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.
News Category: Forestry
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.
Comment on the Trout Lake Insect & Disease Restoration Project
WILD NW Action Alert #280: Take action to ensure a timber sale in important wildlife habitat is subject to robust environmental and public review.
Wenatchee World Op-Ed: Collaborative forest restoration is addressing wildfire risks
Opinion Editorial in Wenatchee World from Conservation Northwest and National Wildlife Federation touts benefits of collaborative forest restoration, value of bipartisan wildfire legislation introduced in Washington, D.C.
Statement on Washington DNR’s 20-Year Forest Health Plan
Today, the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz released a new 20-Year Forest Health Plan with a mission to: “Restore and manage forested landscapes at a pace and scale that reduces the risk of uncharacteristic wildfires and increases the health and resilience of forest and aquatic ecosystems in … Continued
Friedman: Embrace collaborative forest restoration to address wildfire risks
We best honor those most affected, both victims and firefighters, when our response improves a situation that is far from simple.