Back at it for a second year. Join us for one of our most coveted volunteer opportunities; native-planting days near Greenwater, Washington! Greenwater Corridor Planting March 23, 29, 30, 31 Start 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM Meet at the beginning of FS 70 Road SIGN UP FORM Add to Google Calendar Conservation Northwest’s Central Cascades Restoration Watershed Program is maximizing spring and is hosting multi-day volunteer planting events open to the general public. This restoration work will help establish native plants in recovering areas of the Greenwater River. We will be planting: Scoulers Will ..read more

By Joe Scott, International Programs Director On a hot day last July, I sat on the Van Loon’s back deck overlooking meadows, cropland, forests and upper Lillooet River all backdropped by the steep rise of the BC Coast Ranges. The Van Loons are a fourth-generation farming family – Andrea, Marty and their daughter Erica were taking a break from the dawn-to-dusk chores to chat with me about wildlife, farming and everything in between.   We could see a grizzly bear with her two cubs of the year in one of their pastures, closer to the riverside vegetation. This particular female has set up sho ..read more

Conservation Northwest is pleased to welcome our newest Board Member, Chris Mason 1) When did you become interested in conservation? My mother focused me on nature and creatures from the moment I could speak. She also ski raced and taught me how to ski at an early age. My first overnight backpack was at age 11 in the Presidential Range of New Hampshire. I loved it and wanted more.  When I moved to the Arizona desert and then to Washington, I gained wilderness experience. But what drove me at that time was pure recreation, not conservation. When a bear and her ..read more

By Paula Swedeen, Ph. D., Conservation Northwest Senior Policy Director Washington has the best system in the western states for keeping wolves from getting killed for eating livestock. Yet several wolf advocate groups want to impose rules that could very likely result in more dead wolves. The Center for Biological Diversity, Washington Wildlife First, Western Watersheds and several others filed a petition in August with the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to convert the agency’s Wolf Livestock Interaction Protocol into formal regulations. We opposed the petition, as did WDFW ..read more

WRITTEN BY BRIAN STEWART, CASCADES TO OLYMPICS PROGRAM MANAGER I-5 is a multi-lane barrier disrupting free wildlife movement between the Cascades and Olympics mountain ranges. The pathways to address this critical issue are rapidly closing. This elk photo was taken 100 feet from I-5 in an ever-urbanizing Thurston County in Washington State. In the same month, we have remotely photographed bears, cougars, bobcats, turkeys, deer, and more. But it is here where this massive interstate inadvertently became an impermeable linear barrier that bisects Western Washington border to border. If an ..read more

The Community Wildlife Monitoring Program is seeking to develop a cohort of enthusiastic apprentices interested in gaining fieldwork experience directly related to wildlife conservation in Washington. See Apprenticeship Description & Details Priority Application deadline: Nov 27th 11:59 PM PST. We are looking for 4-6 individuals with an interest in increasing their winter outdoor recreation skills, wildlife research and tracking skills, and participation in fieldwork directly related to wildlife conservation in the Cascade Range of Washington State. We strongly encourage individuals from ..read more

Conservation Northwest recently completed its pilot outreach project based near North Bend, WA. Dubbed the Wildlife Ambassador Project, this effort connects people to the information they need to recreate with respect to wildlife across public lands. Conservation Northwest’s Seasonal Wildlife-Recreation Specialist was out in the field with volunteers each weekend from July 1 to September 3 to conduct outreach at the Middle Fork trailhead and campground. Below are her reflections on her summer working for Conservation Northwest. By Alycia Scheidel, Seasonal Wildlife-Recreation Specialist The Pr ..read more

Golden Bricks Events invited us to host a handful of workshops focused on backpacking skills and wildlife camera monitoring during their sixth annual Refuge Outdoor Festival. The energy is high the minute you step foot in the Tolt-MacDonald Campground & Park. After you’re warmly greeted by Refuge Outdoor Festival volunteers at the entry, it’s time to check the schedule of the 30+ workshops and activities led by experts to choose from. Maybe it’s even a good time to take a swim in the river. Wherever you are off to, the weekend is yours at RefugeFest! RefugeFest is a 3-day camping weekend c ..read more

Improve usability for wildlife and highway safety for all by upgrading a new fence line along I-90 near North Bend, Washington! WORK PARTY RSVP Volunteer Opportunity for Mile Post 27 Wildlife Fencing WORK PARTY DATES | MAY 19, 20, 26 & JUNE 2, 4 | STARTING 8:30 AM Let us know you’ll make it Hey mighty volunteers! Experience a rare view of an existing I-90 wildlife undercrossing and help improve the useability for wildlife like elk. Know that your volunteer efforts will lead to real-world results – please come prepared for rain or shine! We will be clearing blackberry and brush for t ..read more

Join us for one of the most coveted volunteer opportunities; riparian native-planting days near Enumclaw, Washington! Greenwater Corridor Planting April 29th and April 30th Start 9 AM – 1:00 PM at the beginning of FS 70 Road Sign up form Conservation Northwest’s Central Cascades Restoration Watershed Program and Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) are maximizing spring and are hosting two volunteer planting events open to the general public. This restoration work will help establish native plants in recovering areas of the Greenwater River. We will be planting: Scoulers Willow (Salix scouleriana ..read more