trust
board members Basil Badley, Tom Cahill, Larry
Harris, and Todd Peterson. We also say goodbye
to board member Fran Seemann.
Strategic Plan: In 2003, the Land Trust
adopted a strategic plan to help direct the
organization’s mission to protect rural lands
and natural habitats on Whidbey and Camano
Islands. The Land Trust is now developing a
new strategic plan to direct us in the future.
With the help of a professional facilitator, staff,
board and members will spend the next several
months developing strategies and priorities to
ensure the Land Trust’s long-term success in
protecting vital areas on Whidbey and Camano
Islands.
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Thanks to You
We’re grateful to the following individuals and
businesses whose contributions were received
October 16, 2007 – January 31, 2008.
Rich and Maxine Steele • Barbara Strom • William
Swahlen • Erika Lynne Sweger • Rick and Tina
Taylor • Caleb Thompson and Kerry Holland, in
honor of Bill Rick and Sarah Schmidt • Al and
Gloria Wahlin • Marilyn and John Warner • Mike
and Colleen Wartelle, in memory of Charles Wartelle
• Margaret Waterman • Elizabeth Gardner and
Robert Wessely • William Wilcox • Charleen Zettl
Sustainer $10,000+
Thomas Allen, in memory of Barbara Jo Allen •
Muriel Pickard
Guardian $5,000+
Supporter $50+
Mark and Kim Dales • Gregory Denton • E & H
Humbly Bumbly Foundation
Members enjoy a summer hike on our Ebey’s Bluff
tour.
Protector $2,500
Anonymous • Robert Loken • Nancy Nordhoff and
Lynn Hays
Vern and Martha Olsen • Dale Reiger • Sherry
Richardson and James Montague • Philip and
Peggy Sheehan • James and Bridget Simon • Leigh
A. Smith • James Somers and Melissa Merickel •
William and Arrol Thieme • Cynthia Trenshaw • Tim
Volwiler • Chris Wagner • Dan Weber, in memory of
Eleanor Weber • Cynthia Weeks and Don Johnston
Trailblazer, $1,000+
Louise Abbott and David Earp • Anonymous •
Charles R. Arndt and Georgie Smith • Scott and
Suzanne Ashworth • John and Merritt Atwood •
William and Mary Fite Black • David S Brown Jr.
and Christina Rockrise • Susan Crocker • Deborah
Dix and Frank Worster • John Edison • Suzanne
Edison • Dominique Emerson • Peter Feichtmeir
and Sarah Patton • Dana Garvey • Bill and Ruth
Ingham • Carole and Bruce Johnson • Ted and
Diane Johnson • Michele and Kent Lambert •
Kathleen and Jeff Landel • H. Gary and Victoria
Larson • Kelly and Diana Lindsay • Sheila and
Ronald Pera • Mary Jane Rivers and Grace Pilafian
Frank D. Robinson • Steve Shapiro and Debora
Valis, in memory of Ken Valis • Dyanne Sheldon
and Jean Singer • Mary Jo and Michael Stansbury
Robert and Judith Winquist • Constance Wolfe and
Susan Johnson, in memory of Julieanna
Advocate $100+
Anonymous (3) • Anonymous, in honor of
Amanda, Adam, Luke, Jessica, Matthew, Skye,
and Samantha Olivia • Leo Baldwin • Elizabeth
Bell and Peter Dunwiddie • Robert and Penny
Cabot • Ross Chapin and Deborah Koff-Chapin •
David and Patricia Cohick • Elizabeth and Fletcher
Davis • Clancy and Marcia Dunigan • Walter and
Valorie Eyer • Charlotte and James Fairfield •
John and Suzanne Gappa, in honor of Mark Gappa
and Sandy Hilleary • Steven Gilbert • Lianna and
Robert Gilman • David and Catherine Habib • Rob
Harbour and Carol Orazem • Margaret Harris and
Roger Harrison • Sharen Heath and Simon Frazer
• Gary and Emmie Heidner • Kurt and Patrice
Heyduck • Jayne and James Holland • Joseph F.
