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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
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
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