Outside the Suquamish House of Awakened Culture, Denita Holmes sits on her knees gently sifting through strips of red cedar that rustle like paper as they settle on the lawn. She’s collected the cedar herself, and describes to the small group of NextGen Outdoor Camp students what that process entails. The tree must be at…
Groups angling to purchase site on Miller Bay for nature preserve
(Photo: Meegan M. Reid / Kitsap Sun) INDIANOLA – Paul Dorn gradually fights his way up a steep embankment along Miller Bay Road, loose dirt slipping under his feet and knees as he scrambles to the top. “The worst I could do is tumble back down,” he says. Eventually he makes it to the roadside…
New conservancy director aims for more community engagement
Nathan Daniel wants to conduct more community science projects with universities and the state. The newly named executive director of the Great Peninsula Conservancy is looking to continue the trajectory that the organization has been on for years under the recently retired Sandra Staples-Bortner. The organization is a nonprofit land trust charged with protecting natural…
Meet Nate!
Great Peninsula Conservancy is excited to welcome Nate Daniel to the team! (Pictured here at Spring Dinner with his wife, Kim.) He’s eager to get to know you in the upcoming year and would love to hear your input and address any questions you might have for him. Kitsap Daily News ran a story about…
Great Peninsula Conservancy Hires New Executive Director
Read the Kitsap Daily News coverage here. FOR RELEASE June 3, 2019 Contacts Nathan Daniel Executive Director (as of June 1, 2019) (360) 373-3500 office nate@greatpeninsula.org Margaret ‘Kit’ Ellis President (253) 209-0105 kitellis@centurytel.net BREMERTON, WA (June 3, 2019) – Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) announces the hiring of Nathan Daniel as its new executive director. Nathan…
Earth Day Tide Walk to Cohoe Beach Preserve
A big thanks to everyone who joined us on our hike to the new Cohoe Beach Preserve! This property is accessible by walking down the shoreline from Point No Point Lighthouse at low tide. Photos by Claire Voris. Click on them to expand.
Spring Dinner Gallery
Thank you for joining us for a very special evening at Kiana Lodge on May 2nd to support conservation on the Great Peninsula! Thanks to our community sponsors and members, $125,000 was raised to help protect our forests, streams, shorelines, and parks for generations to come! Great Peninsula Conservancy recognized and celebrated several members from…
Great Peninsula Conservancy Director Announces Retirement
Read the Central Kitsap Reporter coverage here. BREMERTON, WA (April 30, 2019) – Executive director of Great Peninsula Conservancy announces retirement after 11 years leading the land trust through a period of tremendous growth. When it comes to saving native forests, salmon streams, and marine shorelines, many of us routinely look to Great Peninsula Conservancy…
Saying Farewell
On my first day as executive director of Great Peninsula Conservancy in February 2008, I knew I had found my dream job. Now I could direct my lifelong passion for nature, expertise in wildlife ecology and nonprofit management, and hard-earned skills in fundraising, program development, and team building toward saving lands close to home. What…
Guest Blog: Spring Reminds Us
Spring, that wonderful time of year when skies are often blue, trees leaf, flowers appear, birds and other fauna increase their activity—reminds us of the beauty of the northwest. Beautiful Kiana Lodge will again be the site of Great Peninsula Conservancy’s annual spring fundraising dinner on May 2nd, featuring guest speaker Guido Rahr, a salmon…