Public Invited to Comment on Draft Washington Shrubsteppe Restoration and Resiliency Initiative Strategy | WA - DNR
You Can Turn Your Backyard Into a Biodiversity Hot Spot | WIRED
Inslee’s office rejects charge that it killed salmon habitat reform | Washington | thecentersquare.com
Human Elements: Reviving Indigenous methods of habitat restoration | Crosscut
State looks to seize opportunity to cash in on carbon for schools and communities | Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune
WA ecosystems are changing. Conservation efforts are, too | Crosscut
What the largest project of its kind on Lower Columbia means for salmon, waterfowl - Columbia Insight
It’s the largest habitat restoration project ever completed on the Lower Columbia River.
Biden’s order to protect nation’s oldest forests raises vexing question: What counts as ‘old’? - oregonlive.com
Citing sage grouse worries, Washington Fish and Wildlife a firm 'no' on solar proposal | Rural Life | capitalpress.com
Group to retrieve lost crab pots, save marine wildlife – KIRO 7 News Seattle
Inmates raise 42,000 sagebrush seedlings - Columbia Insight
The effort will go toward rehabilitating site of 2020 Indian Creek Fire that destroyed more than 48,000 acres
To Conserve Vast Areas Of Land, Biden Needs Help From Private Landowners : NPR
A State of the Sound report preview - Washington State Wire
While the annual State of the Sound report isn’t due out until Nov. 1, an overview of the report was presented at a Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council meeting this week.
An Amazon rainforest of the sea fights for survival beneath Puget Sound | king5.com
The Northwest's Bull Kelp fields support a wide array of sea life, but they're disappearing.
$70 million allocated for Chehalis Basin flood, habitat improvements - Washington State Wire
‘It Sometimes Is Depressing’: Conservation Moves Forward, And Uphill, For Washington’s Sage Grouse | Northwest Public Broadcasting
This spring, biologists discovered something they weren’t expecting to see. Male sage grouse proudly strutting during their quirky mating dances. The strange thing was, these birds were puffing up the bulbous air sacs on their chests, their songs calling out to nearby hens, right in the middle of a giant burn scar.
“You’ll see these males displaying out in a completely burned, barren landscape. And they seem to be able to handle it,” says Michael Schroeder, who’s been working on sage grouse issues for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for nearly 30 years.
The Salish Seeds Project Spring Native Wildflower Sale | Islands' Sounder
The San Juan County Land Bank is offering a rare opportunity to purchase locally grown wildflowers native to San Juan County. Reserve plants online at sjclandbank.org, March 5 to 12, and pick them up on Saturday, March 20 at locations on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan islands.
What conservationists want to see in upcoming budget proposals - Washington State Wire
To hear about what key players in Washington’s broad environmental coalition would like to see prioritized in budget proposals, I spoke to Adam Maxwell, Campaigns Manager for the Washington Audubon Society, a group focused on conserving natural ecosystems and building healthy communities.
Shrub-steppe Fire Recovery & Resilience — The Nature Conservancy in Washington
The fire impacted rabbits and sage grouse across their range, further complicating the recovery of each of these very at-risk species. Burned-bare soil across the landscape lies vulnerable to rapid colonization by quick-spreading invasive plants and grasses.
WDFW Planning Prescribed Burn in Potholes – NewsRadio 560 KPQ
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will be conducting a prescribed burn next week in the north Potholes area of the Columbia Wildlife Area. The goal of the burn is to improve habitat for the northern leopard frog.
Podcast | Protecting shrub-steppe, WA’s most overlooked ecosystem | Crosscut
The big beige blur in the middle of the state may seem boring, but it is essential to the survival of grouse, orcas and people.