Bruiser, Whidbey Island’s lone elk

Bruiser, Whidbey Island’s lone elk, cruises the pristine 88-acre Donald Borgman Nature Preserve and nearby land near Strawberry Point on the north end of the island.

Whidbey Island’s newest nature preserve, the Donald Borgman Nature Preserve, comes with a ringing endorsement. Whidbey’s lone resident elk, Bruiser, appears to love the place.

Donald Borgman, third-generation owner of a 127-acre farm near Strawberry Point on North Whidbey, recently donated 88 acres to the Whidbey Camano Land Trust for a wildlife preserve. He also donated an agricultural conservation easement on the remaining 39 acres, so the main farmstead continues to support agriculture.


Ron Newberry is communications manager at the Whidbey Camano Land Trust. Visit wclt.org, or contact WCLT at info@wclt.org or 360-222-3310.

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