Program areas at Great Peninsula Conservancy
Program: conservation working with partners and community groups, Great Peninsula Conservancy protected lands and waters in kitsap, mason, and pierce counties, wa for wildlife and people. Great Peninsula Conservancy protected 500 acres of ecologically valuable lands. The new wildlife preserves protect forest, wetland, stream, and tidal habitats for birds, bears, salmon, marine mammals, and other wildlife. Conserved lands also often provide opportunities for people to get outside and enjoy nature close to home.
Program: outreach Great Peninsula Conservancy produced and disseminated newsletters, brochures, displays, and website and social media content to engage community members and inspire them to become involved in helping to conserve and care for forests, shorelines, and open spaces. Great Peninsula Conservancy conducted nature walks, salmon-viewing events, community celebrations including a nature themed film festival, and volunteer stewardship activities to improve trails, clean up litter, remove invasive plants, and plant native trees and shrubs in forest and along shorelines. Great Peninsula Conservancy wrote grants to support its outdoor youth education program with the goal of creating future conservation leaders.
Program: stewardship in collaboration with community partners and volunteers, Great Peninsula Conservancy conducted stewardship activities on our conserved lands. Gpc worked to restore forest health and improve shoreline habitat on several gpc preserves. Gpc carried out monitoring and maintenance activities to ensure the lands in our care are healthy and not damaged by inappropriate uses. Gpc continued extensive efforts to restore and protect lands we have conserved by removing invasive plants, cleaning up litter, and planting native trees and shrubs along shorelines.