Tell BC Premier: Deny mining permit in Skagit Headwaters
WILD NW Action Alert #293: It’s time for British Columbia to stop a mining proposal in the heart of the Skagit Headwaters.
News Category: Protecting Wildlands
Statement on Trump Administration proposal to increase categorical exclusions on national forests
Instead of fast-tracking risky logging projects, the U.S. Forest Service should double-down on investments in collaboration.
VIDEO: Woodcutters: check snag trees for cavities
“Dead” trees are actually full of life! Standing dead trees, called snags, provide birds and mammals with shelter to raise young and raptors with unobstructed vantage points. Large downed trees also provide important habitat for wildlife. Hundreds of species of birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and fish benefit from snags for food, nesting or shelter! Produced … Continued
Take action for the Skagit Headwaters
WILD NW #291: Call on Washington’s elected leaders to pressure the British Columbia government to block industrial mining and logging proposals just over the border. Last week, we submitted comments to the province of British Columbia on behalf of our international conservation programs and approximately 4,000 members expressing strong opposition to a proposal to mine … Continued
Comments on mining proposal in Skagit Headwaters
The Skagit Headwaters is a regional showcase for international conservation cooperation and quality of life that in turn underpins our economic, ecological and cultural vibrancy.
Letter on proposed logging in “doughnut hole” of Upper Skagit Watershed
We submitted a letter to BC Timber Sales expressing concerns over the effects of logging on fish, wildlife and threatened grizzly bears.
New poll shows 73 percent of Washingtonians want Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorized, funded
Permanently reauthorizing and fully funding LWCF is an important down-payment on stewarding Washington’s outdoor economy and wildlife heritage for generations to come.
Comments to BLM on Methow Headwaters mineral withdrawal
Today, we submitted comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on behalf of our nearly 4,000 members in support of an administrative mineral withdrawal for the Methow Headwaters.
Take action for murrelets that rely on state forests
WILD NW Action Alert #283: Through Tuesday, 12/6, you can help protect endangered marbled murrelets and their habitat.
Take action for fish and wildlife habitat in the Chehalis Basin
You can provide comments on a proposed dam and other elements of the Chehalis River Basin Flood Damage Reduction Project, an effort important for habitat connections between the Cascades and Olympics.