A water droplet, running off the cedar we all hunched under, relentlessly plinked against one of the big brown bags at our feet. While the rain dripped around us, GPC…
GPC Legacy Member Highlight: John L. Nichols
“With a simple act, there will be preservation of some portion of the northwest habitat that I love so much.” Great Peninsula Conservancy is thrilled to celebrate John L. Nichols,…
A Seventh Grader’s Letter to GPC
What inspires you to get outside? What’s special about the outdoors? How is GPC able to protect so much land!? These were questions answered by GPC’s AmeriCorps VISTA member…
Thank you, Jaime!
On February 13th, 2024, GPC’s Conservation Education Fellow Jaime Webb completed his second year of AmeriCorps VISTA service with GPC. During that time, Jaime helped to build capacity for GPC’s…
Seven Projects and 300 acres – Land Protected by GPC in 2023
Land trusts measure their success in a variety of ways, but completing projects that permanently protect land is always an important metric. Thanks to generous donors, community partnerships, and dedication…
GPC Legacy Member Highlight: Byron & Sara Kane
The stillness and renewal that being in nature provides is so important for the well-being of each one of us. It’s reassuring to know that conservancies, like GPC, are here…
Filucy Bay Preserve Restoration in Progress
GPC’s Filucy Bay Preserve has expanded in recent years through four additional land acquisitions, resulting in a combined 170-acre preserve with over 3,500 feet of protected shoreline in the northern…
Forage Fish Surveys Conducted on GPC Preserves
In 2023, Great Peninsula Conservancy began a partnership with the Nisqually Reach Nature Center to conduct Forage Fish Surveys on several GPC preserves on the Key Peninsula. Terence Lee, Science…
GPC Legacy Member Highlight: Marion Schoenbackler in memory of Janine Dolezel
Marion Schoenbackler (pictured left) joined GPC’s Legacy Society at the end of 2023 by including GPC as a beneficiary of her estate. Her membership is in honor and memory of…
Birding at Point No Point Walk & Talk Recap
This November, participants gathered at Point No Point County Park to go birding with one of GPC’s staff members, Brendan McGarry. Brendan has been birding for thirty years and has…