We bring people and nature together to protect the San Juans Islands and the Salish Sea through education, science, policy and law.

Keeping our seas healthy takes vigilance and proactive action.

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Safeguarding our farm and forestlands takes advocacy and community action.

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Our islands support an intricate ecological connection between land and sea.

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The Salish Sea is like nowhere else on earth.

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Community-driven action, by the numbers

45

Number of years Friends has supported wild and thriving lands, shorelines & seas in the San Juan Islands.

400

youth experienced
life under the water through
our Immersive Salish Sea Education Program.

450

shoreline homeowners
empowered and educated
to manage their property,
the natural way!

698

people signed our petition
in support of improved
oil transfer safety rules in the Salish Sea.

1,000

volunteer hours searching
for forage fish eggs
on 95 beaches.

Friends of the San Juans does not engage in political endorsements. As a nonpartisan organization, we cannot speak to individual candidates’ qualifications. Friends of the San Juans does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in our programs or activities.

San Juan County is at the center of existing and proposed fossil fuel export projects. We have much to lose and nothing to gain. Our community needs to stay informed, get involved, and be part of the public process of understanding the approaching changes which will affect us all.

San Olson

member, Lopez Island