Month: July 2005

Mount Constitution is the San Juan Island’s highest peak, though at a relatively meager 2,409 ft.

Hiking Mount Constitution, San Juan Islands, Washington State
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We took a day trip out to the Conservancy’s Yellow Island Preserve, a tiny island in located in the middle of the Puget Sound. Through the island’s history, an absence of grazing has helped preserve an unusual diversity of native plants, including 50 species of wildflower and bald eagles.

Yellow Island Preserve, San Juan Islands, Washington State
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Part of orientation to The Nature Conservancy is a trip to an ecologically significant place, with a 4-day conservation immersion course. My trip is to the San Juan Islands in Washington’s Puget Sound. On our way out there, we stopped by at the Conservancy’s Port Susan Bay preserve, which is one of the finest estuarine habitat in the Puget Sound.

Port Susan Bay Preserve, Washington State
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