Volunteer: Mud Bay Preserve Stewardship Day

San Juan Preservation Trust staff invites you to join us for our first ever volunteer event at the Mud Bay Preserve on the south end of Lopez Island. This small but ecologically valuable parcel of land spans 300 feet of shoreline on the west side of Mud Bay and is part of the significant Mud Bay migratory shorebird habitat. The area's tidal feeding grounds are host to many wildlife species, including river otters. 

We hope you can come along for a day of stewardship at the Mud Bay Preserve on Lopez Island, where we will be removing unwanted plants, organizing habitat piles, and picking up beach debris.    

Lopez Island Land Steward Troy Buckley will lead and Jack Russillo, Volunteer and Outreach Coodinator, will support. 

Please arrange your own transportation to Lopez Island and let us know what method that will be (please email Jack). If you plan to walk on to the ferry, please let us know beforehand and we can carpool to the property together. For Lopez residents, we will plan to meet at the Southend Market (3024 Mud Bay Road), where you can leave your car for the duration of the event while we carpool to the preserve together, as there is very limited parking at the site. 

The grounds are relatively flat, but could possibly be muddy and puddled in some areas where we are working, so we recommend rubber boots. SJPT will supply necessary tools and some snacks, but feel free to bring your own hand tools. Please remember to bring your own water and lunch.

• Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024
• Time: 10:30am - 2:30pm
• Location: Mud Bay Preserve on Lopez Island 
• Bring: Weather-appropriate clothing and footwear, sun protection as needed, work gloves, water, lunch
• Questions? Email Jack Russillo, SJPT Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator

Please note:

This event is limited to the first 6 people who sign up. (You can join the waiting list when you sign up if capacity has been reached. If there are cancellations, we will contact the next in line as soon as possible.)

All participants are required to sign an SJPT liability waiver. Please ensure that everyone you register, including yourself, has filled out our online waiver in English or en Español (required as part of the registration process).

Todos los participantes deben firmar una exención de responsabilidad del SJPT. Asegúrese de que todas las personas que registre, incluido usted mismo, hayan completado nuestra exención en línea en inglés o en español (requerido como parte del proceso de registro).