Straight to the heart

Conservation Northwest believes in protecting old-growth forests wherever they still occur, and in our work we use many tools, always driven by the best science. We keep a watchful eye on publicly owned forests in the Northwest, particularly national forest lands, making sure that government is managing them with the future of wildlife and communities in mind.

A Northwest heritage

Old-growth forests rest at the very heart of our identities as people of the Northwest. Healthy, wild forests, and wilderness are a source of clean rivers, which harbor robust trout and salmon runs and provide us with pure drinking water. Wild forests offer people of all walks of life opportunities to recreate, refresh, and enjoy.

Our public lands are precious–and important. National forests in the Northwest harbor most of the old-growth and roadless forests remaining in our region. State forestlands, lower in elevation and with a more moderate climate, foster a different mix of animal and plant species, and mature and old-growth trees growing there prosper, large and beautiful.

A future for forests

Wild forests go hand in hand with healthy, prosperous communities, and people are integral to how we protect forests. Conservation Northwest was one of the first conservation groups to recognize the power of community collaboration and forest restoration, an exciting way forward for forests and communities.