Land grab politicians have misjudged the American people in their attempts to undermine national monuments and other public lands By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director There are lots of articles, editorials and calls to action going around this week regarding President Trump’s Executive Order to “review” national monuments, a blatant move to undermine the 111-year-old … Continued
Mitch’s address at our 2017 Hope for a Wild Future auction and dinner By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director America feels different than when we met here a year ago. Jenny just stated our mission, which hasn’t changed much since I started this racket in 1989. As the world changes we need to reflect on … Continued
New research underscores the critical habitat value of an area Conservation Northwest successfully protected in 1999 By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director We have good reason to take another little victory lap for our work in the late 1990s to protect the wildlands of the Loomis Forest in Washington’s Okanogan Highlands. From 1998-1999, we lead … Continued
As part of our new Sagelands Heritage Program focusing on Central Washington’s arid lands, we’re joining a collaboration to maintain, restore and connect shrub-steppe habitat for the good of both wildlife and people. By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate The sage grouse pokes her head out to greet the early morning sun rising over … Continued
Through our partnerships with the Forest Service, we’re helping restore habitat on national forests by decommissioning unnecessary and obselete forest roads. By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate An important component of Conservation Northwest’s work is to ‘connect the big landscapes’, but the only way to accomplish this big-picture goal is to focus in … Continued
Many Washingtonians have questions about how grizzly bear restoration would work in the North Cascades. Thankfully, scientists from the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service don’t need to start from scratch! In northwest Montana, biologists have been successfully restoring grizzly bears for years, catching them near Glacier National Park where their numbers … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, Deputy Communications Director Sharing landscapes like the North Cascades with big, wild animals takes courage. But grizzly bears have called our region home for thousands of years. Despite plenty of food and habitat, only a few are left. We’re on the brink of losing an icon of the wild Pacific Northwest, and … Continued
Editor’s Note: For months, our community has supported efforts resisting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Today is the deadline for Water Protectors to vacate the Standing Rock camp of Oceti Oyate. As this fight moves from North Dakota to the courts in Washington, D.C., we wanted to share this poignant poem from our board member Amelia Marchand. Amelia is … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, Deputy Communications Director For years, biologists in northwest Montana’s Cabinet Mountains have been successfully augmenting that region’s grizzly bear population with bears from near Glacier National Park. Thanks to their hard work and some truly amazing animals, this bear population is bouncing back from the brink. But before a grizzly was ever … Continued
Get info on our 2020 auction and dinner! By Gazala Uradnik, Auction Coordinator and Amanda Bulley, Auction Intern Join us at our 14th annual auction and dinner on April 20th at 5:30 p.m. at Bell Harbor International Conference Center, as we host a celebration to help support Conservation Northwest and to bring together our dedicated conservation community. Our … Continued