Watmough Thursday, February 23rd 9 AM - 3PM
If you're looking for a fun activity over mid-winter break, this is it! The day will be like our crew days in the summer. We'll meet in the parking lot (let us know if you need transportation!) at 9 AM and gather supplies to hike out the site. There will be a project overview, safety meeting, and trail work until lunch. We'll do some more trail work after lunch, sprinkled with some enviromental ed and then pack up to return by 3PM. The day really flies by.
LICC will provide training, tools, gloves, hot beverages, and snacks. Participants should wear warm clothing, boots, and bring raingear if you have it. Also bring your own lunch and water bottle. Youth participants are eligible for a service stipend. Please let us know if you can attend, and if you need transportation. Email L.I.C.C.team@gmail.com
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
News: Important Public Lands Meeting
The Long Road to Permanence: Protection for BLM lands in the San Juan Archipelago
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Senator Maria Cantwell will hold a public meeting to discuss progress made so far in our efforts to secure permanent protection for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in the San Juan Archipelago. Senator Cantwell will discuss legislation introduced this past September to establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area. The public is welcome to attend.
When: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time: 10:30am
Location: Anacortes Senior Center – Great Room
1701 22nd Street, Anacortes
RSVP: RSVP to DOI_Events@ios.doi.gov by 12:00pm (PST), Friday, February 17, 2012.
Consider representing LICC (as well as our wonderful public lands) at this meeting!
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Some background on the effort:
In the late 1980s a group of Lopez Island residents formed the Friends of Chadwick Hill to prevent the logging of a local landmark which ultimately led to the protection of Chadwick Hill and Watmough Bay.
The effort also built a long and supportive relationship with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages about 1,000 acres spread across the San Juan Islands. BLM currently manages 450 acres of its lands in the San Juans as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern. These lands are not currently threatened but are not under permanent protection. A few other sites are co-managed with Washington State Parks, but the remaining acreage currently has no specific planning or protection.
Lopez residents Asha Lela, Cynthia Dilling, Bob Myhr and other original members of the Friends of Chadwick joined with new supporters to form Islanders for the National Conservation Area. They spent the last three years striving to make the protection of the BLM lands in the San Juans permanent by having these lands officially designated and managed as Conservation Lands at BLM through congressional legislation.
Asha and her fellow committee members participated in public events like the County Fair and Farmers Markets gathering endorsements for protection. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Senator Maria Cantwell and Congressman Rick Larsen have held local listening sessions to discuss the community’s goals. Efforts reached a major milestone in September when Representative Larsen and Senator Cantwell introduced bills in Congress to officially designate the BLM lands in the islands as the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area.
That legislation requires the BLM to manage its lands for conservation and recreation and directs the BLM to work closely with the community to build a management plan for those lands. The legislation doesn’t call for any additional acquisition of land and explicitly limits its impact to land owned by the BLM, with no impact on surrounding private lands.
Those bills are now awaiting action in Congress. Many local individuals and groups have sent letters to Washington, D.C. supporting Representative Larsen's call for a hearing on the bill in the House Natural Resources Committee. Senator Cantwell is working to schedule a hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Interior Secretary Salazar, who spoke with supporters last spring, included the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in his list of 18 "crown jewel" conservation priorities for Congress to pass.
While the committee is pleased with our delegation’s support of the bills, getting the legislation passed into law will be challenging in the current congressional climate.
Asha Lela and other supporters are going to the other Washington in March. They plan to meet with congressional staff and officials at the BLM to help move things forward on the Conservation Lands designation. The contingent will push to ensure that political stalemates on other issues don’t get in the way of the San Juan Islands’ needs. The group is very clear on the goal they are pursuing - "permanent community-driven protection for the BLM lands in the San Juans."
And the other Washington is coming to us this Saturday for a public meeting. We encourage islanders to attend the meeting and voice support for permanently protecting the BLM lands in the San Juans.
For more information on the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area effort, including maps of the BLM lands and the text of the legislation, visit www.SanJuanIslandsNCA.orgor email info@SanJuanIslandsNCA.org.
