Restoring Wildlife

Legal Intervention Defends Northern Spotted Owl Habitat

PORTLAND, Ore.— Conservation Northwest and other groups across the Pacific Northwest intervened this week in a timber industry lawsuit seeking to remove habitat protections for the northern spotted owl across millions of acres of forests in Washington, Oregon and California. Old forest habitat critical to northern spotted owl survival and recovery was first designated in … Continued

Let the State Legislature know that you do NOT want deep cuts to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s budget for restoring biodiversity

Our legislators are meeting in Olympia right now, and they have a tough job. They must reduce a deficit of about $12 billion over the next four years. This means most programs will have to see cuts, and our natural resource agencies typically get hit the hardest. In the 2008 recession, cuts to WDFW were … Continued

Conservation NW’s Science and Conservation Director Honored by Peers

Grand Mound, WA – Our Senior Science and Conservation Director, Dave Werntz, was recognized for his outstanding collaborative work with wildlife partners at last month’s annual Washington Chapter Wildlife Society conference. He was named this year’s winner of the Partnership Award, which recognizes an outstanding accomplishment by a person or organization for working with and … Continued

Big Wins for Biodiversity, Wolves, Forests, and Climate this Legislative Session!  

The 2023 session brought big wins for many of Conservation Northwest’s priorities, including protecting and managing state lands for carbon and biodiversity, increased capacity for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to protect the state’s natural heritage, funding and program improvements for wolf co-existence, spotted owl habitat restoration, clean energy siting that takes habitat connectivity into account, and improved multi-agency planning for recreation impacts to conservation.

Our comments on the State’s Draft Status Review for Columbian White-tailed Deer

Conservation Northwest Comments on Washington Department of Wildlife’s Draft Status Review for the Columbian White-tailed Deer Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Taylor Cotton P.O. Box 43141 Olympia, WA 98504 November 18, 2022 Dear Mr. Cotton, Conservation Northwest is grateful to be given the opportunity to provide comments for the Draft Status Review for the … Continued