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	<title>Whidbey Camano Land Trust</title>
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		<title>Trillium Community Forest Restoration Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEWS RELEASE February 1, 2012 For Immediate Release: Contact: Pat Powell, Executive Director (360) 222-3310; pat@wclt.org Whidbey Camano Land Trust Announces Trillium Community Forest Restoration Project Whidbey Island, WA – The Whidbey Camano Land Trust announced today that it has begun a six-week forest thinning restoration project on a dense portion of the 654-acre Trillium<a href="http://www.wclt.org/trillium-community-forest-restoration-project/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Donation Expands Beach Access</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whidbey Island, WA– Beachcombers and birdwatchers can now enjoy longer west-side beach walks on nature-rich Sunset Beach thanks to a private donation to the Whidbey Camano Land Trust. The Land Trust announced today that the donation of over 16 acres of undeveloped tidelands will link two existing publicly-owned tideland tracts and create a continuous 2.2<a href="http://www.wclt.org/donation-expands-beach-access/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: Rhododendron Forest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[December 21, 2011 &#8212; Today, the Island County Parks Department staff withdrew the request to the County Commissioners to consider allowing construction of a disc golf course in Rhododendron Forest. Thank you to those people who commented. We want to stress that the Land Trust is not opposed to a disc golf course, but it<a href="http://www.wclt.org/update-rhododendron-forest/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ACTION ALERT: Rhododendron Old-Growth Forest At Risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Board of Island County Commissioners is considering a proposal to construct a disc golf course in the 160 acre Rhododendron Forest. Disc golf is a sport similar to golf, except it involves discs (similar to Frisbees™) instead of clubs and golf balls. While it doesn’t require manicured greens like a traditional golf course, it<a href="http://www.wclt.org/action-alert-rhododendron-old-growth-forest-at-risk/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>If you are 70+…read this!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Land Trust welcomes your end of year contribution. Your IRA can help in this process. Here’s how. So, if you’re 70½ years young, you can give a gift to a charity &#8212; like the Land Trust! &#8212; directly from your IRA using that amount to help satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). This means<a href="http://www.wclt.org/if-you-are-70-read-this/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Register for Forest Stewardship Coached Planning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Taken from the Puget Sound Forest Stewardship E-Newsletter Nov. 2011 The flagship, popular and powerful program is coming to Whidbey Island in January. This 10-session practical, hands-on course will guide you through the development of your own stewardship plan with “coaching” from the top natural resource professionals in the state. In the process of creating<a href="http://www.wclt.org/register-for-forest-stewardship-coached-planning/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wclt.org/register-for-forest-stewardship-coached-planning/</link>
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		<title>November is a time for planting. Help us at a fall work party!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have two fun work parties scheduled for November. If you would like to participate and help plant (either cover crops or young Douglas firs), please rsvp to jessica@wclt.org and she will send you directions, additional information, and the gear you should bring. Thanks so much for your help! Dugualla Work Party Thursday, Nov. 10th<a href="http://www.wclt.org/november-is-a-time-for-planting-help-us-at-a-fall-work-party/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wclt.org/november-is-a-time-for-planting-help-us-at-a-fall-work-party/</link>
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		<title>Hunting at Trillium Reminder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reminder: Trillium is OPEN to hunting and CLOSED to all other users starting October 15 until October 28. If you have any questions regarding the hunting season contact jessica@wclt.org. Trillium will also be open to hunting from November 17 – December 11.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wclt.org/hunting-at-trillium-reminder/</link>
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		<title>Green Fire: A Film You Do Not Want to Miss!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Land Trust co-sponsors showing of Aldo Leopold documentary at the Clyde What: &#8220;Green Fire&#8221; the first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about legendary environmentalist Aldo Leopold When: Saturday, November 12 at 2:00 Where: Clyde Theatre Aldo Leopold is regarded by many as one of the most influential conservation thinkers of the twentieth century. His<a href="http://www.wclt.org/green-fire-a-film-you-do-not-want-to-miss/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.wclt.org/green-fire-a-film-you-do-not-want-to-miss/</link>
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		<title>Save Land: Go See a  Movie at the Clyde!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In September and October the Clyde Theatre announced that their &#8220;Magic Change Jar is dedicated to the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, the hardworking nonprofit that has helped preserve land that provides beauty, miles and miles of trails for walkers, runners, bikers, and riders, and protection of wildlife and our aquifer. Every dollar put in the<a href="http://www.wclt.org/save-land-go-see-a-movie-at-the-clyde/">Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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