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Senator Maria Cantwell will hold a public meeting to discuss progress made so far in our efforts to secure permanent protection for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in the San Juan Archipelago. Senator Cantwell will discuss legislation introduced this past September to establish the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area. The public is welcome to attend.
When: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time: 10:30am
Location: Anacortes Senior Center – Great Room
1701 22nd Street, Anacortes
RSVP: RSVP to DOI_Events@ios.doi.gov by 12:00pm (PST), Friday, February 17, 2012.
Consider representing LICC (as well as our wonderful public lands) at this meeting!
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Some background on the effort:
In the late 1980s a group of Lopez Island residents formed the Friends of Chadwick Hill to prevent the logging of a local landmark which ultimately led to the protection of Chadwick Hill and Watmough Bay.
The effort also built a long and supportive relationship with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages about 1,000 acres spread across the San Juan Islands. BLM currently manages 450 acres of its lands in the San Juans as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern. These lands are not currently threatened but are not under permanent protection. A few other sites are co-managed with Washington State Parks, but the remaining acreage currently has no specific planning or protection.
Lopez residents Asha Lela, Cynthia Dilling, Bob Myhr and other original members of the Friends of Chadwick joined with new supporters to form Islanders for the National Conservation Area. They spent the last three years striving to make the protection of the BLM lands in the San Juans permanent by having these lands officially designated and managed as Conservation Lands at BLM through congressional legislation.
Asha and her fellow committee members participated in public events like the County Fair and Farmers Markets gathering endorsements for protection. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Senator Maria Cantwell and Congressman Rick Larsen have held local listening sessions to discuss the community’s goals. Efforts reached a major milestone in September when Representative Larsen and Senator Cantwell introduced bills in Congress to officially designate the BLM lands in the islands as the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area.
That legislation requires the BLM to manage its lands for conservation and recreation and directs the BLM to work closely with the community to build a management plan for those lands. The legislation doesn’t call for any additional acquisition of land and explicitly limits its impact to land owned by the BLM, with no impact on surrounding private lands.
Those bills are now awaiting action in Congress. Many local individuals and groups have sent letters to Washington, D.C. supporting Representative Larsen's call for a hearing on the bill in the House Natural Resources Committee. Senator Cantwell is working to schedule a hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Interior Secretary Salazar, who spoke with supporters last spring, included the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area in his list of 18 "crown jewel" conservation priorities for Congress to pass.
While the committee is pleased with our delegation’s support of the bills, getting the legislation passed into law will be challenging in the current congressional climate.
Asha Lela and other supporters are going to the other Washington in March. They plan to meet with congressional staff and officials at the BLM to help move things forward on the Conservation Lands designation. The contingent will push to ensure that political stalemates on other issues don’t get in the way of the San Juan Islands’ needs. The group is very clear on the goal they are pursuing - "permanent community-driven protection for the BLM lands in the San Juans."
And the other Washington is coming to us this Saturday for a public meeting. We encourage islanders to attend the meeting and voice support for permanently protecting the BLM lands in the San Juans.
For more information on the San Juan Islands National Conservation Area effort, including maps of the BLM lands and the text of the legislation, visit www.SanJuanIslandsNCA.org
Watmough Trail Work Party
Watmough Thursday, February 23rd 9 AM - 3PM
If you're looking for a fun activity over mid-winter break, this is it! The day will be like our crew days in the summer. We'll meet in the parking lot (let us know if you need transportation!) at 9 AM and gather supplies to hike out the site. There will be a project overview, safety meeting, and trail work until lunch. We'll do some more trail work after lunch, sprinkled with some enviromental ed and then pack up to return by 3PM. The day really flies by.
