Conservation Northwest protects and connects old-growth forests and other wild areas from the Washington Coast to the British Columbia Rockies, vital to a healthy future for us, our children, and wildlife. Since 1989, Conservation Northwest has worke
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Inside Conservation Northwest Liza Weeks 2011 communications intern members kick it up a notch Our Wildland Partners At Conservation Northwest we rely on contributions from our members to help support our work to keep the Northwest wild. It's hard to avoid our year-end appeals, when we use adorable photos of critters to remind you it's time to reach into your pockets and donate to our cause. But it can be much easier than trying to remember to donate every December, when holiday chaos has taken over your mind. To become a Wildland Partner, all you have to do is sign up once and then we withdraw your donation right out of your bank account or charge your credit card. You choose the amount you would like to give—starting at $10 a month or $30 a quarter—and that's it! Easy, safe, and secure. For Paul and Pat Martin who have been Wildland Partners since 2010, the convenience of the program is why they joined. "It was easy, the monthly deduction," Paul said. "Instead of making one or two larger donations a year, we are making multiple small donations." Paul supports our work because he believes maintaining habitat for wildlife is vital in this time of rapidly increasing human populations. "I like to at least pretend there is a little bit of wild land left, the frontier and all of that," Paul said. And with his monthly donation to our work, we are doing our best to make sure that Paul doesn't have to pretend. Long-time environmentalists and opponents of sprawl, Richard and Elsie Zarnowitz also became members because they support wild lands. Elsie said they decided to become Wildland Partners 12 years ago because their monthly donations provide us with the comfort of knowing their support will consistently be there. Richard Doepker became a Wildland Partner because in particular, he wanted to support the summer hike series east of the Cascades. Now that he's 79 years young, he no longer hikes but said "it's a program I want to keep alive for as long as I'm around." Julie Carpenter became a Wildland Partner not necessarily for the convenience or for the community programs we offer, but because it makes her feel like she is empowering the Conservation Northwest staff to do the work she doesn't have time to fit into her busy schedule. "I get a bit of relief knowing that while I'm not able to stay on top of the many regional issues of imporMonitoring volunteers help us find and protect wildlife! Donate to sponsor a team and you can be part of citizen science. Results of the 2011 monitoring tance to preservreport is online at conservationnw.org/monitoring. ing the eco-health of the great Pacific Northwest, Conservation Northwest is doing just that." "Since extinction is forever, and since government, the economy, and so many people conspire to value continued exploitation of natural resources over Keeping the Northwest wild Owen and Kristi Theisen: Wildland Partners support wildlife and habitat now and for the future. Photo Aaron Theisen "Since extinction is forever, it's just critically important that we push back to preserve what we can." —Julie Carpenter, Conservation Northwest monthly Wildland Partner Next best thing to getting outside Sponsor a team—a Citizen Wildlife Monitoring team, that is! Help this season's volunteers get out into the field with good equipment, documenting Washington's rare wildlife. Volunteers get things done! Be generous for wildlife. Learn more at conservationnw.org/ monitoring conservation, it's just critically important that we push back to preserve what we can," Julie said. You can help us push back by becoming a Wildland Partner today—it's as easy as filling out a form online at www. conservationnw.org/donate or giving the lovely Julia a call at 800.878.9950 x 10. Spring-Summer 2012 21