State proviso, pygmy rabbit recovery and student engagement: another year of conservation in the “connected backbone” east of the Cascades From British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley to south-central Washington’s Horse Heaven, the Sagelands Heritage Program (SHP) is doing just that. 2021 was an exciting year for conservation in this shrub-steppe landscape full of many projects with … Continued
Conservation Northwest offers an analysis of fire suppression techniques and presents a case for fuelbreak alternatives: thinning and prescribed burning
Thinning of dense forests in fire-excluded areas, prescribed burning, reducing fuels on the ground, allowing some wildfires to burn in backcountry settings under favorable fuel and weather conditions, and revitalizing Indigenous fire stewardship practices.
After passing both chambers of the legislature, the DNR forest health and fire suppression bill, HB 1168, is heading to the Governor.
Instead of fast-tracking risky logging projects, the U.S. Forest Service should double-down on investments in collaboration.
Conservation Northwest participated in DNR workshops and provided input on the new Wildland Fire Protection Strategic Plan.
Thank you, Senator Maria Cantwell and Washington’s congressional delegation for your leadership in securing funding for wildfire response and forest restoration! This is a major step forward for our forests, wildlife and communities.
The deal appears to not include the feared riders related to Alaska or roadless areas, but we await further details. The agreed upon provisions would be amended to the Omnibus Appropriations Bill that Congress has a Friday night deadline to pass.
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.
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