“We can’t simply wait and hope for someone else to rescue us from situations like the climate crisis and ongoing threats to natural resources. That’s magical thinking. With a legacy…
Tahuya River Preserve Featured in WALT’s Groundswell 2024
Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) is proud to be featured in the 2024 edition of Groundswell, the Washington Association of Land Trusts’ (WALT) annual report celebrating the collective power of Land…
Great Peninsula Conservancy Completes the Kitsap Forest and Bay Project in North Kitsap, Washington
We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of the 467-acre Divide Community Forest, a strategic land conservation project in north Kitsap County that preserves critical wildlife habitat and supports planned…
Fall 2024 Newsletter Showcases GPC’s Impactful Work
Our fall 2024 newsletter is here! This latest edition is a celebration of the incredible work made possible by our supporters and community. This issue highlights some of our most…
Community Learning in Forest Conservation
This fall, Great Peninsula Conservancy (GPC) and Jefferson Land Trust (JLT) partnered to host two transformative ecological forestry workshops, guided by Jaal Mann, lead forester at Northwest Natural Resource Group (NNRG). At JLT’s Valley…
Great Peninsula Conservancy Brand Survey
Your Input is Needed! In 2025, Great Peninsula Conservancy will be celebrating our 25th Anniversary. This exciting milestone is prompting us to reflect deeply on our journey, evaluate how we…
Newberry Woods Community Forest Advisory Team Recruitment
We are recruiting for the Newberry Woods Community Forest Advisory Team (CFAT)! The volunteer CFAT brings the community’s voice to Great Peninsula Conservancy’s (GPC) decision-making process for the community forest.…
GPC Legacy Member Highlight: Keith & Margaret Baldwin
Keith Baldwin’s environmental interests and legal experience have provided countless benefits to GPC—including his current service on GPC’s board of directors as Vice President. Keith’s perspective on the importance of…
GPC’s Tree Girdling Initiative: Assessing Impact and Refining Practices
Since 2021, Great Peninsula Conservancy’s (GPC) stewardship team has girdled over 800 trees across eight preserves. Tree girdling is the process of cutting strips of bark from a tree so…
Beyond the Band: What One Owl Can Teach Us About Conservation
In September, the GPC stewardship team visited the 1.7-acre Stillwaters Environmental Center in Kingston to collect field information for a baseline documentation report (learn more about baseline reporting here). During…
