By Jen Syrowitz, Sr. Manager, Conservation Programs Last week, on behalf of Conservation Northwest, I testified at a Kittitas County Planning Commission meeting to oppose a land use rezone on 150 acres that would increase already unsustainable recreation effects in a critical wildlife corridor. Decades of landscape-scale watershed restoration and animal crossing investments have … Continued
From elk and coyotes to otters and porcupines, wildlife undercrossings and a new overcrossing are providing safe passage for thousands of animals on I-90. By Laurel Baum, Central Cascades Conservation Associate If you’ve driven I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass in the last year, you’ve likely noticed the large wildlife overpass near the east end of Keechelus … Continued
A day in the field with a Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project snow tracking team. by Keiko betcher, communications and outreach associate On most occasions, sitting in North Bend’s Safeway parking lot at 7:30 a.m. wouldn’t be a cause for excitement. But on a recent January morning, it was. I was going snow tracking. Of course, … Continued
By Laurel Baum, central cascades conservation associate and Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project Coordinator Conservation Northwest recently hosted three habitat restoration events just east of Snoqualmie Pass to support animal use of areas near new I-90 Wildlife Crossings, and to advance objectives of our new Central Cascades Watersheds Restoration program. Volunteers did a great job pulling … Continued
Since relaunching the program in 2017, wildlife sightings from motorists have informed crossing projects and understanding of wildlife around Snoqualmie Pass. BY ANIKA QUON, I-90 WILDLIFE WATCH INTERN Through I-90 Wildlife Watch, motorists’ reports of wildlife sightings from North Bend to Easton have become a vital part of monitoring to inform wildlife crossings and other … Continued
Elk have been using new I-90 wildlife crossings during their spring migration into the highcountry of the Cascades! This group of elk are crossing under the busy interstate using the Hyak Wildlife Undercrossing, just east of Snoqualmie Pass and west of the larger Gold Creek Wildlife Undercrossing in the Keechelus Lake floodplain. Our region’s elk … Continued
Join us at Patagonia Seattle for a FREE screening of the Cascade Crossroads documentary! This is a free event, put please RSVP to communications@conservationnw.org to secure your seat. After the film, Executive Producer and I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition coordinator Jen Watkins will discuss the importance of wildlife crossings near Snoqualmie Pass for elk, wolves, wolverines … Continued
“We couldn’t let the animals stop the highway, we couldn’t let the highway stop the animals.” – Doug MacDonald, former Washington State Secretary of Transportation BY MAUREEN MCGREGOR, DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE If you are anything like me, you haven’t thought much about wildlife as you’ve cruised across the Cascade Mountains on Interstate 90, eager to engage … Continued
Note: This blog originally appeared on our I-90 Wildlife Watch project webpage. An effort to document wildlife movement around Snoqualmie Pass between North Bend and Easton, I-90 Wildlife Watch is led by CNW with support from Central Washington University, the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Fish … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director THANK YOU to Patagonia for supporting our work to keep the Northwest wild! In 2017, this iconic outdoor company helped fund the I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition, a group we’ve long coordinated to advocate for wildlife crossings near Snoqualmie Pass. As this coalition winds down, look for the Cascade Crossroads documentary telling the story of … Continued