Get your San Juan Islands license plate at the County Fair

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Don’t miss the opportunity to show off your island pride with a San Juan Islands license plate. You can sign up, elephant ear in hand, at the San Juan County Fair from August 17 – 20, 2022, where Madrona Institute will host a booth of friendly helpers to get you registered for this beautiful license plate featuring San Juan Island Artist Nancy Spaulding’s painting, Evening Passage.

Save money when renewing your tabs early and getting new specialty plates

If your tabs expire in 6 months or less, you can save money by getting your new plates and tabs at the same time. By renewing early, you won’t have to pay the following plate renewal fees the first year, and $28 goes to support Madrona Institute grants:

• $30 for specialty plates
• $42 for personalized plates

Find out more at: https://www.dol.wa.gov/vehicleregistration/spsanjuan.html

The Madrona Institute has awarded $22,500 to local organizations in its first year of grantmaking based on revenues received from sales of the San Juan Islands Special License Plate.

This year’s recipients include the San Juan Islands Conservation District for their San Juan Islands Youth Conservation Corps ($6,000); the Friends of the San Juans for their Youth Environmental Mentoring Program ($5,000); the Alchemy Art Center for their Young Environmentalists Art Intensive & Exhibit Program ($5,000); the Coast Salish Youth Stewardship Corps operated by The Madrona Institute ($4,000); and the Indigenous Education Institute for their Indigenous Speaker Series–A Sense of Place in the Pacific Northwest: Indigenous Perspectives on Land, Water, and Sky ($2,500).

Awards are made on an annual basis for local projects and programs that support the conservation and stewardship of agricultural, cultural, historic, and natural resources in the islands, with emphasis on youth engagement. It is expected that grantmaking will increase each year as plate sales increase across the county, region, and state.

Purchasing a San Juan Islands Special License Plate is a great way to support stewardship in the San Juan Islands. For more information on the San Juan Islands Special License or to apply for a grant, please visit https://madrona.org.

Do you have stories of your favorite jaunts in the islands with your San Juan Islands Specialty License Plate? Visit our booth at the San Juan County Fair, where we will be gathering stories of your favorite trips and island experiences – especially if you have a hybrid or electric car – for our new blog series featuring Islanders on the road.

Please email us at hello@shannonborg.com with your stories, for the opportunity to be highlighted in our blog.

The Madrona Institute is an independent 501(c)3 non-governmental organization based in the San Juan Islands of Washington. The Madrona Institute’s Mission is to engage current and future generations in the conservation and stewardship of our local ecosystem, and to encourage community dialogue and leadership on climate-related issues. This mission is accomplished through youth conservation & stewardship corps in the San Juan Islands, and through initiatives on climate change.