By Paula Swedeen, PhD., Senior Policy Director State Initiative 2117, hatched by wealthy hedge fund manager Brian Heywood, would repeal Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) and prevent the state from EVER putting a price on carbon emissions again. This is bad for everyone because it would make our climate more unstable, our air dirtier, our … Continued
by mitch Friedman, Executive director Life in grizzly country is, well, like life not in grizzly country. I spent the first half of September traveling the Canadian Rockies with my wife, Jackie, and Wilma, our recently adopted dog. We traveled more than 2,000 miles in our Chevy Bolt EV with beautiful weather and stunning scenery. … Continued
One of the great things about our work is meeting up with fantastic students around the state and teaming up together on conservation projects. Matt Danielson, our Okanogan Forest Sr. Coordinator, and Keith Watson, our Sagelands Program Coordinator, recently had a field day with the Okanogan High School Ecology Class to examine wildfire recovery and … Continued
Support restoration efforts of pygmy rabbits in Columbia Basin by volunteering! Opportunity will be led by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and support from Conservation Northwest.
“… I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view.” -Aldo Leopold By Mitch Friedman, Conservation Northwest Executive Director Culture war hurts wildlife. That’s why I … Continued
By Dave Werntz, Conservation Northwest Science and Conservation Director A common adage is that if you take a job you love, you will never work another day in your life. My first week of February brought that home. I had the privilege of spending that week playing in the snow and chasing Canada lynx with … Continued
Restoring iconic big cats to wildlands we’ve long worked to protect, connect and restore. By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director I was honored last Saturday to be present when Timxw, a 28 lb male Canada lynx, was released into the freshly snowed forest at the northern end of the Reservation of the Colville Confederated Tribes, near the south end of the Kettle River Mountain Range in Ferry County. The door … Continued
Leadership at WDFW and its Commission must ensure that differences go to respectful dialogue so that decisions have resiliency over decades. Change must move us forward without leaving anyone behind. BY JEN SYROWITZ, CONSERVATION PROGRAM MANAGER I just returned from a soul-filling upland bird hunt on a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) area … Continued
We’re thrilled to announce that our ongoing partnership with Sea Witch Botanicals has raised more than $4,560! Through two exclusive scents, Hummingbird and Timberwolf, one dollar from each incense pack sold comes directly back to programs restoring and conserving iconic wildlife. All funds raised have helped us stay committed to helping the native gray wolf … Continued
Conservation Northwest is thrilled to be partnering with Sea Witch Botanicals for their new Timberwolf and Hummingbird scents, with one dollar from each purchase going towards our work to keep the Northwest wild. We appreciate their work to meaningfully support sustainability and the environment, so we wanted to share some background about gray wolves in … Continued