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Jefferson Land Trust Awarded Cornell Grant for New Bird Monitoring Study

This summer, with the support of a $25,000 Cornell University grant and in collaboration with Kitsap County’s Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC), we’re excited to launch a new monitoring study on our nature preserves in which we’ll be recording and analyzing birdsong.  Mapping the presence of certain indicator bird species will help us determine whether our forest management […]

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Sharing Earth’s Gifts: Local Tribes, Local Lands, and Natural Cultural Resources

During the Q&A session at last year’s Virtual Conservation Breakfast, Listening to the Land: Understanding the Indigenous Landscape of Jefferson County, Laura Price, Cultural Resources Director for the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe noted that local property owners can play a valuable role in addressing the scarcity of natural cultural resources by sharing them with local […]

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