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
Editor’s Note: During the intense wildfire season of August and September 2015, we published a series of Dispatches from staff and colleagues that live or work in the areas impacted by the fires. Dispatch #12 and links to the full series can be found here. By Jen Watkins, Conservation Associate On November 9th I attended the Wildfires & Us … Continued
Editor’s Note: This is the twelfth of our fire dispatches from staff and colleagues that live or work in the areas impacted by this year’s fires. A forest ecologist, Dave Werntz lives and works in the Methow Valley community of Twisp. For more information on this issue, please contact dwerntz (at) conservationnw.org By Dave Werntz, Science and Conservation Director … Continued
For more than two decades, the Forest Field Program has advocated for sustainable and ecologically sound management of public forests in the Pacific Northwest. By Mikey Jane Moran, Communications Intern In the dry forests of Eastern Washington, ponderosas rise in thick spires like sentry’s looking over the countryside. In the understory, thick brush and a tangle … Continued
By Dave Werntz, Science and Conservation Director It’s true. As stated in today’s Op-Ed in The New York Times (More Logging Won’t Stop Wildfires by Chad T. Hanson and Dominick A. DellaSala), Wyoming Senator John Barrasso’s legislation to mandate a four-fold increase in federal forest logging won’t stop wildfires, improve conditions for wildlife, or address the legacy of old-growth … Continued
WILD NW action alert #247: June 11th meeting for input on the Northwest Forest Plan Can you attend a meeting at the Okanogan PUD tomorrow, June 11th from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. to support Washington’s public forests? The U.S. Forest Service is beginning a public conversation on updating the Northwest Forest Plan. This comprehensive plan … Continued