and Cathlyn A. Holton • Marilyn and Jack Hoover
• Vicki Huff and Eric Boerwinkle • Harry Jester •
Ingri and Richard Johnson, in memory of Ronald
L. Pruett • David Jones • Linda Booth Kast • Doug
and Dana Kelly • Bill and Gloria Koll • Barbara Joy
Laffey • Donald and Joyce Leak • Mike and Barb
Lopuszynski • Deborah Malarek and Don Yates •
Brenda and Donald Mallett • Johanna and Richard
Marquis • Ann and Mark McDonald, in memory of
Kathy Cado • Judith R. Milner • Joy Moulton •
Coralie and Gerhard Mueller • Jillian G. Nieder
• Inge and Eric Nussbaum • Myrna Orr Twomey
• Colleen and Kurt Parks • Gregg and Linda Ade
Ridder • Nancy Ritzenthaler and Albert Odmark
Jr. • Dr. Paul B. and Marjorie H. Robertson • John
and Patty Rose • Penelope and Cornelius Rosse •
Lorraine Santi • Robert and Katherine Schutte •
Kate and Rob Scott, in honor of Whidbey Island
• Tom and Barbara Silliman • Warren and Nancy
Smith • Snow Goose Bookstore • Nancy and
Michael Snow • Sound Investment Strategies •
Steward $500+
Anonymous • Suzannah Dalzell • Sharon Dunn •
Diana Durden • Harry Dursch and Kirsten Lemke
• Claude and Judy Harvey • Candace Jordan • Kris
and Teri Robinson • William Rowlands • Margaret
Sorrel • Jack Wilde
Islander $250+
Joyce Arnold • Susan Berta and Howard Garrett •
Dale and Joani Boose • Lynn Boose • Anastasia
Brencick, in honor of her mom Mary Brencick •
Tom and Ann Campbell • Ruth W. Cook • Toyan
Copeland • Donald and Barbara Coyner • Paul and
Sherryl Goldfinger • Patrick and Sheila Gross •
Helen and Max Gurvich • Stephen and Elizabeth
Guss • Grant and Jody Heiken • Judy Howard and
Chris Fisher • Beth Johnson • Lea Kouba • Ken
and Nan Leaman • Robert Lehman and Christopher
Mathews • Daniel and Suzanne McCone •
McPherson and McPherson, Attorneys at Law •
Bergenrose Morrisee • Wayne and Sooja Nehrlich
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Jan and Don Allen • Dave and Karen Anderson
• Anonymous • GayLynn and Murray Beighton •
Marshall and Jan Bronson • Jim Burbach • Beverly
Casebeer and Lisa Woodward • Catherine Molleck
• Vickie S. Chapman • Allen and Allison Cole •
Robert and Linda Dally • Anita de Give • Alex de
Soto • Julian C. and Alice J. Dewell • Gabriele
Dickmann • Karen and Dan Erlander • Jonathan
Evelegh and Laura Strong, in honor of Harry
Case’s property donation • Jim and Jean Gervais •
Curt Gordon • Anne Hayden and Sheila Belanger
• Michael and Jana Hobbs • Barrie and Karen
Hutchinson • George and Donna Jackman • Donna
and Larry Johnson • Eleanor and Robert Karrer •
Sally L. Kinsman • Steven and Josie Kobylk • Duke
and Kate LeBaron • Janet and Joachim Lewinsohn
• Jan and Bill Loscher • Jack and Lynne Lynch
• Rosemary Martin and Richard Smith • John
A. McCallum • Roberta Miller • Lauri and Wayne
Morgan, in memory of Joyce Thuringer • Gynon
Nash, in honor of John and Wendy Moon...Merry
Christmas, John and Wendy Moon • Ann E. Neupert
• Julie Charette Nunn • Michael and Jennifer
Nunn • Kit O’Neill and Thomas Leschine • Cynthia
and James Patereau • Kristin Penn • LaVerne and
Leigh Power • Rollin and Loretta Radwick • Janice
T. Raymond • Barbara and Jim Redd • Robert and
Katherine Reitinger • Martin and Judy Rudow •
Jean Sceva • Rick and Nancy Seward • Barbara
Soame-Buescher • Whidbey Environmental Action
Network • Christine and Jeffrey Williams • Marci
and Terry Williams
Volunteers pose for a group photo after planting
golden paintbrush at our Naas Preserve.
