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Historical Mapping Project

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History of the Historical Mapping Project
The Whidbey Island Conservation District (WICD) inherited several sets of historic aerial photographs from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) when NRCS closed its Whidbey Island office in the 1990s. The aerial photos are images of Whidbey Island and Island County from the 1940s, 1963, and 1990. There are a few incidental aerial photos from other years.

WICD recognized the important historic value of these aerial photos. In the spring of 2015, the Washington State Conservation Commission (WSCC) awarded funding to WICD to electronically archive the images. The aerial photos were first scanned to the WICD server and then with the aid of staff member Andrew Phay of Whatcom Conservation District and WICD's dedicated IT associate at the time, Richard Doyle, the aerial images have been posted online for public access.

The tangible photos have now been donated to the Island County Historical Society to be archived at the Island County Museum in Coupeville. 

To access the map and the aerial photos, click here. 

Google Earth Pro for desktop has access to satelite images from 1990 - current for most areas of Whidbey Island, if you'd like to view more recent aerial / satelite imagery than our Historical Mapping Project offers. You might also consider checking out the Google Earth Timelapse project, which provides a timelapse of land use changes between the mid-1980s to 2018.
Next Board Meeting:
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
9am - 12pm

This board meeting will be held online - Zoom. Please contact us if you'd like to attend and we will send you the remote meeting information.

Board Monthly Meeting Details:
  • Board meetings are held online via Zoom
  • Board meetings are open to the public
  • Past meeting minutes & agendas can be found here.
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    • Board of Supervisors >
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    • Historical Maps
    • District Documents
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  • Our Services
    • Farm & Ag Assistance >
      • Horsekeeping
      • Beginning Farmer Resources
    • Agricultural Community
    • Forest Stewardship
    • Firewise
    • Water Management >
      • Island County Stormwater NTA
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      • Native Plants
      • Pollinator Pal Pledge
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    • Newsletter
    • Make A Difference Column
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    • Weed Bulletin
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