San Juan Island National Historical Park
Jakle's Lagoon Educational Signs
Jakle's Lagoon Educational Signs
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National Historic Landmark
1961 National Historical Park 1966 Park Size 2,141 acres Annual Visitors 458,000 Park Fee none Superintendent Elexis Fredy Park Partner Discover Your Northwest Location San Juan County, WA |
San Juan Island National Historical Park is well known for splendid vistas, saltwater shoreline, quiet woodlands, orca whales, and one of the last remaining native prairies in the Puget Sound/Northern Straits region. It was also here in 1859 that the United States and Great Britain nearly went to war over possession of the island, a crisis ignited with the killing of a pig.
Jakle’s Lagoon is an inlet of the Salish Sea that contains incredible biodiversity. The park includes a nature trail along the lagoon that had an outdated “book and post” style walk to interpret the landscape for visitors. The nature guide was no longer in print and the posts were falling apart. The Fund for People in Parks provided a grant to fund the replacement of this system with thirteen high-quality educational signs that showcase the region in greater detail with more eye-catching graphics. Signs were installed in summer 2020 for all visitors to more deeply connect with the history, topography, and ecology of the area. Project Cost: $14,000 Project Completed: 2020 Thank you so much for this opportunity and funding this incredible project." |
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