New film highlights ways to restore North Cascades grizzly bears Last month, the National Park Service and other agencies released draft proposals for restoring the struggling grizzly bear population in Washington’s North Cascades. Although grizzlies have lived in the region for thousands of years and high-quality habitat remains abundant, biologists estimate that fewer than ten remain, making … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, Deputy Communications Director The 2017 session of Washington’s state legislature is underway, and we’ve been busy tracking a number of bills that relate to wildlife and wildlands. One of our top priorities this session is ensuring that the core of Blanchard State Forest is saved from logging. This is our LAST CHANCE to secure the … Continued
By Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project staff While most of our Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project remote camera sites are active only in the summer and fall, each winter our dedicated volunteers and staff maintain several sites looking for wolverines in remote areas of the Cascades. In 2016 one of them captured amazing new images of a gray wolf! … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, Deputy Communications Director With your support, we saw great progress in 2015 for a wilder Northwest; the start of construction on the first I-90 wildlife overcrossing near Snoqualmie Pass, the reintroduction of fishers in the Cascades, strong support for grizzly bears in the North Cascades and British Columbia’s Coast Range, expanding wolf and wolverine populations in Washington, progress for the Working for Wildlife Initiative in … Continued
By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director Ancient trees frame soaring glacier-capped peaks. Trout and salmon swim in clean waters, and native predators like lynx, wolves and bears roam the Northwest landscape. These are the lands and wildlife that you connect, protect and restore when you support Conservation Northwest. Please consider making a year-end gift today. As fresh snow falls softly in the … Continued
By Jeff Baierlein, Development and Communications Director The U.S. Congress and the Obama administration have permanently authorized tax deductions for charitable gifts from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Individuals who wish to donate to a nonprofit while reaping a tax benefit may do so, now that the previous temporary tax exemption, which had expired earlier this year, … Continued
By Jeff Baierlein, Development & Communications Director It’s the Winter Solstice today. And light is returning to our landscape. The growing sunlight illuminates the special beauty of the Pacific Northwest. It shines a light on the natural treasures we value. And it’s a time to reflect on the year behind, and the year ahead. Conservation … Continued
By Jen Watkins, Conservation Associate 2016 marked the fifth year of our efforts to restore wildlife habitat near Gold Creek Pond on Snoqualmie Pass. Because of its location along a key wildlife corridor and proximity to wildlife crossings, this area is important for animals from elk to otters. With help from volunteers, partner agencies, supportive … Continued
By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate It’s always exciting to pick up photos of endangered and threatened animals on our wildlife monitoring cameras. It’s even more important when it’s an animal whose recovery we’re closely involved with. Such was the case when one of our volunteers from our Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project sent in photos of … Continued
A message from our Executive Director after the 2016 election We must resist and fight Donald Trump. But those who elevated Trump to power warrant a different, much more considered reaction. Conservation Northwest is well positioned and skilled for that work. Since the time of Teddy Roosevelt nature conservation has been a third rail that … Continued