A.15 Saving Natural Habitats: the Long-Term
Whidbey Camano Land Trust is a local nonprofit nature conservancy that has permanently protected over 6,100 acres of critical wildlife habitat on Whidbey and Camano Islands. Learn how it protects and stewards these lands and where the lands are located. Find out what the Trust is currently working on and how its efforts are helping to ensure the health and connectivity of our islands' natural systems. Chris Hilton, Cheryl Lowe [related article]
 Chris Hilton
Chris, a land protection specialist, began working at the Land Trust in May of 2007. Chris came to the Land Trust from The Nature Conservancy where she spent three years working in operations followed by seven years working on land conservation projects in Washington. She has extensive experience managing and negotiating land acquisitions for protection. A native of western Washington, Chris has long been passionate about conservation of the Pacific Northwest's habitat and history. She has a B.S. in Landscape Ecology from Western Washington University. In her spare time, Chris enjoys knitting and spending time outdoors.
 Cheryl Lowe
CHERYL, land steward, joined the Whidbey Camano Land Trust in May 2007. She has extensive experience in land stewardship, site management, public outreach and volunteer coordination. For 15 years prior to joining the Land Trust, Cheryl managed the New England Wild Flower Society’s native plant botanic garden in Massachusetts. She also has experience working for the North Cascades National Park and The Nature Conservancy in Portland, OR. She received her B.S. in plant ecology from Cornell University and an M.S. in public horticulture from the Longwood Graduate Program at the University of Delaware. She is also a co-author of Peterson’s Field Guide to Ferns (2005).