LICC will provide training, tools, gloves, hot beverages, and snacks. Participants should wear warm clothing, boots, and bring raingear if you have it. Also bring your own lunch and water bottle. Youth participants are eligible for a service stipend. Please let us know if you can attend, and if you need transportation. Email L.I.C.C.team@gmail.com
If you're looking for a fun activity over mid-winter break, this is it! The day will be like our crew days in the summer. We'll meet in the parking lot (let us know if you need transportation!) at 9 AM and gather supplies to hike out the site. There will be a project overview, safety meeting, and trail work until lunch. We'll do some more trail work after lunch, sprinkled with some enviromental ed and then pack up to return by 3PM. The day really flies by.
LICC will provide training, tools, gloves, hot beverages, and snacks. Participants should wear warm clothing, boots, and bring raingear if you have it. Also bring your own lunch and water bottle. Youth participants are eligible for a service stipend. Please let us know if you can attend, and if you need transportation. Email L.I.C.C.team@gmail.com
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Events for Saturday, December 10th, 2011
There's lotsa great stuff happening this weekend! First off, if you feel like getting up at 6 AM on Saturday morning, you will be able to see the total lunar eclipse. That is as long as we have clear skies.
After you're fully awake, you can head over to Odlin Park at 10 AM for a work party. Not sure exactly what we'll be doing yet, it will be along the lines of trail work, revegetation of the new campground, site maintenance, etc. You'll also get a chance to check out the new campgrounds. So, Odlin Park from 10 AM- 2 PM. We'll have snacks and warm beverages, but bring a lunch and wear weather-appriopriate clothing.
Next on the agenda: afternoon break. Then, head to the library from 4:30-6 PM to learn about local bats. The talk will be an intro session, and in January there will be opportunities to build bat boxes. This event is headed by Liz Needham, Kwiaht's Bat Survey Coordinator. Here's what she says:
"Curious about local bats? Then this is for you! This meeting is for anyone interested in bats, especially if you are interested in building a bat house, installing a bat house, or are willing to help others build and restore local bat roosts. Have fun and enjoy free refreshments while engaging in a worthy cause!"
Then off to dinner and feel good about a day well spent!
After you're fully awake, you can head over to Odlin Park at 10 AM for a work party. Not sure exactly what we'll be doing yet, it will be along the lines of trail work, revegetation of the new campground, site maintenance, etc. You'll also get a chance to check out the new campgrounds. So, Odlin Park from 10 AM- 2 PM. We'll have snacks and warm beverages, but bring a lunch and wear weather-appriopriate clothing.
Next on the agenda: afternoon break. Then, head to the library from 4:30-6 PM to learn about local bats. The talk will be an intro session, and in January there will be opportunities to build bat boxes. This event is headed by Liz Needham, Kwiaht's Bat Survey Coordinator. Here's what she says:
"Curious about local bats? Then this is for you! This meeting is for anyone interested in bats, especially if you are interested in building a bat house, installing a bat house, or are willing to help others build and restore local bat roosts. Have fun and enjoy free refreshments while engaging in a worthy cause!"
Then off to dinner and feel good about a day well spent!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
National Public Lands Day September 24th
National Public Lands Day
Saturday, September 24, 2011
10am-2pm
Meet at Watmough Bay
Spend the day outdoors learning about & helping your public lands. You
will have the opportunity to improve your public lands with trail
maintenance projects, engage in hands-on environmental education
programs, and participate in informative environmental and historical
talks. This is a great event for people of all ages!
Please bring water, lunch, a backpack, a great attitude, and smiles!
Be prepared for all weather.
Event sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management, San Juan County Land
Bank, Lopez Island Conservation Corps, Lopez Community Trails Network
& Whispers of Nature.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
10am-2pm
Meet at Watmough Bay
Spend the day outdoors learning about & helping your public lands. You
will have the opportunity to improve your public lands with trail
maintenance projects, engage in hands-on environmental education
programs, and participate in informative environmental and historical
talks. This is a great event for people of all ages!
Please bring water, lunch, a backpack, a great attitude, and smiles!
Be prepared for all weather.