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Contributor $35
Cathy Banks • Harriet Behncke and Todd Graves •
Steve and Liz Christian • Annapoorne Colangelo
• Malcolm and Wendy Ferrier • Kevin and Terri
Fristad • Frosty Hollow Ecological Restoration •
Henry and Ann Gallagher • Sandra Gitchell • Bruce
and Billie Gordon • Daniel Graybill • Jim and
Louisa Halfaker • Dick and Arnelle Hall • Wilbur
Halvorsen and Marion Kolb • Linnea and Michael
Hess • Angie and Jerry Homola • Dorothy Cort
and Smokey Hoover • Sego Jackson and Raven
Jirikovic • Sydney Janet Kaplan • Andy and Kris
McRea • Elisa Miller and Norm Brocard • Elise
Miller and Dan Neumeyer • Paul and Constance
Shapiro • Lynae M. Slinden • Alice Copp Smith
• Sharon and David Stellrecht • Marilynn Strayer
and Sam Wolfe • Sarah and Andrew Walston • Bob
and Noreen Warnock • William and Judith Wilson
• Gene J Wisemiller
Project Donations and Additional
Gifts
Ebey’s Reserve • Edward and Peggy Cooley, in
memory of Jeanne Marie Cooley
Hammons Preserve
Michael and Julie Bagg • Virginia and Lester
Bagg
Land Protection Fund
Dale and Joani Boose • Wendy Nash-Moon and
John Moon, in memory of Virginia Moon
Year-End Appeal -- The Incredible
Forest and Conservation Can’t Wait
Campaigns
Gerald and Becky Albers • Kathleen and Thor
Albro • Griffin, Raven, and Kira Almquist •
Anonymous (4) • Murray and Joan Aston • Susan
Barnett, in honor of Janie Leask • Len Barson
and Margaret Wetherald • Marty and Ginny Behr
• Susan and Stephen Bennett • Susan and Bruce
Berg • Annabet Berlin and Bernd Moeller • Dale
and Joani Boose • A. Elayne Bowen, in honor of
the Frostad pioneer family • Virginia B. and David
F. Brown • Angus and Pat Buchanan • Maxine
Burns, in memory of James D. Burns • Diana
and Milton Campbell • Laurie Carron • Jerry and
Judith Case • Audrey Chew • Robert and Sheila
Chidsey • Steve and Liz Christian • Robert and
Amanda Clark • Deborah Colfer, in honor of the
South Whidbey Sno-Isle Library staff members in
Clinton, Freeland & Langley • Barbara and Leroy
Cornelsen • Marilyn L. Cowger • Carole Dawes •
Designs Northwest Architects, Inc. • Dominick
and Aurora Driano • Sharon Emerson and Charles
Snelling • George and Janet Enzmann • Dr.
George Fairfax • Judith Finn • Jerry and Gunilla
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LLC/Travis Penn and John Wicher • Anne and Ken
Winkes • Judy Yeakel
Additional Gifts
Volunteers prepare decorative holly bunches
taken from the Hammons Preserve for our holiday
fundraiser.
Finrow • Michael Free and Judith Van Arnam-Free
• Elizabeth George and Tom McCabe • Tom and
Susan Gideon • Donald and Faithann Gill • Peggy
Golberg • Linda and Leonard Good • Stephen and
Elizabeth Guss • Wilbur Halvorsen and Marion Kolb
• Christie H. Hammond • Hal and Leslie Harber •
Harris Environmental Group, Inc. • Jack A. Harvey
• Jim Heg and Deborah Smith Heg • Mildred
Hendricson, in memory of Harold Hendricson •
Steven and Ann Holmberg • Homes West • Maury
and Donna Hood • Loren and Isobel Hostek • The
Jeffers Family, in memory of Grandma Iris • Ingri
and Richard Johnson • Nancy Kennedy, in honor
of Charlie Stromberg • Steven and Patricia Kessler
• Jean Knapp • Harry and Sharon Lake • Ann
Linnea and Christina Baldwin • Lois Mason • Ivan
and Darlene Miller • Jill Miller and Michael Boyd
• Gary Milne • Louise M. Morgan • Ann Murphy
and Glen Moss • James J. and Joy Lee Mustard
• Doris Newland • H. Gerald and Linda Nordberg
• Ruth and Donald Nowak • Johnny and Yvonne
Palka • Margie and Gary Parker • Martin and Helen
Payne • Jan Pickard and Anne Harvey • Patricia
