Wild Links conference
Conservation Northwest hosts an ongoing "Wild Links" science briefing to share ideas and better coordinate to keep the Northwest's wildlife and wildlife habitat wild and connected.
For a better future for wildlife
Wild Links is our annual wildlife briefing, which gathers experts and interested citizens to share ideas and better coordinate ongoing efforts to keep our region's wildlife and wildlife habitat wild and connected.
2010 Wild Links: Building partnerships, connecting habitats, adapting ecosystems and species to change
October 26-27, 2010
Co-hosted by US Fish and Wildlife Service as a regional workshop for the North Pacific and Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperatives.
Talaris Meeting Center, Seattle
Opening remarks by Harvey Locke, The Wild Foundation, conservation vice president
Registration is open by invitation only, please contact us if you have any questions or are interested in attending.
To date highlights this year include presentations on the final Washington statewide habitat connectivity analysis, climate science presentations on anticipated impacts to NW wildlife and habitats, recommendations on how to meet the challenges presented by climate change including a presentation by Dr. Jim Pojar, presentation by Douglas Chadwick author of The Wolverine Way, and innovative efforts to address the challenges of climate change including presentations by Freedom to Roam and representatives of the Western Governor's Association's Pilot Project overlapping Washington. Facilitation of break-out groups provided by EcoAdapt.
Click here to view a working agenda for the event.
Thank you to our 2010 co-host USFWS and event sponsors including 444S Foundation, BC Spaces for Nature, Center for Large Landscape Conservation, Defenders of Wildlife, Freedom to Roam, Patagonia, Sierra Club, Sierra Club BC, The Wilderness Society, Vital Ground, Western Environmental Law Center, and Wildilfe Conservation Society, WildSight.
If you are interested in sponsoring this year's event or have any questions please email Jen Watkins
Wild Links Archives
2007 Wild Links - Washington's Cascades
Event summary from this one-day conference focused on Washington's North Cascades.
2008 Wild Links - Planning for a Future with Working Landscapes and Wildlife Linkages
Event summary about this two-day conference focused on wildlife and lands from the North Cascades to northeastern Washington.
2009 Wild Links - Thinking Across Borders
Event summary and links to presentations from this two-day conference focused on recognizing the needs of wildlife on both sides of the US-Canada border.
