Curry Preserve

Visit the Curry Preserve

2449 North Nugent Road

Stroll along footpaths that gently lead you through fields and forests at the Curry Preserve. Enjoy the meadows, wetlands, and the view across Hale Passage. The Trust’s community garden and orchard are located near the Nugent Road entrance. Dogs must be leashed.

Curry Orchard

Established in 2011 by volunteers and maintained by volunteers, the Curry Orchard has 30 semi-dwarf fruit trees. The orchard is enclosed in a deer-safe fence just north of the parking area.

Community Garden

The Curry community garden continues the Curry Preserve’s agricultural history by providing 12 plots to island gardeners to tend. If you’re interested in a garden plot, you can join our waiting list by emailing stewardship@liht.org.

Please help us care for these special places by respecting our rules.

Preserves are open only during daylight hours.
Please stay on the trails.
Only foot traffic is permitted. Bicycles and motorized vehicles are not allowed.
Foraging is not permitted. Please do not pick, remove, or disturb plants.
Please leave nothing behind, including trash.
Do not feed wildlife.
Please help us be good neighbors. Respect private property and do not trespass.
Please pick up after your dog and always keep them leashed.
Fires, smoking, and alcohol are strictly prohibited.
No hunting is permitted. Firearms or other weapons are not allowed.
Camping is not allowed.
Drones are not allowed.

Trail map

Curry Preserve Management Plan

History of the Curry Preserve

John and Ortha Curry came to Lummi Island in 1937 to work the reefnet fishery. In 1951, they bought the property that became the Curry Preserve, a time when there were about 50 families living on the island.

In 2002 the Heritage Trust purchased the 42-acre property, and seven neighboring landowners placed conservation easements on their private properties to protect an additional 58 acres of the surrounding landscape.

In 2008 the Heritage Trust had the opportunity to purchase a property that would expand the Curry Preserve. A neighboring landowner pledged to protect another 13 acres of private land with a conservation easement. Today, the 50-acre Curry Preserve is surrounded by an additional 71 acres of private conservation easement land.