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Up one levelTwelve More Fishers Released in Olympic National Park
Twelve more fishers were released in mid January bringing the total number of released fishers to 77.
Choosing a better path for Methow powerline
Conservation Northwest has filed a motion in Okanogan Superior court seeking to intervene in a lawsuit filed against Washington State by the Okanogan PUD. At issue is a new powerline that would punch though the largest remaining block of shrub-steppe habitat in the Methow valley and harm mule deer winter habitat.
Happy New Year 2010 to fishers, the critter
The winter of 2009-2010 features the third and final winter of fisher releases. Pacific fishers, deep-forest hunter and smaller relative to the wolverine, are being reintroduced to Olympic National Park after an 80-year absence.
Judge rules in favor of the little things that run the world
The ninth circuit court today ruled in favor of upholding "look before you log" old-growth protections put in place under the Northwest Forest Plan. The ruling strikes down the last surviving attempt by the Bush administration's five point strategy to boost logging in the region's old-growth forests.
Protecting rare prairie into the year 2040
Conservation Northwest staff joined other coalition members to testify against the Cross-Base Highway and urge protection for Washington's rare prairie habitat.
