Your love can move mountains – and protect them for future generations! Thanks to your support and advocacy, Blanchard Mountain and the iconic trails, forests, and habitat around Oyster Dome, Lilly Lake, and Samish Overlook will now be saved from logging and preserved as the Harriet Spanel State Forest. On this Valentine’s Day, we are grateful for you … Continued
Well, this explains what happened to our wolverine bait! Follow us on Instagram for more photos of Northwest wildlife: instagram.com/conservationnw. Or check out the albums in our Flickr photo archive. Gathering data on rare and recovering wildlife While most of our Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project remote camera sites operate from spring through fall, a few hardy volunteers … Continued
Get info on our 2020 auction and dinner! By Heather Hutchison, Membership Associate It’s that time of year again! Registration is now open for our 15th annual Auction and Dinner. Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 25, 2018 for an exciting evening at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center on the Seattle Waterfront. Enjoy … Continued
By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director “Dad, is it true that Blanchard Mountain might be logged?” It hurt to hear those words from my daughter almost two years ago, reflecting the buzz among her high school friends and so many in Northwest Washington who love and often visit the western Skagit County jewel that is Blanchard … Continued
By Laurel Baum, Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project Coordinator Winter is here in the Cascade Mountains and our Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project volunteer teams are out documenting wildlife along Interstate 90! In addition to our annual remote camera field season, which typically runs from spring through fall with some sites operating through the winter, we conduct … Continued
Some highlights from our year protecting, connecting and restoring wildlife and wildlands 2017 has brought some expected and some unforeseen challenges, but with pragmatism and purpose, we’ve persisted in keeping the Northwest wild. Looking ahead, there’s so much more work yet to be done. Please consider giving a year-end gift today. Annual Conservation Northwest memberships begin … Continued
Through the new Washington Public Lands Defense Network and partnerships with national allies, we’re standing strong to protect public lands. By Heather Hutchison, Public Lands Defense Organizer When the Trump Administration and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke opened a “review” of more than two dozen national monuments, including Washington’s Hanford Reach, Americans were shocked. … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director THANK YOU to Patagonia for supporting our work to keep the Northwest wild! In 2017, this iconic outdoor company helped fund the I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition, a group we’ve long coordinated to advocate for wildlife crossings near Snoqualmie Pass. As this coalition winds down, look for the Cascade Crossroads documentary telling the story of … Continued
By Maureen McGregor, Development Associate and Office Manager Tis’ the season to be jolly! As we find ourselves in the midst of holiday season, the parties to plan, the gifts to buy, and yes – the appeals from our favorite non-profits to read – it may be hard to focus on the true meaning of … Continued
By Maureen McGregor, Development Associate and office manager Tomorrow, November 28, we’re joining a national day of generosity: #GivingTuesday! It’s a day when you can make a big impact for Conservation Northwest and make a real difference for Northwest wildlife and wildlands. With your help, we’ll raise funds to help sustain our leadership for wildlife … Continued