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
By Aleah Jaeger, Special Projects Coordinator with the I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition The I Heart I-90 Wildlife contest is under way and we are receiving some fantastic entries from youth across Washington state. From puppets and Lego bridges to oil pastels, the creativity of the artwork we are seeing is very impressive. As we get closer to … Continued
Finicky fall weather is no deterrent for ravens and sprouting willows, and it was no bother to Conservation Northwest and Forest Service volunteers as they worked to improve fish and wildlife habitat at Gold Creek near Snoqualmie Pass this past October. Armed with shovels and trowels, over 50 volunteers, including youth from Seattle Parks & … Continued
Happy Friday Conservation Northwest members and supporters! Want to close out your work week with something special? Check out these awesome animal GIFs from the Washington State Department of Transportation’s remote cameras! The deer, coyote, geese and merganser ducks below are some of the first animals to use the two Gold Creek undercrossings in the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass … Continued