Introducing Chris Mason, Our Newest Conservation Northwest Board Member
Conservation Northwest is pleased to welcome our newest Board Member, Chris Mason
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Notes from the Field: Wildlife Ambassador Project in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley
Conservation Northwest recently completed its pilot outreach project based near North Bend, WA. Dubbed as the Wildlife Ambassador Project, this effort connects people to the information they need to recreate with respect to wildlife across public lands. Conservation Northwest’s Seasonal Wildlife-Recreation Specialist was out in the field with volunteers each weekend from July 1 to September 3 to conduct outreach at the Middle Fork trailhead and campground. Below are her reflections on her summer working for Conservation Northwest.
Centered and led by BIPOC Communities, Refuge Outdoor Festival is one of our Favorite Events of the Year
Golden Brick Events invited us to host a handful of workshops focused on backpacking skills and wildlife camera monitoring during their sixth annual Refuge Outdoor Festival.
Conservation Kids: Working with Okanogan High School
One of the great things about our work is meeting up with fantastic students around the state and teaming up together on conservation projects. Matt Danielson, our Okanogan Forest Sr. Coordinator, and Keith Watson, our Sagelands Program Coordinator, recently had a field day with the Okanogan High School Ecology Class to examine wildfire recovery and … Continued
Requesting volunteers for Wildlife Fencing Prep along I-90
Requesting volunteers! We are going to be making an existing wildlife undercrossing more useable for wildlife like elk and safer for all species.
Volunteers needed for Greenwater Watershed Restoration
Join us for one of the most coveted volunteer opportunities; riparian native-planting days near Enumclaw, Washington! Conservation Northwest’s Central Cascades Restoration Watershed Program and Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) are maximizing spring and are hosting two volunteer planting events open to the general public. This restoration work will help establish native plants in recovering areas of … Continued
“Where’s the pygmy rabbit?” Call for volunteers to survey and support recovery efforts
Support restoration efforts of pygmy rabbits in Columbia Basin by volunteering! Opportunity will be led by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and support from Conservation Northwest.
NW voices urge lawmakers to protect U.S. waters from B.C. mining threats
Mitch Friedman, Conservation Northwest Executive Director “Never in a million years did I think I’d ever see this,” said Mike Allison while touring the U.S. Capital Building. Mike is a councilman of the Upper Similkameen Indian Band. He was part of a delegation of First Nations and Tribal leaders from Washington (Colville), Alaska (Tlingit-Haida), Montana … Continued
What If We Can Have Our Cake and Eat It Too?
“Climate-smart” timber management: longer rotations and conserving older existing stands is a win for the planet without compromising wood production.
Our Community Wildlife Monitoring Program is currently seeking volunteers for our upcoming winter field season.
Conservation Northwest runs one of the largest volunteer-led wildlife monitoring programs in the nation. We are seeking dedicated individuals to carry out snow-tracking surveys for wildlife along interstate 90 near Snoqualmie Pass in the Washington Cascades.