http://www.conservationnw.org Site News daily 1 2005-12-14T23:15:35Z http://www.conservationnw.org/wildlife-habitat/revised-habitat-plan-for-lynx Until April 28, 2008, the Fish and Wildlife Service seeks comments on lynx critical habitat, including in Washington's Kettle River Range (including the Wedge), and Selkirk Mountains (Little Pend Oreille and Salmo-Priest). No publisher emoore 2008-04-30T17:40:05Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/wildlife-habitat/dire-straits-for-wolverine US Fish and Wildlife officials declare that they will not use the Endangered Species Act to protect the rare wolverine. No publisher emoore wolverine wolf 2008-04-03T21:49:17Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/wildlife-habitat/homecoming-for-fisher In January 2008 the Pacific fisher returned home to its habitat in Washington State for the first time in over eighty years. No publisher jasmine fisher 2008-03-27T20:52:50Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/wildlife-habitat/wildlife-related-recreation-spending Americans spent $120 billion on wildlife-related recreation in 2006; much of that was to simply watch wildlife. No publisher emoore 2008-02-20T02:29:03Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/oldgrowth/winning-streak-for-national-forests 2007 federal rulings reestablish two important tools for protecting old forests and wildlife habitat in the Northwest: the Northwest Forest Plan's "Aquatic Conservation Strategy" and "Survey and Manage." No publisher emoore 2008-02-07T23:41:44Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/rainforest/landmark-caribou-habitat-protection A landmark agreement promises to protect 5 million acres of Inland Temperate Rainforest in British Columbia for the highly endangered mountain caribou. No publisher emoore 2008-03-28T23:18:03Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/wildlife-habitat/why-we-need-grizzly-bears Grizzly bears and people both need wilderness. We should view the bears as partners, not competitors for its use. No publisher emoore 2008-02-13T17:46:03Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/oldgrowth/old-trees-protected-at-tripod Tripod decision protects big, old trees on a post-fire landscape in the Okanogan, a good precedent for the future. No publisher emoore 2007-12-06T22:42:11Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/columbiahighlands/a-timber-truce KUOW local news interview with Tim Coleman and Lloyd McGee, members of the Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition, on a novel management plan for the Colville National Forest. No publisher emoore 2007-12-07T18:12:13Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/columbiahighlands/blueprint-means-jobs-and-wildlife A broad coalition that includes mill workers, conservationists, business owners, recreationists, loggers, and foresters announced today a comprehensive proposal to improve forestry, wildlife habitat, and recreation on the Colville National Forest in northeast Washington. A Headwaters economic analysis concurs that the coalition is on the right track. No publisher jasmine Blueprint Columbia Highlands Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition 2008-02-07T20:09:49Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/oldgrowth/roadless-areas-revisited The Bush administration has tried repeatedly to dismantle protections for roadless wild forests. Permanent protection may be the answer. No publisher jasmine 2008-02-07T00:41:38Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/oldgrowth/a-future-for-blanchard-mountain The Commissioner of Public Lands accepted the recommendations of the Blanchard Strategies Group and the Washington State Legislature passed a Capital Budget Bill that includes $4 million to purchase private lands in the Chuckanuts to support timberlands over sprawl. No publisher emoore 2007-05-30T20:51:24Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/rainforest/reprieve-from-snow-machines The last remaining mountain caribou in the lower 48 states received some protection in a Valentine's Day ruling that allows the endangered caribou to migrate within their habitat, while still permitting snowmobiles in much of the Priest Lake region. No publisher emoore 2007-08-07T17:11:27Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/wildlife-habitat/david-suzuki-on-bc-s-license-to-kill A page intruducing the recent David Suzuki article, "A license to kill" No publisher jpederson 2007-08-31T17:11:30Z News Item http://www.conservationnw.org/oldgrowth/walden-bill-to-lose-support-in-2007 Sen. Ron Wyden, likely future chair of the forestry subcommittee, indicates he will seek to manage forests using smart science, while a vote on the "Walden" Bill in 2006 is ruled out. No publisher jpederson 2008-04-08T19:08:35Z News Item