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    Fisher Pond

    Vashon’s largest inland body of water, and the Land Trust’s signature preserve, Fisher Pond is a wonderful place to walk and relish the Island’s natural beauty and wildlife.

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    Work parties

    Volunteering is a great way to enjoy the Land Trust properties, get exercise and do good work. Watch this link or sign up for notice of work parties. They’re fun and they’re part of what keeps our island beautiful.

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    Soaring

    For 22 years the Land Trust has been the group dedicated to preserving the Island’s natural places and rural character.
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    Glow

    Help the Land Trust preserve our gorgeous piece of Puget Sound. Donate, volunteer, or get involved today.

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What's Happening

Job Opening

Summer Crew Leader Position

Looking for a part time summer crew leader to help coordinate and manage a 3 person conservation crew working on Vashon-Maury Island Parks and Preserves. The work includes maintaining habitat restoration plantings, building and maintaining trails, removing invasive species, and other day-to-day stewardship activities.

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INTRO TOURS

Land Trust Intro Tours — a free, low-key, one-hour general introduction to the Land Trust. No committment, no pressure – just an informational opportunity to find what the Land Trust is, what we do on the Island, and to view a conservation project in progress.
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GiveBIG – It’s Coming!

Mark your calendar for May 2nd!

This is your once-a-year chance to stretch your support for Vashon’s wild places and rural character by donating to The Land Trust through the Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG event. Don’t miss it!
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Volunteer Spotlight

Jim Evans

Meet Jim Evans – volunteer extraordinaire! Jim is our volunteer baseline preparer, having collected the baseline data for our Paradise Valley and Shinglemill Creek Preserves.

Keeping it wild

Located in the central Puget Sound basin, Vashon-Maury Island is passionate about retaining a rural and natural character amidst today’s rampant development. Vashon-Maury is surrounded by the Puget Sound megalopolis where population has doubled in the past twenty years, and natural places are being paved over as rapidly as possible.

Vashon itself is about 12 miles long. Maury is about 6 miles long and is attached to Vashon by a narrow isthmus. Together, they are about 25,000-acres (~37 sq.mi.), with a population of about 11,000. With saltwater shorelines of 51 miles, Vashon-Maury has over half of the shoreline of King County. Vashon-Maury was once a thriving agricultural community serving the Puget Sound market with produce. Now, however, it is primarily a commuter community with many tele-commuters. READ MORE