Forestry

Critical Wildlife Habitat at Risk: Senate Bill Threatens Western Public Lands

Conservation Northwest strongly opposes Senate budget legislation that would mandate the sale of 2 to 3 million acres of public lands across 11 western states, including Washington. This legislation could effectively privatize management of much of our remaining public forests through long-term contracts exceeding 20 years.  The Scale of This Threat:  This proposal would increase logging … Continued

Trump Administration Slashes Protections, Paves Way for Logging in National Forests 

The current administration could not let a weekend go by without launching another salvo at our natural world. On March 1, Trump signed a new executive order calling for Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production. The effects of the order are significant and procedural, even if not immediate.  The president issued an executive order aimed at accelerating … Continued

Court Upholds State’s Authority and Right to Use State Forests for Carbon Credit Program

Conservation groups respond to the ruling   THURSTON COUNTY, WA-Thurston County Superior Court Judge Anne Egeler affirmed that the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has the authority to lease lands for carbon sequestration. Doing so is consistent with the Department’s fiduciary obligations to trust beneficiaries. Conservationist groups welcomed Friday’s ruling. and their responses to … Continued

Comments on the Twisp Restoration Project

We have been supporters of the Okanogan Wenatchee Restoration Strategy and while the scale of the proposed action appears appropriate, we had difficulty finding clear links between the results of the landscape evaluations, the proposed actions, and the effects analysis.