I-90 overpass documented first animal use
The impact of our I-90 Wildlife Crossing Campaign becomes clear
as monitoring cameras documented the first animals to cross over
the new I-90 wildlife bridge. In 2019, coyotes used the new wildlife
bridges east of Snoqualmie Pass to safely cross under and over the
busy freeway more than 205 times, with 1,928 crossings by mule
deer, 71 by elk, and hundreds more by various smaller mammals
ranging from beavers to bobcats.
The Methow Headwaters protected
Our early organizing efforts and coalition
work alongside residents, businesses
and organizations helped pave the way
for permanent protection of Methow
Headwaters as a massive bipartisan
public lands package is signed into law.
South Okanagan-Similkameen
National Park Established
Years of advocacy and organizing
with conservation and First Nations
partners finally paid off as the
governments of Canada and British
Columbia, the Lower Similkameen
Indian Band, and the Osoyoos Indian
Band announced a Memorandum of
Understanding that establishes the
initial terms for the South Okanagan-
Similkameen National Park Reserve to
permanently protect British Columbia's
only grasslands ecosystem.
Key conservation
property purchased
We purchased 1,500 acres
of private ranch land in the
Tunk Valley, successfully
transferring it to new ownership
to serve as conservation
property. An important link in the
Cascades to Rockies landscape, the
property moves us closer to securing
an important wildlife corridor as part of
our Working for Wildlife Initiative.
2019 YEAR
IN REVIEW
24,000
FOREST ACRES
RESTORED
5,852
VOLUNTEER
HOURS
278
VOLUNTEERS
ENGAGED
5,000
NATIVE PLANTS
IN THE GROUND
3,729
ADVOCATES
TOOK ACTION
144
MEDIA ARTICLES
ABOUT OUR WORK
33
COALITIONS,
COLLABORATIVES,
ADVISORY GROUPS
15
FOCAL SPECIES
SUPPORTED
This all adds up to
an impressive year
protecting, connecting
and restoring local
wildlands and
wildlife! Thank you for
continuing to help us
keep the Northwest
wild through 2020 and
beyond.
View details and
our full list of 2019
accomplishments:
conservationnw.org/
accomplishments-
in-2019
41,000
WILDLIFE PHOTOS
TAKEN & ANALYZED
+
13,000
MESSAGES SENT TO
ELECTED OFFICIALS
AND AGENCIES
+
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