Comments on the North Fork Nooksack Vegetation Management Project
Conservation Northwest objects to the North Fork Nooksack Vegetation Management Project draft decision
News Category: Forestry
Washington Supreme Court grants case arguing state forests must be managed for “all the people”
Historic case asks the Court to interpret the plain terms of the Washington State Constitution providing that state forests are held in trust “for all the people.”
Comments on Upper Wenatchee Pilot Project Draft Environmental Assessment
We submitted technical comments on the Upper Wenatchee Pilot Project in support of landscape-scale restoration and reducing risks of uncharacteristic wildfires, and provided feedback on our concerns around protecting critical habitat.
Webinar: For the Love of Truffles – 2/10
Join us and the Puget Sound Chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers for an evening full of Truffles, featuring our Colville Forest Lead Tiana Luke!
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.
Take action to protect the Twisp watershed in the Methow Valley
WILD NW #310: Send a message to the Forest Service by Friday, December 18 to stop plans to unnecessarily cut large, fire resilient trees and degrade wildlife habitat in the Twisp River watershed.
Court sides with Forest Service, conservation groups in favor of Mission Project
This project rooted in science and local collaboration provides a valuable model for landscape-scale forest and watershed restoration.
Comments on North Fork Nooksack forest management project
We submitted comments to the MBSNF urging a more holistic, landscape-scale approach to forest restoration near the headwaters of the Nooksack River.
Southern mountain caribou listed as Endangered
“We applaud the Service’s ruling affirming the Endangered status of southern mountain caribou, a unique ecotype of woodland caribou,” said Joe Scott, Conservation Northwest International Programs Director.
Speak up for resilient forests, communities and wildlife near Lake Wenatchee
Through 3/27, comment on the health of communities, wildlife and forest lands in the Upper Wenatchee Pilot Project.