Friends of the San Juans has been protecting and restoring the San Juan Islands since 1979. Friends fosters wild and healthy shorelines, promotes thriving and sustainable communities, conserves forests, farmlands, freshwater and prairie habitats, and ensures the health of the marine ecosystem. Friends works locally and regionally using innovative public-private partnerships, applied science, legal advocacy, and community-based initiatives to protect the land, water and sea for those of us here today and for future generations.