On April 29, Great Peninsula Conservancy Stewardship Associate Ben Wymer led a three hour Wildlife Tracking Introduction at Newberry Woods Community Forest. During this Walk & Talk, Ben shared his…
Clear Creek Task Force Seeks New Community Leaders
SILVERDALE, WA – Clear Creek Trail, the community trail that runs from Trigger Ave to the mouth of Clear Creek at Dyes Inlet, needs new volunteers to support and lead…
Great Peninsula Conservancy partners with Navy to buy and protect forest near Bangor
Peiyu Lin, Kitsap Sun “CENTRAL KITSAP — Three-year-old Jada Wong had her boots on, even if she needed a little assistance on the hike to the middle of a forested…
The Hidden Refuges from Climate Change
The forests that surround us are full of incredible variety. As the climate of our region changes over the coming decades, different parts of the landscape will be affected differently.…
This Forest On The Kitsap Is Protected – Forever
On Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula – that arrow-shaped piece of land between Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula – Great Peninsula Conservancy is working to conserve and restore degraded shorelines, peat bogs, forests,…
Great Peninsula Conservancy receives federal and state grants to protect Misery Point on Hood Canal
BREMERTON, WA (January 13, 2021) – A conservation partnership has protected the 20.7-acre Misery Point Preserve on Hood Canal near Seabeck. Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC), the regional land trust operating in…
Great Peninsula Conservancy Earns National Recognition
Bremerton, Washington (Aug. 20, 2020) – One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Founded in 2000, Great Peninsula…
Celebrating Gary Cunningham’s Legacy
For half a century, Gary Cunningham lead the way for conservation in the Puget Sound region. As one of the founding fathers of Great Peninsula Conservancy, Gary’s recent passing has…
Protecting Climate-Resilient Lands Through a New Initiative
The Pacific Northwest Resilient Landscapes Initiative is a partnership between community foundations in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington, that the Land Trust Alliance launched with lead support from the Doris Duke…