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Washington's wolves are back in the news
The latest news about Washington's two wolf packs.
Kettle Crest Cake Walk
45 mile hike on the Kettle Crest no cake walk
The great gray ghost of Washington
In Washington, the Columbia Highland’s region is one of two places where you might spy the five-foot wingspan of one of North America's most iconic birds. Award-winning photographer and naturalist (and Conservation Northwest development director) Paul Bannick introduces us to the great gray owl.
Playing hard and protecting the playground: Kettle Range Rendezvous 2010
No matter how busy my schedule is, I always make the annual Kettle Range Rendezvous a priority. When life gets busy, hiking, camping, and being actively involved in groups like Conservation Northwest may temporarily have to take a backseat to other pressing matters. Yet, for me and many others, the Rendezvous is the one event we can count on to re-connect with conservation-minded friends, hike in the beautiful Kettle Range, and remind ourselves why getting out into the Colville National Forest and working to protect it are so important.
Let the search begin!
Scientists this summer are searching for Grizzlies in the North Cascades. Conservation Northwest is lending it's support providing remote cameras to help the expedition.
Columbia Highlands proposal explained
You may have seen all the press around the public launch of the Columbia Highlands Initiative last week. We couldn't be more pleased with quality of the coverage. Both Becky Kramer (The Spokesman Review) and Craig Welch (The Seattle Times) did a good job of boiling down the elements of a fairly complex proposal that includes both public and private land conservation. Still, we've been hearing a few questions that warrant some clarification. Here is a look at the Columbia Highlands Initiative proposal in greater depth.
Balanced approach for wilderness makes dollars and sense
Business leaders in eastern Washington know a good thing when they see it, and many are buying into the innovative direction the Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition is offering for managing the Colville National Forest for communities and wildlife.
A nod from the govs is good for I-90 area wildlife
A recent letter from the Western Governors' Association is a nod for the economic and ecological importance of the shovel ready project to expand I-90 near Snoqualmie and for the wildlife crossings our coalition has ensured are included in the highway project.
Going online for grizz
This week, we welcome the North Cascades Grizzly Bear to the web, as this majestic icon of the Northwest’s wild landscapes and poster cub for healthy ecosystems, with its very own Facebook Fan Page! The bear is there and ready to show the world how popular it really is. Become a fan, learn more about the grizzly from experts like Chris Morgan and the Grizzly Bear Outreach Project, get the inside scoop on field studies and science , share your bear lore, and take easy action on important alerts to protect this important species. And yes, it’s Facebook, so you can expect their might be a few fun tidbits and a contest or two.
There are fewer than 20 bears in the North Cascades. We know there are way more than 20 of you who care enough to add your voice to the growing call for the healthy future of the grizzly bear. Stop on by the North Cascades Grizzly Bear Fan Page to make a new big furry friend!
Crowdsourcing conservation
This spring the Obama administration announced a pretty good idea: America’s Great Outdoors Initiative. In essence, it’s a community driven “idea gathering” about how to get Americans old and young outside to enjoy nature, get healthy, and reconnect with their communities. The Initiative is talking to communities through a series of public listening session and an IdeaJam, which is a nerdy name for a website where you can post your ideas, vote on the ideas that inspire you, and even demote the ones you that think might be a bit far-fetched or not-so-environmentally friendly. It’s crowdsourcing for the whole country! As you can imagine, we have some good ideas of our own, but one in particular you can vote on right now...
