Old Growth & Community

Straight to the heart

Conservation Northwest believes in protecting old-growth forests wherever they remain and encouraging younger forests on their way toward old growth conditions. In our work we use many tools, including ecological restoration, always driven by the best science.

We keep a watchful eye on publicly owned forests in the Northwest, particularly our national forests. We're encouraging the Forest Service to manage  forests responsibly and adopt ecological restoration for the vast expanses of younger forests that need it.

A Northwest heritage

There is a reason why we focus much of our organization's work on the region's national forests. Most of the quality, large expanses of forest remaining in the West are in our national forests. Because of this, they also harbor the richest remaining pockets of America's wildlife.

Here in the Northwest, mature and old-growth forests make up the very heart of our identities. Rich in habitat they support a high diversity of plant and animal life. Healthy, wild forests and the rivers that form in wilderness are a source of robust trout and salmon and pure drinking water. Old-growth forests offer people of all walks of life opportunities to recreate, refresh, and enjoy.

All paths lead to community

Healthy older forests go hand in hand with healthy, prosperous communities. Conservation Northwest was one of the first conservation groups to recognize the power of community collaboration and ecological forest restoration, exciting tools that aid the future protection of our forests.