Coalitions and collaborative campaigns
Collaboration is a vital tactic for creating durable conservation progress. Conservation Northwest is proud to be part of ground-breaking coalitions that address issues crucial to wildlife, wildlands and people. We know that by working together, we’re building a stronger, wilder future for the Great Northwest!
We also host a yearly WildLinks Conference and science briefing that gathers together scientists, agency staff, other experts, and interested citizens from Washington and British Columbia to share ideas and better coordinate keeping our transboundary region’s wildlife habitat healthy and connected.
Current coalitions and collaborative programs:
- Arid Lands Initiative
- Budget and Policy Advisory Group (WDFW)
- Cascadia Partner Forum
- Cascades Wolverine Project (administering organization)
- Cascade to Coast Landscape Collaborative
- Community Science Wildlife Monitoring Program (British Columbia)
- Community Wildlife Monitoring Project (lead organization)
- Chehalis River Alliance
- Chumstick Wildfire Stewardship Coalition
- Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative (administering organization)
- Environmental Priorities Coalition
- Friends of the North Cascades Grizzly Bear
- I-90 Wildlife Watch (lead organization)
- Mountain Caribou Project
- Marbled Murrelet Coalition
- Murrelet Solutions Table (DNR)
- National Wildlife Federation (Washington state affiliate)
- North Central Washington Forest Health Collaborative
- Northeast Washington Forest Coalition
- Northeast Washington Wolf Cattle Collaborative
- Restore Gold Creek
- Safe Passage Highway 97
- Save Our Wild Salmon
- South Coast Grizzly Bear Working Group (British Columbia)
- Tapash Sustainable Forest Collaborative
- Teanaway Forest Forest Advisory Committee
- Washington Prescribed Fire Council
- Washington Watershed Restoration Initiative
- Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition
- Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group
- Wildlife Camera Network Northwest
- Wildlife Diversity Advisory Council (WDFW)
- Wolf Advisory Group (WDFW)
- Working for Wildlife Initiative (administering organization)
Political Campaigns
As a non-partisan non-profit organization, we do not endorse candidates for public office. We occasionally support state, local and regional political campaigns relevant to our mission of keeping the Northwest wild. Currently we are endorsing:
- None at this time
Recent non-partisan political endorsements:
- Yes on Initiative 1631 – This climate initiative supported our program objectives for wildlands and wildlife, Washington’s rural and urban communities, and a healthier future for our planet.
And past successful partnerships that we’ve led
Some of the coalitions we initiated or worked within have finished their work, but live on in their accomplishments and the inspiration they continue to give, including:
- I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition (administering organization)
- The Cascades Conservation Partnership (administering organization)
- Methow Headwaters Campaign
- Ancient Forest Roadshow
- Loomis Forest Fund
- Old-Growth Campaign
- Washington Invasive Species Coalition
- Whatcom Legacy Project