Microsoft Giving Campaign

Conservation Northwest and the 2009 Giving Campaign Steering Committee* invite you to attend two dynamic educational events about the wildlands of the Pacific Northwest featuring Conservation Northwest’s executive director, Mitch Friedman, and renowned wildlife photographer, Paul Bannick.

You can also join Mitch, Paul, and the steering committee for a relaxing evening of beer and appetizers at the Celtic Bayou, September 20, 5-9 pm.

Attend one of the two education presentations and qualify to enter a raffle to win:

• a front row seat to see Pacific fishers returned to the wilds of the Olympics

• a half day in the field with wildlife photographer,  Paul Bannick

• an autographed hard-cover copy of The Owl and the Woodpecker: Encounters with North America's Most Iconic Birds

• an autographed hard-cover copy of The Columbia Highlands: Exploring Washington’s Last Frontier

Contact Paul Bannick for more information: 206.675.9747 x 202, paul@conservationnw.org

Contact Rachel Livingston to RSVP: 206-675-9747 x 207, rachel@conservationnw.org

Lifeboats for Biodiversity: Preparing Northwest Ecosystems to Adapt to the Changing Climate

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
3:00-5:00 pm
37/1701 Washington

Most of us appreciate the urgent need to reduce emissions in order to avoid catastrophic changes to Earth’s climate. Equally critical is preparing natural ecosystems for the scale of climate change that is already occurring. In his engaging presentation, Mitch Friedman discusses, "How can we in the Pacific Northwest prepare for and survive ever-increasing warming conditions to preserve our natural legacy?" Habitat connections for wildlife movement and restoration projects increase the resiliency and adaptability of ecosystems. Learn how conservationists and agencies are working to provide wildlife with safe passage across roads and landscapes and bolster forests, grasslands, and natural areas to minimize the risk of extinctions in the Cascades and other treasured wildlands.

Owls, Woodpeckers, and Wolves: Defining, Improving Northwest Habitats

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

3:00-5:00 pm
37/1717 Union

Join Paul Bannick, author and photographer of the bestselling book, The Owl and The Woodpecker, on a photographic exploration of Northwest habitats by examining the lives of owls and woodpeckers  revealing how the survival of these iconic birds are intertwined with wolves, fishers, and other wildlife. These species’ roles as indicator and keystone species and point the direction towards our conservation challenges and opportunities.

These two events are co-hosted by Rob Bernard, Microsoft Chief Environmental Strategist.

Social evening

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

5:00-9:00 pm
Celtic Bayou

Meet Conservation Northwest’s Mitch Friedman and Paul Bannick and other Conservation Northwest supporters at the Celtic Bayou—7281 West Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE, Redmond--for a casual evening of drinks, food, conversation and to learn more how Conservation Northwest protects and connects wildlands from the Washington Cascades to the Canadian Rockies.

Please consider a gift of $1,000 or more to become a Forest Sentinel, although all gifts are appreciated. Conservation Northwest is Giving Campaign agency #2293.

Learn more about our current objectives.

*2009 Steering Committee (Building #)

Co-Chairs: Kent Sullivan (21) & Shauna McDaniel (36)

Members:

Marianne Webster (121), Ted Hart (99), Richard Draves (99) , Kipling Knox (86), Aiden Byrne (109), Rob Sinclair (27), Brian Moudy (Red-West-D) , Drew Fletcher (21), and Bethany Rentz (Sammamish-C)