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Up one levelBlanchard Natural Resource Conservation Area
Conservation Northwest welcomes the announcement by Public Lands Commissioner Goldmark that the Department of Natural Resources intends to extend natural resource conservation area protection to the Blanchard Mountain State Forest in western Skagit County.
Fisher reintroduction finale
Reintroduction of Pacific fishers, a small native mammal, to Washington's Olympic Peninsula, comes to a successful finish. The animals will continue to be tracked and monitored by remote camera and radio collar.
Twelve 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.
