Donations protect
and connect
wilDlife neeD your support
Jeff Baierlein Development and communications Director,
jeff@conservationnw.org
On a ridgeline in the Methow Valley, a wolf howls. Lynx
hunt hares in the Loomis Forest. Elk travel safely under moun-
tain highways. Grizzlies roam the North Cascades' alpine
meadows.
In an intact wilderness, wildlife thrive. Nature provides us
clean water and fresh air. Relaxation and refreshment await hik-
ers and campers. But the vibrant natural world so dear to our
region is only assured because of the support of people like you.
Wilderness and wildlife are under threat from development,
climate change, and habitat destruction. As our region's popula-
tion grows, these threats are as urgent as ever.
For 26 years, Conservation Northwest has been a leader in
the fight for a wild Northwest. We've stopped destructive tim-
ber sales, helped ranchers better understand how to coexist with
wolves and grizzlies, and worked to connect vital wildlands and
protect endangered wildlife.
Our team advocates, litigates, lobbies and educates for wild-
life and wild spaces that all people can enjoy. But the ancient
forests we preserve, and the mountain caribou, wolverines, and
other wildlife we protect don't write checks to enable us to pro-
tect them. eir conservation and recovery depends on contri-
butions from you.
In 2015, we're building on 26 years of achievements, from
the Loomis Forest Fund to Pacific fisher reintroduction and
e Cascades Conservation Partnership, to accomplish even
more.
You make this important work possible. Together we pro-
tect wildlife and habitat because clean air and water, protected
forests, mountains, and other wildlands, and healthy and con-
nected natural ecosystems, it all adds up to a better quality of
life in our region.
We need wild places, and wild places need you. Please con-
tribute today.
Donate today at conservationnw.org/donate
Top: Recovering wolf populations need safe highway crossings
and connected habitat as they recolonize the Cascade Mountains
from north to south. © iStock.com/Geoff Kuchera
Right: Elk migrate seasonally from wintering grounds in the river
valleys and steppes to summer grazing range high in the Cascade
Mountains. I-90 wildlife crossings protect both elk and motorists
on the move from potentially deadly collisions.
CNW/Citizen Wildlife Monitoring Project
A few of our current
conservation efforts
• Coexisting with wolves through our Range Rider Pi-
lot Project
• Removing unsustainable roads and replanting na-
tive vegetation in the Cascades
• Campaigning for North Cascades grizzly bear resto-
ration and connected bear habitat between Wash-
ington and British Columbia
• Protecting and connecting sensitive habitat in the
Methow Valley
• Recording wildlife with cameras and tracking, aiding
science-based conservation
• Sustaining large connected natural areas in north-
central and northeast Washington, keeping wildlife
populations healthy and strong
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