Press Releases

Wildlife commission adopts wolf recovery plan

Dec 03, 2011

Olympia, WA

Conservation Northwest applauds collaborative approach to wolf conservation

Conservation easement protects working ranch and wildlife habitat

Dec 01, 2011

Conservation Northwest today completed the purchase of a conservation easement for 303 acres of the Gotham ranch in the Kettle Range Mountains, committing these acres to continued agriculture, open space, and wildlife habitat by retiring rights to develop residential or mineral values.

Washington Supreme Court Rules Attorney General Must Represent Lands Commissioner

Sep 01, 2011

State’s appeal of controversial Methow powerline plan will now move forward

Colville cattle ranch permanently protected as working ranch

Aug 10, 2011

Heart of Dawson family ranch business will never be subdivided

Wolves are returning to Washington State!

Jul 19, 2011

Seattle event offers insight, activism

Wolverines jump to the front of the line for endangered species protections

Jul 12, 2011

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agrees to make listing decision by 2013

Historic accord for old-growth conservation and forest restoration clears court

Jul 07, 2011

Commensense plan protects rare wildlife and promotes habitat restoration

New wolf pack confirmed in Washington State

Jul 05, 2011

Conservation Northwest’s remote camera photos lead to the confirmation of the second known pack in the Cascade Mountains

First verified grizzly bear sighting in the US Cascades in fifteen years

Jul 01, 2011

A team of government and independent grizzly bear experts unanimously affirmed that a bear photographed in North Cascades National Park in October 2010 was a grizzly bear.

Conservation groups respond to Colville NF wilderness recommendations with mixed feelings

Jun 30, 2011

With release of the Forest Service proposed action for the Colville and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests’ forest plan revision today, local conservation groups responded to the preliminary recommendations for wilderness on the Colville with mixed feelings. The proposed action for the Colville National Forest includes preliminary administrative wilderness recommendations for four distinct roadless areas, including much of the Bald/Snow, Profanity, and Hoodoo Canyon areas in the Kettle Range and the Abercrombie Mountain area northeast of Colville in the Selkirk Mountains. Several thousand acres of roadless land adjacent to the existing Salmo-Priest Wilderness, which is northeast Washington’s only designated wilderness area, is also recommended for wilderness.

Gotham Ranch beef highlighted for stewardship in new marketing effort

Jun 15, 2011

“Today’s American consumer wants to feel good about their beef,” said Tim Loveall, President of Ameristar Meats, who grew up in Colville on a farm that had been homesteaded by Bryan Gotham’s grandfather. "The Gothams practice the type of stewardship that people imagine when they think of cattle ranging free without harming our precious water and wildlife resources." If the US Congress designates that part of the Colville National Forest as wilderness, the Gothams can continue with the same ranching practices they use under present administrative land designations. "We support wilderness designation," said Bryan and Deb Gotham, "because it won’t change our range practices and it may improve the marketing value of our beef and our bottom line."

Washington residents face federal charges for killing several endangered wolves

Jun 08, 2011

Three Twisp area residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury and are charged with killing several endangered Washington wolves. The three, all members of the White family, including Bill White, his son Tom White and Tom’s wife, Erin White, were named in the indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Spokane on Tuesday. The White’s have been charged with conspiracy to take an endangered species and to smuggle a wolf hide out of the country, as well as other wildlife charges.

Funding Extends I-90 Upgrade Through Cascades

May 16, 2011

Project includes the first wildlife overpass in Washington State

Feds to review the status of wolves in the Northwest

May 04, 2011

Illegal killing of wolves greatest threat to recovery in the Cascades

Kretz, Conservation Northwest agree on cougar pilot program extension

Apr 01, 2011

Lawmaker, environmental group to build on common ground

Conservation Northwest statement on settlement of wolf recovery lawsuit in Northern Rockies

Mar 21, 2011

Conservation Northwest statement on a legal settlement reached by ten conservation groups with the Department of the Interior regarding wolf recovery and management in the Northern Rockies.

Reward fund to help stop poaching in Washington

Mar 01, 2011

Conservation Northwest announced today that it is partnering with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to expand an enforcement reward fund to assist in apprehending poachers of wildlife from wolves to grizzly bears.

