News
Something to Celebrate!
The Lummi Island Heritage Trust has just purchased a new 120-acre parcel on Lummi Mountain.
Sapphire Blue
Sapphire Blue, an MT-Push All-Terrain Wheelchair, has been donated to the Lummi Island Heritage Trust by the family of Laura Marie Del Grosso.
Lummi Artists on Lummi Island
Art is a way to bring Lummi back to the island, and the island back to Lummi.
Aiston Preserve Project Updates
Finally, after years of feasibility studies, biological and cultural surveys, grant writing, and County, State and Federal permit applications, the restoration construction work at the Aiston Preserve has begun!
Species Spotlight: Great Horned Owls
If you hear deep hoots ring out in the night, you are possibly hearing the Great horned owl.
A Big Boost for the Aiston Preserve Restoration
The Heritage Trust was awarded a significant grant this month that will help move the Aiston Preserve restoration project forward.
Citizen Scientists Abound
April is Citizen Science Month! A celebration of the amazing people who help contribute to scientific research in your own backyard.
30 x 30: A Plan For Climate Change
President Biden created an executive order to conserve 30% of all US lands and waters by 2030.
A Fond Farewell
After much deliberation, the Heritage Trust has decided to remove the unstable hay barn at Otto Preserve.
World's Wetlands Day
Did you know that one-third of all endangered or threatened species call wetlands home?
Action at the Aiston Preserve
As we prepare for restoration at the Aiston Preserve, one of our tasks is to remove the old mining equipment and debris.
Open Air Living: Finding Friluftsliv
Across the globe, under the Northern Lights, our Norwegian friends have a concept that could help us all stay healthy and sane this winter.
Kelp-ing Mother Nature
The Northwest Straits Commission is working with several local marine resources committees to survey kelp throughout the Salish Sea.
Pandemonium: A Blame Game?
Yet when we begin to trace back the origins of this most recent pandemic, the results might surprise you.
Rescue Exercises at Aiston Preserve
The Heritage Trust is working with the Lummi Island Fire Department to accommodate an Emergency Landing Zone at Aiston Preserve.
Aiston Preserve in the News!
Meredith Moench and Rebecca Rettmer, provides a history of the land, a description of the multifaceted reclamation process, and a vision of the evolving nature preserve.
Underwater in Smugglers Cove
Washington Department of Natural Resources and the Northwest Straits Foundation joined with Heritage Trust staff and volunteers at the Aiston Preserve to go underwater in Smugglers Cove.
Thumping the Ground with the Geophysics Class
Ten students from Dr. Jackie Caplan-Auerbach's Western Washington University geophysics class were working on the old quarry floor at Aiston Preserve.
Spider Collector's Journal
From Rod Crawford's journal for collecting spiders for the Burke Museum.