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
Gregory Friedman, the nephew of our founder and Executive Director Mitch Friedman, passed away on August 4, 2017. We deeply appreciate that some are choosing to honor and remember Greg through a donation to Conservation Northwest. Greg hiked in and was impressed by Whistler and the Sea to Sky area of southern British Columbia, and … Continued
Re-launched I-90 Wildlife Watch project asks motorists in Snoqualmie Pass area to report dead or alive wildlife By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate Conservation Northwest and our partners are excited to announce the re-launch of the I-90 Wildlife Watch project, which aims to receive feedback on wildlife from motorists traveling on I-90 over Snoqualmie … Continued
Update on Colville National Forest Plan BY TIANA LUKE, CONSERVATION ASSOCIATE and COLVILLE FOREST FIELD STAFF The current Forest Plan on the Colville National Forest has been in place just a year longer than Conservation Northwest has been “Keeping the Northwest wild”, and we’ve been actively involved in its update from the beginning. National Forests … Continued
Land conservation is even more essential and urgent in a time of rapidly changing climate. By Reed Noss, for Conservation Northwest As a conservation biologist I am continually frustrated by all the attention given to climate change by the media and politicians. After all, biological scientists almost unanimously agree that the greatest proximal threat to … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director After being based out of Bellingham for more than 25 years, this spring we officially moved the Conservation Northwest headquarters to our Seattle office. Please be sure to send all mail to our Seattle address: Conservation Northwest 1829 10th Ave W, Suite B Seattle, WA 98119 For more information, or … Continued
Fewer than a dozen mountain caribou remain in the Inland Northwest. A new documentary aims to bring attention to their plight. By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director Did you know Washington state is home to the world’s southernmost caribou? Few people do, and that’s part of the problem. Biological surveys in late 2016 found that fewer than a … Continued
Low-stress handling creates calmer and more efficient ranching processes and minimizes conflicts between wildlife and livestock By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate At the end of May, I had the opportunity to drive across the state to attend a low-stress livestock handling clinic in Republic, Washington. Just a hop, skip and a jump away … Continued
By Laurel Baum, Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project Coordinator We had three days of successful spring trainings this past month for our Citizen Science Monitoring Project! Sixteen team leaders and 30 team members showed up for our weekend of setting wildlife game-cameras, talking about track and sign, ways to read the landscape and details of our … Continued
An update on the Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative, a collaborative effort led by Conservation Northwest to stem the ongoing loss of grizzly bear range and promote grizzly bear recovery in southwest British Columbia and northwest Washington BY Joe Scott, International Programs Director The Canada/U.S. border should not be an ecological iron curtain. Conservation … Continued