As we celebrate Earth Week and the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, we’d also like to share our organizational values that guide us through our work to protect, connect and restore wildlands and wildlife from the Washington Coast to the British Columbia Rockies. Written collaboratively between our staff and board, these values have been at … Continued
To celebrate Earth Week, we’re going LIVE for 30 minute talks with our staff—tune in on Facebook at 5 pm on Wednesday 4/22 and again on Thursday 4/23! Visit our Facebook page to RSVP for both talks: facebook.com/ConservationNW. We’ll also answer questions submitted by viewers as comments during the live event. In celebration of Earth … Continued
During these challenging times, our dedicated community and hard-working staff continue to protect, connect and restore wildlands and wildlife. By Mitch Friedman, Executive Director From the living room of my house I send you my best wishes for your health and safety in this tumultuous time. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this crisis, … Continued
Our deepest THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Livestream Auction and Online Silent Auction last week. Despite challenging circumstances, you blew us away with your support, raising more than $365,000 for local wildlife and wildlands, well exceeding our goal after our biggest event of the year was forced to move online. Didn’t get … Continued
By Paul Bannick, Major Gifts Director The world lost a singular human being last month when Peter Hardin Jackson passed away. He would have been 54 on Friday. Peter was a gifted writer who was passionate about advocating for human rights and the environment. He and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation supported Conservation Northwest and … Continued
Get to know our new Membership and Operations Associate, Jen Mannas, and Okanogan Forest Lead, Michael Liu! New faces at Conservation Northwest Jen Mannas, Membership and Operations Associate Where are you from and how long have you lived in the northwest? I grew up partly in Maryland and partly in Florida; throughout my career in … 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
Let’s give a warm welcome to our Conservation Program Manager, Kathleen Gobush, and our Auction Coordinator, Natalie Hauser! We’d also like to note our deep gratitude to our previous Conservation Program Manager, Jen Watkins, for her nearly two decades of work for wildlife crossings, habitat connectivity and forest collaboration in the Central Cascades. Now the … Continued
By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director To all our members, volunteers, advocates and partners, our team at Conservation Northwest hopes you’re enjoying a happy start to 2020! Your steadfast support makes our work keeping the Northwest wild possible. As we dive into a new year of protecting, connecting and restoring wildlife and wildlands across Washington and … Continued
Thanks to an 18-year collaboration initiated by Conservation Northwest, and the support of our members, donors and US, Canadian and Indigenous allies, fishers are back in Washington! By Dave Werntz, Science and Conservation Director Despite heavy snow yesterday, our staff and agency partners reached a goal that we’ve been working towards for nearly two decades: … Continued