Work Parties 2010  
Want to spend time outdoors and be doing good work at the same time? Come help us toil with our restoration efforts.
Pre-registration is required for each work party. Please sign up and get directions by calling Abel Eckhardt at 463-2644 or send an email to him at: abel@vashonlandtrust.org.

Thanks, thanks, and thanks!

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Needle Creek Planting and stroll.
Wednesday, January 13th from 9:00 to 1:00ish
Come help us finish our Needle Creek restoration project. We have roughly 300 trees and shrubs we need to get in the ground this winter to close out our Needle Creek grant. We will be planting along the top of the ravine as well as the slope stabilization area.

If people are interested, after the project we can walk the new Shinglemill trail to Fern Cove and back.

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Judd Creek Restoration Planting
Saturday, January 23rd from 9:00am to 1:00pm
This December, during the great freeze, the Land Trust and a team of hearty Earthcorpians chiseled blackberries from the banks of Judd Creek. We cleared about 7,000 square feet of blackberry total. We now need your help revegetating the site with native plants.

We have about 1300 plants to get in the ground before spring . Come help us enhance the buffer and improve the water quality in Judd Creek.

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Potting party
Thursday, January 28th from 9:00am to 12:00pm
Bring your nurturing hands and help us pot up the plants for next year's planting season. We have nearly emptied the nursery and need to "refill the watershed larder."

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Please let me know if you are coming so I can prepare for the event and send you the necessary information and directions. Thanks! Abel

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Salmon Chanted Evening Party 2010  
Saturday, September 11th, 5pm @ Fisher Pond

It was such fun last year, WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN!
Dinner *** Dancing *** Strolling around the Pond
Wild Salmon Barbeque *** Live Music *** Torch-lit walking path

$30/$100 patron. Kids under 12 free.
Tickets available at Land Trust office, Books by the Way & Vashon Bookshop.We sold out last year, make sure to get your tickets for this year!

For info contact 463-2644 or info@vashonlandtrust.org

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Annual Meeting 2010  
March 31st, Wednesday 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Land Trust Building, 10014 SW Bank Rd

JOIN US for the Land Trust Annual Meeting featuring a presentation by Dr. Jacques White, Executive Director of Long Live the Kings, speaking on "What Does a Healthy Puget Sound Look Like?"

OPEN HOUSE @ 6:30pm
Refreshments and drinks provided. Visit with board members, board candidates and Land Trust staff.
PROGRAM @ 7:00pm
Welcome and Introductions
Election of Board Members
Financial Report
Update of Current Projects
Presentation by Jacques White, "What Does a Healthy Puget Sound Look Like?"
Adjourn to Social Time and Refreshments

We look forward to seeing you. Members and non-members are welcome, so feel free to bring a friend or neighbor who might want to learn more about the Land Trust.

Contact us at 463-2644 or info@vashonlandtrust.org for more info.

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Spring Property Tours 2010  
See "The Bog" - Tours of WHISPERING FIRS BOG on Saturday, May 22nd at 1pm & 2pm - each group limited to 12
Once again, we're opening up this sensitive habitat for small groups to experience the magical place fondly referred to as "The Bog". This is the first time in several years that we've run this tour in the spring. If you've seen the Bog in fall, here's your chance to catch it in an entirely different season.

No one knows this treasure better than VHS science teacher, Tom DeVries, who will provide a fascinating narrative on the unusual features and plants of this uncommon natural environment, and will explain how it came to be. Preserving this sphagnum bog launched the Land Trust - take this opportunity to see it in person.
Note that this is more of a "stand & see" tour, than a walking tour. Footing is tricky and wet - boots strongly recommended. Kids 12 and up only, please.

Each tour is $5 per family for Land Trust members or $25 per family for non-members (includes a year's membership in the Land Trust). Reserve your space at 463-2644 or info@vashonlandtrust.org.

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Summer Youth Camp 2010  
"Hiking and Habitats" Kid's Summer Camp with Barbara Gustafson
Dates:July 12-16th
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Age: 7 - 11 year olds
Cost: $160.00 per week

Each morning for five days participants will join Barbara Gustafson in exploring a different Vashon park, beach or preserve. During the four hours on-site, we will run scientific investigations and experiments, test water quality, map land features and vegetation, identify and count fauna, create artwork using natural materials, and use our senses to increase our knowledge of and appreciation for the richness of our island's varied habitats.

Space limited to 12 kids per week.

For details or to register, contact the Land Trust at 463-2644.
Or download a registration form and mail completed form(s) and fee(s) to Vashon Land Trust P.O. Box 2031 Vashon, WA 98070

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Forest Stewardship Class 2010  
THE NEXT FOREST STEWARDSHIP CLASS IS STILL BEING PLANNED -- PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS.

The forest stewardship class is an 8-week course offered by the Land Trust and the King County / WSU Extension Service. It is designed to teach forest landowners about their property, how to steward their forest, and how to write a Forest Management Plan. This plan is what a landowner needs in order to apply to King County for the Current Use Taxation status. Registration is required for the class.

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Native Plant & Tree Seedling Sale 2009/10  
Order deadline is December 31, 2009.
Pick-up on Saturday, January 9th, 2010, from 10:00am to 2:00pm at the Land Trust Building.

Once a year, in late fall, the Land Trust offers a variety of native, bareroot trees and shrub seedlings for sale at a very reasonable cost. These species are well adapted to our wet winters and dry summers. They're great for low maintainence gardening and restoration of land.

Questions? Contact us at 463-2644 or info@vashonlandtrust.org

The 2009/10 species offered include:
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga mensiezii)
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)
Wester White Pine (Pinus monticola)
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
Red-Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum)
Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana)
Black Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
Tall Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium)
Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)
Mock Orange (Philadelphus lewisii)
Snowberry (Syphoricarpos albus)
Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor)

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