Event sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management, San Juan County Land
Bank, Lopez Island Conservation Corps, Lopez Community Trails Network
& Whispers of Nature.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Summer Crew, Week One
Wednesday and Thursday June 29th/30th the crew is headed out to Chadwick Hill to work on the new trail built last fall by the Lopez Trails Network and LICC. Go for a hike and check out our work!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
2011 Summer Crew Dates
Just released~Summer crew applications are available at the BLM office and Lopez library. I can also email you one if you'd like. Summer crew dates will be Wednesdays and Thursdays starting June 29th! Also plan on joining us for the summer kick-off on June 23rd.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
**April 30th, 2011: Earth Day and Volunteer Appreciation Celebration**
This month we're going to celebrate 
all the great work we've done over the last year with an island-wide Procession of the Species followed by a Volunteer Appreciation Gathering.
Schedule for April 30th:
3 PM Check-in at the Community Center
4 PM Procession begins 1 mile loop through Lopez Village
5 PM-8 PM Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony, music by Tres Hermanos, food and dancing
Soup and bread provided, please bring food to share and your own utensils
Make your costume at the Procession Art Space
April 18th-24th 3-8PM at the Lopez School Art Room
Supplies available for paper mache, masks, painting, flags, and more!
More about the Procession:
To participate in the Procession, create a costume or display of a species, any species real or mythical. Be creative and artistic!
Three rules to inspire, nourish, and protect the Procession's cultural evolution of imagination, creation, and sharing.
No written words • No pets • No motorized vehicles
The Procession of the Species Celebration began in Olympia, WA 17 years ago. The founders have encouraged the spread to other communities. Find out more on their website http://www.procession.org/
More about volunteerism:
The Volunteer Appreciation Gathering is to honor ALL community volunteers, for ALL types of service
We are working to document an estimated number of volunteer hours in a year on Lopez Island. We are asking groups and organizations (official and unofficial) to send a group name, estimated # of volunteer hours in a year, contact info, and a brief description of your mission/ work. We hope to share this information in a display, so please indicate if you would like to remain anonymous. Please send your info by April 20th to lopezvolunteer@gmail.com.
The Presidential and Congressional Service awards are a great way to track your volunteer hours and be federally recognized for service. To get started, register online at http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/ and log your hours. Notify a certify organization (LICC) to submit your hours at the end of a one year period. By next year, you could receive an award! This year, one high school senior will receive a Presidential Service Award at the ceremony, and we would like to see this number grow!
Event sponsored by the Lopez Island Prevention Coalition and Conservation Corps.Tuesday, February 15, 2011
February Work Party
L.I.F.E. Trail Monday, February 21st
10 AM - 2 PM
Native Vegetation Planting
Snacks provided!
Bring water, lunch, a friend!
Friday, November 5, 2010
LICC Wetland Planting
Saturday November 20th 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Lopez Island Conservation Corps will travel to San Juan Island for restoration planting with the San Juan County Land Bank.
The Plan:
We will walk onto the ferry at 9:55 and transportation to the planting site will be provided. Be prepared with a lunch, fluids (hot and cold), rubber boots, and comfortable clothing for the weather. We will spend the day planting willow stakes, and leave Friday Harbor at 4:15 for a 5pm arrival on Lopez. R.S.V.P. is required.
For more information and to R.S.V.P. contact LICC Program Coordinators Amanda Wedow and Charlie Behnke at l.i.c.c.team@gmail.com.
Friday, October 22, 2010
LICC Fall Beach Clean-up
The Lopez Island Conservation Corps is partnering with
Bureau of Land Management
San Juan County Land Bank
San Juan County Parks
WSU Beach Watchers
for a fall beach clean-up!
When: Saturday October 30 10 AM- 2 PM
Where: Meet at Paper Scissors on the Rocks for registration
Bring warm/waterproof clothing and a sack lunch
Bureau of Land Management
San Juan County Land Bank
San Juan County Parks
WSU Beach Watchers
for a fall beach clean-up!
When: Saturday October 30 10 AM- 2 PM
Where: Meet at Paper Scissors on the Rocks for registration
Bring warm/waterproof clothing and a sack lunch
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day!
