Highlights from our year of keeping the Northwest wild. Both nationally and locally, conservation faced challenges in 2018. Yet, with our strategic and collaborative approach, we made important progress protecting, connecting and restoring wildlife and wildlands from the Washington Coast to the British Columbia Rockies. From reintroducing fishers and saving Blanchard Mountain to restoring critical … Continued
Mitch Friedman, our Executive Director, shares insights from serving on the Budget and Policy Advisory Group for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. MAY 2019 UPDATE: A setback from Olympia for wildlife and ecosystems BY MITCH FRIEDMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Washington has not been adequately funding its Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) enough for … Continued
Working from Ellensburg, Rose uses her extensive experience as a wildlife biologist to support our work to maintain, restore and connect shrub-steppe landscapes for the good of both wildlife and people. By Rose Piccinini, Sagelands Contractor When I started my career as a general wildlife biologist, I expected a moment of clarity that would solidify … Continued
Based in Omak and working with local groups and leaders, Jay Kehne shares why Highway 97 wildlife crossings are so important for his community. By Jay Kehne, Sagelands Program Lead Just north of my home outside the city of Omak, there’s a stretch of highway where my wife and many of my neighbors have been … Continued
Our staff and a supporter recently joined the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on a pygmy rabbit conservation project in Douglas County. By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director In 2001, as few as 16 pygmy rabbits remained in Washington, teetering on the brink of local extinction due to habitat loss and fragmentation. They are still … Continued
Climate initiative supports our program objectives for wildlands and wildlife, Washington’s rural and urban communities, and a healthier future for our planet
Collaborative effort works to restore the Okanogan’s wildlife heritage By Chase Gunnell, Communications Director Earlier this month, our staff were lucky to join and assist with the release of sharp-tailed grouse in the Tunk Valley, a key habitat corridor connecting to north-central Washington’s Okanogan Valley. A smaller cousin of the more well-known sage grouse, sharp-tailed … Continued
Our Executive Director Mitch’s remarks at our 2018 Hope for a Wild Future Auction & Dinner. If you weren’t able to join us at the auction this year, you can always support our work through an online donation! By Mitch Friedman, Founder and Executive Director Every year I look forward to this event, when so … Continued
An update on our new Sagelands Heritage Program in Central Washington and southern British Columbia BY JAY KEHNE, SAGELANDS PROGRAM LEAD The northernmost extent of a “Sagebrush Sea” that extends from the eastern front of the Rocky Mountains to the Inland Northwest, our region’s arid steppe is often overlooked compared to the rugged splendor of … Continued
We’re working with the National Wildlife Federation and elected leaders to support House Resolution 4647, which would provide funding our wildlife need.