Name: The Marsh Point Heronry
Start: 2026-02-20T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-20T20:30:00-08:00
Location: Northwest Educational Service District 189

Join us for a fascinating look at one of the West coast's largest great blue heron nesting colonies with Skagit Land Trust.
About this Event

Following a brief introduction to Skagit Land Trust and its conservation work, Stacy will discuss the history and management of the March Point heronry, one of the largest remaining heronries on the West Coast of North America. She will also discuss the community science projects focusing on great blue herons on Land Trust properties. Anne, with stills and videos, will take us into the March Point heronry giving us a look at life in the heronry throughout the 2025 breeding and nesting season, sharing expected and unexpected behaviors, with an intimate focus on three of the nests experiencing success and failure, as the adults work to rear young to fledging. Anne will also talk about how Skagit Land Trust’s public policy committee has been involved in protecting Blue Herons in Skagit County.

Reservations for this lecture will open at 9:00 am on Friday, February 6, 2026.

Please note that reservations are required.

Doors will open at 6:15pm. Please arrive to the lobby for check in no later than 6:50pm, as the lecture will start promptly at 7pm. Those who arrive after 6:50pm may lose their reservations.