Over the past year we’ve brought on some talented new staff members, and we’re excited to share their stories with you. Welcome to the Conservation Northwest team! We’d also like to extend our best wishes to Alaina Kowitz, our Communications and Outreach Associate since 2015, who recently took a new position at a great organization … Continued
By Natalie Doerr, Foundation Relations Manager On October 28, 2017, I was honored to attend the Raising Hands event hosted by the Tulalip Tribes. Each year, the Tulalips host this special event to celebrate charitable organizations in our region that have received grants from the Tulalip Tribes Charitable Contributions. The event featured a delicious dinner, … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director Thank you to our dedicated activists and members of the conservation community who have spoken loudly to protect the core of Blanchard State Forest from logging! Located south of Bellingham off Chuckanut Drive, Blanchard is a hugely popular recreation area visited by as many as 100,000 people each year. Managed … Continued
By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director My family suffered an incredible loss on August 4th, when my nephew died due to an accident. In Gregory Friedman’s passing at just 27 years, the world was denied so much beauty and promise. I’m deeply grateful to the many people who donated to Conservation Northwest in his memory. Carrying … Continued
Washington Senator Maria Cantwell is a tenacious leader when it comes to conservation, speaking strongly on behalf of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, equitable access to national parks and public lands, and science-based forest restoration to improve wildlife habitat and protect communities from wildfire. Will you show that Washingtonians deeply appreciate her leadership by sending a … Continued
By alaina kowitz, communications and outreach associate Our Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project (CWMP) has five priority species that we do our best to document throughout Washington state. One of those is the wolverine (the other four are grizzly bear, gray wolf, fisher and Canada lynx), and we’ve become fairly adept at setting up monitoring camera … Continued
Perspective on the 2017 fire season from Dave Werntz, our Science and Conservation Director, who works out of our Twisp field office. Research shows that fire suppression and old-growth logging have transformed our fire-prone forests, increasing the risk of uncharacteristic fire events, especially under a changing climate. A combined approach of strategic thinning and prescribed … Continued
By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director Washington’s wolves have been in the news again this summer. While infrequent conflict between wolves and livestock is not unexpected, it’s never easy. For Conservation Northwest, that’s especially true when these conflicts involve ranchers with whom we’ve worked for years to help build acceptance of wolves in rural areas, as … Continued
By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate When you think of the animals that Conservation Northwest works to protect and restore, what comes to mind? You may have a mental image of wolves, grizzly bears, or fishers. While it is true that our organization has placed emphasis on recovering historically-persecuted and nearly extinct carnivores in … Continued
By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate The third season of a collaborative transboundary project is well underway in our Working for Wildlife Initiative program area to decrease Canada lynx mortality, better understand their movements, and expand the involvement of First Nations, tribes, British Columbia trappers, and the provincial government in lynx conservation. For years, … Continued