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
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
By Julia Spencer, Membership Manager Conservation Northwest’s I-90 Wildlife Corridor Campaign is a great example of a program benefiting both people and wildlife. It’s a win-win solution to make I-90 safer for all of us. We all have somewhere we need to get to, and by advocating for wildlife crossings we’re making sure that both motorists and animals … Continued
By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate Conservation Northwest volunteers and staff met up with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and U.S. Forest Service staff to lend a few hands in a restoration project on Snoqualmie Pass this past Friday. The project, implemented by WSDOT, involved planting over 600 willows and 2,000 sedge plants … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, CommunicationS Manager In an age of changing climate and people and wildlife on the move, it’s not enough to simply preserve fragmented wildlands like those around I-90 in Washington’s Cascades. Governments, organizations and businesses must work together to protect, restore and connect landscapes at the scale of greater ecosystems. Doing so advances habitat connectivity … Continued