Join us on Earth Day for the
14th Annual Conservation Breakfast

Register today and save the date for North Olympic Land Trust's 14th Annual Conservation Breakfast on Earth Day, April 22nd at 9am.

In recent years, the Land Trust's Conservation Breakfast has become a preeminent gathering of the Peninsula's conservation community.  Prior to the pandemic, over 400 people would join together at Vern Burton in Port Angeles for this annual event. We recognize that folks are itching for community at the moment, and while we still aren't able to bring folks together in person, we are putting together a fun, interactive, and hopefully last virtual gathering with special guests and our annual Out Standing in the Field Award.

Today, we are excited to announce our keynote speaker: renowned naturalist, award-winning author, and world-class lepidopterist Robert Michael Pyle! Dr. Pyle, a long-time Grays Harbor-area resident, has a massive bibliography including Wintergreen: Rambles in a Ravaged Land, Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide (recently made into a major motion picture, The Dark Divide), and Mariposa Road. He is the author of numerous butterfly and moth field guides such as The Butterflies of Cascadia. Dr. Pyle also has a long history with Orion Magazine with his column "The Tangled Bank".

At the Conservation Breakfast, Dr. Pyle will share about the butterflies and moths of the Olympic Peninsula and some of his observations on the impacts of climate change for these beautiful and vital pollinators. Through a moderated conversation, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of this very special guest. Participants will also have the chance to win a special prize tied to our speaker!

Stay tuned, as more of this year's breakfast program is announced in the weeks ahead.

Learn more and RSVP today ->

Thanks to Karen Holtrop for her beautiful photo of a Snowberry Checkerspot on the Townsend Trail.

#lovewhereyouliveNOP

Tissue Moth
(Triphosa haesitata)

February Phenology Files

Welcome Julie Anne!

Meet the Land Trust’s new Conservation Easement Steward – Julie Anne Hopkins!

Julie Anne joins the team in the vital role of monitoring each of the Land Trust’s 79 conservation easements across Clallam County. She’s there to work side-by-side with landowners to make sure that the promise of perpetuity happens!

Julie Anne comes with over 30 years of professional experience in conservation biology and resource management in diverse ecosystems with increasing development pressures.  Her resume includes experience with the Bureau of Land Management, the Land Trust of Santa Cruz and the California Native Plant Society.

We are so excited to be a part of Julie Anne returning to her home state of Washington to ensure the permanent conservation of the farms, fish and forests of the North Olympic Peninsula.

Welcome Julie Anne!

Join Our Team!

North Olympic Land Trust is seeking a full-time Community Relations Manager to join our team.  This community-focused position works to promote our community's land ethic and pride of place while engaging community members in the story of local land conservation. Learn more and see a complete job posting here ->

Climate Change Impact Maps

North Olympic Land Trust and Jefferson Land Trust are partnering to conserve the Olympic Peninsula's rich habitat, natural resources, prime farmland soils, and breathtaking scenery - in perpetuity.

To support this work, our collaboration recently completed an intensive study that led to the creation of a series of maps illustrating many of the projected climate impacts on the Peninsula.  View these maps and learn more ->

Community Photo

                
John Gussman shot some wonderful drone shots at the Lyre Conservation Area last weekend. This picture shows the western shoreline at Low Point. It really highlights the new erosion from recent king tides!
 

If you would like to have your photo featured in a future edition of
Landscapes, please submit it on the Land Trust website.