Our community came together on GiveBIG and gave more than $14,000 to wildlands and wildlife. by matthew coomer, membership and operations associate THANK YOU to everyone who gave BIG! Your support for protected and connected wild landscapes and restored animal species is how we succeed. Every dollar will make a difference for a wilder future! … Continued
Our work for a wilder Northwest is more important than ever. THANK YOU to everyone who gave BIG, raising more than $14,000 for local wildlands and wildlife! Your support for protected and connected wild landscapes and restored animal species is how we succeed. Every dollar will make a difference for a wilder future! Didn’t get … Continued
Despite some environmental gains, the state legislature failed to fully-fund Fish & Wildlife, undermining conservation programs. Send a message to state lawmakers. By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director The Washington State Legislature adjourned this weekend after passing budget bills in its final hours. While there’s much to celebrate, our natural heritage was dealt a funding setback … Continued
GiveBIG to help us achieve 30 more years of keeping the Northwest wild. by matthew coomer, membership and operations associate Next Wednesday, May 8th is GiveBIG, an online celebration of Washington nonprofits and the incredible work we do in our communities. We hope that you’ll take this opportunity to join Conservation Northwest and GiveBIG for … Continued
Our goal is to make each Earth Day wilder than the last. Will you join us? by matthew coomer, membership and operations associate At Conservation Northwest, we’ve worked to protect, connect, and restore wildlands and wildlife for 30 years. For us, every day is Earth Day. Through our decades of saving and cherishing our rich … Continued
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, last night we raised more than $420,000 for our regional conservation programs. THANK YOU! A special thank you to Jeffrey Thomas, Timber, Fish & Wildlife Program Director for the Puyallup Tribe for giving the welcoming remarks, our speakers Hilary Franz, Heidi Wills and David Silverman, our Auction … Continued
Since 2016, our staff, Board of Directors and Board of Advisers have been engaged in an intentional process to advance objectives of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) within our international organization and the larger environmental and conservation movements. We’re an organization steeped in collaboration. We recognize that conservation must go hand-in-hand with prosperous communities, … Continued
A Central Puget Sound scholarship contest linking downstream voices to whole watershed solutions. By Jen Watkins, Conservation Associate Update: The deadline for this scholarship has been extended to June 2nd, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. Please submit your entries to info (@) conservationnw.org We’re offering a new scholarship through our Central Cascades Watersheds Restoration program, which … Continued
Where our legislative priorities and other conservation bills stand as of mid-April. By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director The 2019 session of the Washington State Legislature is scheduled to end on Sunday, April 28. Though extensions and special sessions with budget negotiations dragging on into summer have been common in recent years, it’s still a good … Continued
New research highlights the importance of using multiple tactics, from range riders to targeted lethal removal, to reduce and resolve conflicts between wolves and livestock. Key takeaways from recent wolf-livestock research: The science does not support general public wolf hunting as a solution for reducing cattle depredations in areas where wolves and livestock overlap. Wolf-livestock … Continued