US Fish and Wildlife Service acknowledges wolverine face extinction

Dec 13, 2010

Bellingham, WA

Washington State plays important role in providing habitat

New project to document wildlife sightings along I-90

Nov 04, 2010

Website will allow motorists to report wildlife observed near the interstate from North Bend to Easton

Cross-Base Highway lawsuit put on hold

Oct 21, 2010

Controversial project will face challenge, if funding secured

Report finds BC wildlife are at risk of extinction from inadequate laws

Sep 21, 2010

Study finds that 42 percent of all BC species that cross borders at risk

Dawson Property Approved by NRCS for Farm and Ranch Protection Program

Sep 13, 2010

Colville ranch heritage preserved

Conservation Northwest Partners with Ranchers on Forest Legacy Project

Jul 16, 2010

In northeast Washington's Columbia Highlands, working ranches, small timber operations, and farms are not only the lifeblood of the community, they are vital to wildlife. Conservation Northwest has submitted an application to the Forest Legacy Program on behalf of Ferry County ranchers Bryan and Debra Gotham to keep their land as a working ranch and tree farm indefinitely.

Wildlife Corridor Conservation Act introduced in celebration of Earth Day

Apr 21, 2010

Together with the Humane Society and many other, Conservation Northwest is supporting introduction of a Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act to identify and protect wildlife habitat connectivity. "To maintain and conserve wildlife and fish in Washington State today and into the future, one of the most important things we can do is help wildlife move safely from one habitat to another," said Jen Watkins of Conservation Northwest. "The Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act addresses the priority of connectivity at a national level, which is an exciting step."

B.C.’s Endangered 'Reindeer’ Threatened by New Mining Rules

Jan 12, 2010

Vancouver, BC

B.C.’s 125-year-old Mining Act creates double standard in mountain caribou habitat

Biologists Prepare for Third and Final Year of Fisher Releases

Dec 18, 2009

Native mammals to be released in Olympic National Park

Controversial highway project continues to attract opposition

Aug 26, 2009

Conservationists, local businesses, and citizens still oppose new highway construction across rare and endangered prairie habitat

Coalition of timber, conservation, and business leaders urge Congress to support balanced management for the Colville National Forest at “Listening Session”

Aug 14, 2009

The Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition today in Spokane participated in a listening session on forest management hosted by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers called “Communities, Collaboration, and the Colville National Forest.”

Conservationists Applaud I-90 Groundbreaking

Aug 11, 2009

Wildlife underpass included in the construction to beginning today on Interstate 90

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Roadless Area Protections

Aug 05, 2009

President Obama Has Pledged To Support and Defend Nationwide Protections

Groups seek to defend lynx against snowmobile lawsuit

Jul 27, 2009

Conservation Northwest, The Lands Council, and four other conservation groups filed papers today in a Wyoming district court to defend federal habitat protections for the Canada lynx.

Marbled murrelet will retain protection as a threatened species

Jun 17, 2009

Evidence mounts that the Obama Administration must withdraw the Bush Oregon logging plan

Local conservationists praise “time out” for roadless forests

May 28, 2009

Washington, DC

Decision is a result of national and local campaign to Obama Administration

Where wolves and livestock share the land in Washington

May 22, 2009

Twisp, WA

Compensation and deterrents help find a balance

Poachers kill wolves from Washington’s first pack

Mar 27, 2009

Twisp, WA

Conservation Northwest calls for immediate arrest and full prosecution

Government's recovery plans include “IOU” for mountain caribou

Feb 23, 2009

VANCOUVER, BC

Environmentalists say “protected areas” for caribou need protection not only from logging but also from mining and motorized recreation

Groups launch program to help public better understand wolves

Feb 12, 2009

Bellingham, WA

Effort urges wolf management based on science, not politics

Washington stakeholders join call for President-elect Obama to implement Roadless Rule

Jan 12, 2009

Washington

Two million acres of Washington forestland would gain protection from Roadless Rule reinstatement

Conservation Groups Act to Restore Wildlife Protections

Dec 11, 2008

Washington, DC

Bush administration removes federal wildlife experts from important decision making

Report released on citizen monitoring effort in the Cascades

Dec 03, 2008

Seattle, WA

Thousands of images of wildlife captured on camera by citizen volunteers this spring and summer

Wolverines threatened by climate change

Sep 30, 2008

Bellingham, WA

Conservation groups challenge Bush decision to deny protections

Conservation Organizations Sue Government over Backroom Deal

Sep 10, 2008

Seattle, WA

Lawsuit filed today against the Bush administration for illegally steering $350 million to timber industry-dominated forestry foundations

Conservation Northwest Expresses Substantial Concerns With Settlement Agreement in Lake Whatcom Lawsuit

Sep 08, 2008

Bellingham, WA

Conservation Northwest, an intervener in a lawsuit involving regulation of logging on state forest land around Lake Whatcom, expressed substantial concerns with a policy matter included within the proposed settlement.

