Your gift fuels community-driven action to protect and restore the San Juan Islands and Salish Sea.
Whether you are a resident or visitor, you have likely experienced a tangible and palpable sense of interconnectedness in the San Juan Islands and Salish Sea. As you stand at the foot of a shoreline, in an island meadow, or overlooking sweeping pastures, you can feel the intricate web that binds us within nature and community. It's a bioregion that touches the heart and soul of many, hosting immense biodiversity, and cultural heritage.
We're looking for 200 people to give $20 each to meet our $4,000 goal!
Your support is instrumental in driving change and stepping into a future where wildlife, plants, and people coexist and thrive for generations to come.
Together, we create a future where the San Juan Islands and the Salish Sea thrive as a sanctuary of biodiversity and sustainability, fostered by a community deeply connected to and actively protecting this special place.
Give $20 (or more!) today! Your GiveBIG gift fuels advocacy, action and education such as ...
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Tracking and advocating for safer shipping and oil spill prevention in the Salish Sea. | Just this week, our Marine Protection and Policy Director, Lovel Pratt, was quoted in numerous news outlets regarding what is at stake as the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project is completed. Your generosity enables us to remain steadfast in our efforts to address commercial shipping risks. What's at stake? The critically endangered Southern Residents killer whales, chinook salmon, and the whole Salish Sea ecosystem!
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Shoreline restoration projects that help salmon flourish, which then feed the endangered Southern Resident orca. | Friends of the San Juans has led and completed over 15 large-scale restoration projects in San Juan County, which employ local contractors and support forage fish, salmon, and Southern Resident killer whale recovery efforts.
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The mobilization of thousands of public comments submitted to local government advocating for environmental protections. | We are proud that our consistent and collective voice for climate adaptation, guardianship of agricultural and forest lands, and sustainable growth has helped to protect what we all love.
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Empowering and energizing the next generation of conservation leaders for positive change. | An expanded Immersive Education Program has reached thousands of students across island schools and Salish Sea communities. We recently launched an online education platform, which will provide open access to our content throughout the Salish Sea bioregion. Through captivating presentations and innovative virtual reality experiences, we’ve sparked curiosity about marine ecosystems and environmental conservation in 230 students this year alone!
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Upstream and community-driven shoreline stewardship. | 107 island property owners joined us this Spring to learn how to care for their vital shoreline habitats at our workshops on Orcas, San Juan, and Lopez islands, and many also signed up for a free site visit. To date, we have provided expert knowledge from coastal geologists and vegetation specialists to 450 landowners.
