Fisher reintroduction goals met with release of four fishers at Mount Rainier National Park
Latest release marks culmination of multi-year partnership between state, federal and non-profit organizations to restore elusive mammal to Washington
News Category: News Releases
Conservationists respond to lawsuits by timber industry with suit calling for management of Washington’s state forests to benefit “all the people”
Groups call on DNR to manage public forests for the public good, including diverse economic and environmental values, in accordance with the state constitution.
Statement on announcement that BC will no longer log Skagit Headwaters
“Yet the threat of mining still hangs over the transboundary Skagit Watershed, and the orcas, salmon, tribes and local communities that depend on its clean water,”
Board of Natural Resources conservation strategy fails endangered seabird
Final plan for marbled murrelet recovery shows lack of leadership for rare bird, forests and coastal communities.
Statement on release of the FEIS for DNR’s Long-term Marbled Murrelet Conservation Strategy
“As a society, we should not be faced with the false choice of reducing vital services for people or causing significant loss of our natural heritage.”
Agencies to reopen comment period on recovering critically endangered North Cascades grizzly bears
Conservation Northwest welcomes the new comment period if it leads to the completion of the FEIS and concrete actions to recover the iconic grizzly bear.
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act reintroduced in Congress
This critical bill would modernize how we as a country fund wildlife conservation.
Statement on lethal removal of Old Profanity Territory Pack wolves
We’re coordinating closely with the state, ranchers and range riders to provide resources for additional range riding and herd supervision in the OPT territory as needed.
Statement on South Okanagan-Similkameen National Park Reserve announcement
Conservation Northwest released the following statement in response to the recent announcement on the South Okanagan-Similkameen National Park Reserve.
Statement on passage of Natural Resources Management Act S.47
“This monumental vote affirms that bipartisan support continues for protection of our cherished public lands,”