Lopez Island Conservation Corps (LICC) is sponsoring an island-wide clean up in collaboration with:
- San Juan County Land Bank
- San Juan County Parks
- Bureau of Land Management
- Washington State Parks
- San Juan County Public Works
The garbage dumps and junkyards of the world are filling quickly, with goods that might have been reused, recycled or composted. Action must be taken to reduce the amount of waste we produce.
Join the more than one billion people in 190 countries that are taking action for Earth Day!
What: Island-wide clean up! (Beach and plastics clean up, roadside clean up, park clean up)
When: Saturday, April 17th 2010 9:30am-2:00pm
Where: Meet at Village Park for registration at 9:30am
What to bring:
- sack lunch & h20
- working gloves
- weather/work ready clothing
- your can-do attitudes!
Friday, March 26, 2010
March Trail Work Party!
Hip, Hip Hooray! Another opportunity to get outside and work on trails! Not too mention rack up some community service hours and we have beach access so let's go have a pic-a-nic on the beach!
What: Trail Maintenance & Brushback
Where: Spencer's Spit State Park
When: March 27, 2010 10am-2pm
What to bring: Layer up! (rain jacket, insulated layer, sweatshirt/hoodie, etc.), sack lunch, water bottle, and your radical attitude!
What: Trail Maintenance & Brushback
Where: Spencer's Spit State Park
When: March 27, 2010 10am-2pm
What to bring: Layer up! (rain jacket, insulated layer, sweatshirt/hoodie, etc.), sack lunch, water bottle, and your radical attitude!
Friday, February 26, 2010
February/March Trail Work Party!
Alright, so I realize that technically this work party falls within the month of March and not February, but truly it is our end of the month February work party and there shall be another glorious LICC trail work party at the end of March! Yes, you are all so very lucky to get two chances to work on our beautiful island during the month of March, yippee! So let's get down to business:
LICC Trail Work Party
When: March 6, 2010 10am-2pm
Where: Odlin Park
What to bring: Warm clothing (think layers!), waterproof gear (gore-tex, polypropolene, rain boots, rain jackets, etc.), sack lunch, liquids (thermos of hot liquid and H20)
MEET AT ODLIN PARK PARKING AREA @ 10AM!
This work party is a colloborative work party with one of our partners (San Juan County Parks) and we are lucky to have the expertise and knowledge of Jodie Snapp at our fingertips, hooray! So come one, come all and let's do our part for the magical Lopezia!
Also, did you all know that an amazing hand-drawn map of Odlin Park exists free to the public! Well it does! If you would like to access it please go to the following link:
Hope you are all enjoying the tropical heatwave we have been having this winter and can't wait to work with you all in the future!
Kirsten
Friday, January 22, 2010
LICC Trail Work Party!
LICC JANUARY TRAIL WORK PARTY!
- WINTER STORM CLEAN UP!
- SOUTHEAST LOPEZ BLM PROPERTIES
- SATURDAY JANUARY 30TH 10AM-2PM
- MEET AT WATMOUGH BAY PARKING AREA
Please Bring:
Warm clothing (waterproof, gore-tex, wool, etc.)
Waterproof boots (if you have them)
Sack lunch and fluids (both warm and cold fluids)
Please R.S.V.P.
Contact: Kirsten Anderson
(360) 325-2908 or BLM office (360) 468-3754
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the LICC Blog!
I just want to tell everyone that I am insanely excited to help LICC grow and develop over the next year! We have already had one kick off event this year and it was a great success. Nia Bartolocci, Jamie Cummins, Brooke Schober, Nick Teague and myself performed trail maintenance on the Watmough Bay trail and collected rocks and built a base for the day use BLM sign at the beach! What a magical spot, holy moly! Thank you to the radical women who helped out with our first event! Feeling left out? Don't! There will be more to come and you can stay tuned here at our blog or you can check out our facebook group:
Thanks for stopping by and I hope to meet you all soon!
Call Kirsten Anderson, AmeriCorps Volunteer, if you have any questions.
Call Kirsten Anderson, AmeriCorps Volunteer, if you have any questions.
BLM Office (360) 468-3754
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