Wolf pack confirmed in Washington State

Jul 23, 2008

Twisp, WA

Conservation Northwest camera captures first known images of pups in the “Lookout Pack”

Endangered Species Protections Sought for U.S. Wolverines

Jul 08, 2008

Washington, D.C.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cannot defer responsibility to Canada to address global warming and other threats to this highly imperiled species

Government Denies the Wolverine Protection under ESA

Mar 11, 2008

Bellingham, WA

Fish and Wildlife Service defies scientific evidence in refusing to protect the species

Revised Canada Lynx Habitat Plan Released

Feb 28, 2008

Bellingham, WA

Timber sales and elimination of habitat protections threaten lynx recovery in Washington

Pacific fisher returns to washington

Jan 27, 2008

Port Angeles, WA

Conservation Northwest welcomes the return of a native forest mammal to our state

Forest Service Drops Old-Growth Habitat from Tripod Timber Sale

Nov 19, 2007

Bellingham

In a press statement, Conservation Northwest applauds agency decision

BC Government Announces Landmark Caribou Recovery Plan

Oct 16, 2007

VICTORIA, BC

Conservation groups applaud efforts to protect over five million acres of prime mountain caribou habitat

Tainted Canada Lynx Habitat Plan Needs Significant Revision

Aug 08, 2007

Bellingham, WA

Elimination of habitat protections threatens lynx recovery

Forestry Coalition Finds Balance in the Woods

Jul 25, 2007

Colville, WA

Local community groups and businesses develop model forest management plan

Conservationists and The Summit at Snoqualmie Agree on Proposed Expansion

Jun 11, 2007

Seattle, WA

Commonground alternative leaves out expansion into key habitats, while allowing ski area to grow

Last Minute Compromise Adds Cross-Base Back into Roads and Transit Package

Jun 08, 2007

Seattle, WA

Move could lead to paving of our last, best remaining prairie

Two Big Wins for the Chuckanuts

May 08, 2007

Bellingham

Blanchard Mountain Receives Extra Protection

More Protection Granted for Mountain Caribou

Feb 16, 2007

Priest Lake, Idaho

Judge’s Ruling Shields Essential Caribou Habitat While Maintaining Access for Snowmobiles

Cross Base Highway Hits Roadblock

Nov 29, 2006

Tacoma, WA

Coalition announces lawsuit against new highway proposal

BC Announces Recovery Plan for Caribou

Oct 26, 2006

Vancouver, BC

Strategy gets mixed reaction from conservationists

Canada's Endangered Species Law under Scrutiny

Oct 11, 2006

Vancouver, BC

International Commission asked to review Canada’s failure to enforce endangered species law

Wolverine Considered for Protection

Oct 02, 2006

Bellingham, WA

North Cascades provides important habitat for rare carnivore

Snowmobiles Prohibited in Caribou Recovery Habitat

Sep 25, 2006

Priest Lake, WA

Judge Rules to Keep Snowmobiles Out of Recovery Area

Spotted Owl Hearing 2006

Aug 09, 2006

Portland, OR

Federal agencies developing recovery plan for spotted owls, science shows loss of habitat a key factor in their decline

Federal agencies to hold listening session on collaborative cooperation

Aug 08, 2006

Spokane, WA

Members of the NE Washington Forestry Coalition will attend to share their success

British Columbia, Canada try to Fool the World on Its Environmental Record before the Winter Olympics

Apr 28, 2006

Vancouver, BC

Contentious plan for endangered Spotted Owl designed to delay extinction until after 2010 Olympics

Court Ruling Protects Salmon and Clean Water from Harmful Logging

Mar 29, 2006

Seattle, WA

Bush Administration Violated Law in Weakening Salmon and Clean Water Safeguards from Logging on Federal Forests

Washington Takes a Major Step to Control Invasive Species

Mar 20, 2006

Governor signs bill to create state’s first Invasive Species Council

Scientists Warn Congress About Logging after Fire

Mar 14, 2006

169 sign letter saying logging can set back forest recovery

Cross Base Highway Controversy

Jan 26, 2006

Seattle, WA

Highway would bisect largest remnant of Puget Sound oak-woodland prairie

Lynx Habitat Excluded

Jan 19, 2006

Twisp, WA

Bush administration intervenes at last minute to block lynx recovery effort

Snoqualmie Ski Expansion Threatens Wildlife

Jan 17, 2006

Alpine Lakes Protection Society, Conservation Northwest and the Sierra Club urge old growth protection at Snoqualmie Pass