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
This year we had a record number of volunteers, put thousands of native plants in the ground, improved signage, and engaged with diverse partners to restore watershed health in the Central Cascades. By Laurel Baum, Central Cascades Conservation Associate From the vibrant slopes of Snoqualmie Pass near I-90 to the lush old-growth forests in the … Continued
Forest restoration makes progress, while watershed improvements fall short in the upper Green River watershed. By Laurel Baum, Central Cascades Conservation Associate This summer, the Snoqualmie District of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (MBSNF) published their final management proposal for the “Snoquera” landscape between Greenwater and Crystal Mountain, bordered on the south by Mount Rainier … Continued
Become a member or renew this month for as little as $35 and receive a Conservation Northwest tote bag. By Matthew Coomer, Membership and Operations Associate For more than 30 years, our members have been critical to protecting wildlands and wildlife from the Washington Coast to the British Columbia Rockies. Now, we’re thrilled to give … Continued
From field tours to habitat restoration events, we’re on-the-ground collaborating with several groups to restore watershed and forest health in the Central Cascades. By Laurel Baum, Central Cascades Conservation Associate If you drive about two hours southeast of Seattle, you can enjoy vibrant, old-growth forests, strong, rushing rivers, and if you’re lucky, view wildlife like … Continued
We contributed to a new study in the Journal of Wildlife Management assessing the habitat preferences of fishers recently reintroduced to Washington’s Cascade Mountains. BY DAVE WERNTZ, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION DIRECTOR As the lead for Conservation Northwest’s collaborative program reintroducing fishers to Washington, I was proud to contribute to a new study and scientific paper … Continued
We’re pleased to introduce our new Development Director, Matthew Brouwer, and our new Finance Director, Deborah Houseworth! Before we introduce you to our new team members, we’d like to thank our previous Development Director, Leigh Ann Gilmer, for her time and dedication to Conservation Northwest, and congratulate her on her new position as Executive Director … Continued
We’re working to help a vulnerable bighorn sheep herd and restore a critical landscape in north-central Washington. BY George Wooten, okanogan conservation associate *Editor’s Note: George is retiring next month after more than a decade working as our Conservation Associate and Okanogan Forest Field staffer based in Twisp. Among other roles, he previously worked for … Continued