and Kenneth Price • Pam Pritzl, in honor of John
Edison • William and Kathryn Rathvon, in honor of
Rob and Reed Rathvon • Kristin and Ted Ravetz •
Steve and Joan Raymond • Elwood and Carol Rice,
in honor and appreciation of John and Wendy Moon
• Danielle Rideout and Cac Kamak • John and
Donna Ertel Riley • Frank D. Robinson, in honor of
Muxie Robinson • Beverly Rose • Jean Sceva • Paul
and Pam Schell • William R. Schmalhorst, M.D. •
Bruce and Christine Schwager • Helen Sherk and
Thomas Cotner • Michael and Loralyn Simmons
• Leigh A. Smith • Nancy and Michael Snow •
Frank and Mary Taylor, in honor of Ann Taylor,
Tim Grinstead, and Will & Sarah Taygan • Marilyn
Thomas, in memory of her husband Owen Thomas
• Charles M. Tomberg • Gail and Edward Tomberg
• Carol M. Triplett • Sylvia L. Turkington • Wesley
and Joyce Veatch • E. C. and Ruth M Wartelle •
Kurt Wieland • Faith Wilder • Willow Pond Lodge
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Anonymous (4) • Melissa Borsting and Curtis
Carpenter • Ham and Carol Byng • Warren Carter
and Nina Carter • Barbara J. Cheyney • Julie
Dougherty • Deborah Frost, in honor of Sheila
Belanger • John and Karen Gredler • Stephen and
Elizabeth Guss • Judy Howard and Chris Fisher •
Linda Klein • George W. Lotzenhiser, in memory
of B. Kathryn Lotzenhiser • Nicole Luce and Janet
Hall, in honor of Sheila Belanger • Nancy Luenn
and Glenn Duncan • Roger McCutchen • Julie
Newnam • Terry M. Pickart • Barbara and Jim
Redd, in memory of Dr. Stephen Scheidt • Scott
Hummel • Leigh A. Smith • Maryruth Storer, in
honor of Buell Neidlinger • Mark and Flay Wahl •
Arch Whisman • Bob and Jan Whitsitt • Chandra
M. Willing • Douglas K. and Dianne K. Wills
Matching Gifts
Bank of America Foundation • Boeing Gift
Matching Program • Laird Norton Tyee • Microsoft
Matching Gifts Program
In-Kind Donations
Cascade Pacific Engineering and Land Surveying •
Tom Haensley, Attorney at Law • Mead Gilman and
Associates • Elliott Menashe/Greenbelt Consulting
• Chris Wagner
Volunteers
Zac Akker • Charlott Balog • Elizabeth Banks
• Gillian Beattie • Marty Behr • Nick Bibich •
Joani Boose • Dale Boose • Tom Cahill • Sally
Cahill • Suzannah Dalzell • George Fairfax • Cyndi
Fernandez • Paul Goldfinger • Karen Gschwend •
Steve Gschwend • Cleveland Hall • Clairann Haney
• John Hastings • Kathy Haven • Marcy Horner •
Marian Jarisch • Michael Jarisch • Ramesh Kamak
• Jean Knapp • Ann Linnea • Chuck Lowe • Dan
McCone • Catherine Molleck • David Paradise •
Susan Paradise • Gary Parker • Wallace Perrote
• Jeff Potter • Steve Raymond • Sarah Schmidt
• Michelle Schmidtke • Bridgett Scott • Fran
Seemann • Mark Sheehan • Leigh Smith • Barb
Smith • Allen Young
We make every effort to acknowledge all our
donors correctly. If we have listed any names
incorrectly, we apologize. Please contact Jan
Graham at (360) 222-3310 with questions or
corrections.
The Whidbey Camano Land Trust does not
share our mailing list.
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Spring is on its way...
and we’re ready to get back on the land. Mark your calendars for upcoming Land
Trust work parties. The work parties offer a great chance to get a first-hand look
at some of our preserves and to help us with restoration work.
Land Trust Work Parties
4/5
4/25
5/17
6/7
Naas Preserve
Hammons Preserve
Del Fairfax Forest Preserve
Hammons Preserve
To sign up, please call us at 360 222-3310 or email [email protected]
Visit our website for more details at www.wclt.org.
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