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	<title>San Juan County, WA - News Flash - SJC Land Bank News</title>
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		<title>Update on Proposal for Limited Deer Hunting on Orcas Island</title>
		<link>https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2144</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:21:11 -0800</pubDate>
		<description>Public engagement is key to the Land Bank’s planning and operations. Written comments deadline has been extended and will be accepted until 5pm on Monday, April 20, by emailing erinh@sjclandbank.org.</description>
		
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		<title>Conservation Donor Fills Funding Gap on Orcas Island</title>
		<link>https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2134</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:48:58 -0800</pubDate>
		<description>Land Bank receives $1.8 Million donation towards waterfront acquisition.</description>
		
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		<title>March Turtleback March Returns!</title>
		<link>https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2123</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:49:46 -0800</pubDate>
		<description>Celebrate the Equinox and 20 years of conservation hiking up and over Turtleback Mountain.</description>
		
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		<title>DRAFT Beaverton Marsh Preserve Stewardship and Management Plan Now Open for Public Comment</title>
		<link>https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2116</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<description>Balancing ecological protection and restoration with opportunities for public access in alignment with the Land Bank’s “low-intensity” mandate.</description>
		
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		<title>Public Meeting: Limited Deer Hunting Considered for Two Orcas Island Preserves</title>
		<link>https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=2122</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:27:48 -0800</pubDate>
		<description>The collaborative proposal may allow limited opportunities to hunt deer on two Orcas Island preserves: Turtleback Mountain and North Shore. At the community meeting, managers will share details about this proposal and be available to answer questions.</description>
		
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