The apple industry in the San Juans developed earlier, and separately, from the now dominant industrial apple production in central Washington

The islands have a deep history of apple growing, and that means there are many, many seedling apple varieties waiting to be documented, evaluated, and shared

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And so to meet the needs of native pollinators, like this bee, we are also propagating native wildflower seeds to replant where weeds are removed.

In disturbed landscapes, such as Cattle Point, during late summer weeds such as thistles and Jacobaea vulgaris (tansy ragwort) may be some of the only pollen and nectar sources available to bees, flies, and wasps.

We have been working with the San Juan Islands Youth Conservation Corps to address noxious weeds in the National Monument.