Gaining ground
More "Accomplishments"
m Documented the first wolverine in decades
detected south of Highway 2 in the Cascades.
m Collected data on pine martens as part of the
Cascades Carnivore Connectivity Project in the
I-90 wildlife corridor.
m Organized a field tour of the I-90 corridor
during the Western Governor's Association's Annual Meeting in Suncadia, Washington, highlighting the importance of this wildlife corridor.
m With the Wildlife Habitat Connectivity
Working Group, helped publish a Columbia Basin connectivity analysis, follow-up to last year's
Washington Landscape Connectivity report.
m Began scientific analysis of how and where
wildlife move in the border region with British
Columbia.
m Coordinated conservation mapping and
planning for the BC Columbia Basin, focused on
building climate change resilience.
m Working with national partners, ensured
a 2-year highway reauthorization bill passed by
Congress recognized the importance of connecting lands for wildlife.
m Established funding for Washington's firstever wildlife overpass as part of I-90 Snoqualmie
Pass East Project Phase II.
m Continued administration of the I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition, including giving the project
a fresh online look, i90wildlifebridges.org.
m Planted nearly 6,000 native plants to restore habitat just north of the Gold Creek wildlife underpass on I-90 with the help of 100 volunteers contributing 700 work hours.
m Collected a year's of worth of animal sightings in the Cascades near Snoqualmie Pass as part
of I-90 Wildlife Watch.
m Helped better connect habitat for wildlife,
such as lynx, in northeastern Washington by
securing 101 more acres of easement on the
Gotham Ranch near The Wedge.
The Forest Service's Aleta Eng and Helen Lau pose
with Helen's daughter before restoring native plants
with dozens of volunteers near the Gold Creek
underpass at I-90. Jen Watkins
© Tim Chandonnet
West to east, from Blanchard Mountain (above), the coastal extent
of the Cascades, to the forests of the Columbia Highlands, this year
we accomplished much for wildlife.
Building community
m Ensured a wild future for the Northwest when we raised
a record $248,000 at our Hope for a Wild Future auction.
Thank you!
m Kept Mitch from getting a big head after being featured
in a cover story in the Seattle Times' Pacific Northwest
Magazine.
m Maintained several trails on the Colville National
Forest, together with the Washington Trails Association.
m Provided help to the Colville Indian Reservation after
a devastating wind storm, coordinating cash donations from
conservation groups and timber companies
m Made our important work more accessible with
homepage redesigns for our websites, conservationnw.org
and columbiahighlands.org
m Engaged more than 5,000 fans of wildlife and wild
places on Conservation Northwest's Facebook page,
Facebook.com/ConservationNW
© Eric Zamora
