Celebrating 50 Years

Our Natural Legacy

Protecting and connecting with the habitat, mountains, water, and natural history of the Salish Sea region.

Our Work

Bright pink rhododendron blossom

Preserve

We are stewards of the Rhododendron Preserve, a 466-acre ecological jewel with some of the last remaining old growth forest in the Puget Sound lowlands.

A sun-dappled path through evergreen forest

Inspire

We partner with other like-minded organizations to increase Salish Sea stewardship, preservation and restoration by offering grant applications.

Long-exposure shot of rocky, blue-gray river with white-capped eddies

Educate

We work with local schools and community members to offer environmental educational experiences to encourage good stewardship of the earth.

Recent News

  • A docent is in the back with the back two children with their backs to us listening to them. There is a tree that has fallen down between the children and docent. There is a stream and bushes and leaves on the ground. It is fall the all the leaves have changed colors and on the ground.

    Commitment to Children

    We believe that education is all about building and preserving the legacy, passion and commitment to our environment we want to teach our children.

  • A dark tree truck is seen up front on the left. On the first there are some skinny trees and ferns. In the middle in the back you can see a trail with trees and ferns all around.

    Leaving a Legacy

    It’s because of you that we continue to improve the lands and waterways within the nearly 500-acre Preserve and support programs and projects across our region.

  • 2 women looking at some paper. Both wearing sweatshirts. A man to their right wearing a baseball hat with a sweatshirt with the hood over the hat and his hands in sweatshirt pocket. A big tree in the background and a bunch of ferns. You can also see a trail.

    Adapting to Climate Change

    Climate change is having real and immediate consequences for the Earth and its inhabitants. Unfortunately, the Rhododendron Preserve is not immune to the effects of a warming planet.

  • two trees with moss on the ground and their branches reaching through the pictue.

    Everything is Interconnected

    Recently my house has been visited by a couple of mice. After my cats were done chasing them to exhaustion, rendering them easy for slow humans to catch, we caught them and returned them to the outdoors.

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