Conservation Northwest

Conservation Northwest protects, connects, and restores wildlands and wildlife from the Washington Coast to the B.C. Rockies.

Bold, innovative and effective, we’ve worked for over 30 years to protect hundreds of thousands of acres, connect big landscapes, and restore threatened species.

Our successful campaigns and groundbreaking collaborations help define our effective approach to conservation. Elected leaders, government agencies, and conservationists know us for being science based and tenacious, yet pragmatic.

Our approximately 20 staffers and regular contractors represent nearly 4,000 dues-paying members in Washington, British Columbia, and beyond. Our conservation community also includes more than 15,000 activists, supporters, and online followers.

Since 1989, Conservation Northwest has worked to find conservation solutions that are grounded in science and supported by local communities. We are one of the leading conservation groups in the Northwest and an established authority on state and federal land management issues in Washington.

Here are a few of our recent successes:

• Our leadership efforts saved the core of Blanchard Mountain—1,600 acres in the southern Chuckanut Range—permanently from logging. Iconic trails and forests around Oyster Dome are now safeguarded for future generations to enjoy!

• We connected habitats across Interstate 90 to save wildlife and keep drivers safe. We’re healing the highway divide between the North and South Cascades!

• We’re leading one of the nation’s largest citizen science projects, the Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project. Our volunteers monitor wildlife and restore habitat in the Central Cascades, supporting forests and clean water for downstream communities.

• We brought fishers back to the North Cascades after a near 80-year absence! This reintroduction follows our successful fisher restoration work in the South Cascades and Olympic Peninsula. We’re excited to bring more of this native species home in the years to come.

We recognize that for long-term progress, conservation must go hand-in-hand with healthy communities. That's why we work with diverse stakeholders to restore wildlands and wildlife.

Through dialogue, we find common ground and collaborative solutions for challenging issues including habitat corridors, forest restoration, and wildlife recovery across our region. We know that by working together, we’re building a stronger, wilder future for the Northwest!