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Apr 3 2026

Washington Wild Executive Director joins City Cast Seattle

Posted on Apr 3, 2026 in Conservation News, News, Public Lands, Uncategorized

On April 2, Washington Wild’s executive director, Tom Uniack, was featured in City Cast Seattle, a daily local podcast. He spoke on WA Wild’s current work and the challenges between […]

Mar 19 2026

Supporting Road and Trail Maintenance in Our National Forests

Posted on Mar 19, 2026 in Conservation News, Legacy Roads and Trails

Washington Wild coordinated a letter signed by 160 elected officials, local businesses, land trusts, local breweries, hunting and fishing organizations, conservation groups and recreation interests from across Washington to support […]

Mar 17 2026

Local Stakeholders Unite to Protect Endangered Species

Posted on Mar 17, 2026 in Conservation News, WA Wild Blog

Washington Wild and the Sierra Club coordinated a letter signed by 23 elected officials, small businesses, community organizations, and local stakeholders from southwest Washington opposing H.R. 1897, the “ESA Amendments […]

Mar 13 2026

Two Additional State Forest Lands Protected as part of Trust Land Transfer Program

Two Additional State Forest Lands Protected as part of Trust Land Transfer Program

The Washington State Legislature wrapped up its session yesterday, and the final supplemental capital budget appropriates an additional $4 million to DNR’s Trust Land Transfer (TLT) program.  This funding decision […]

Feb 26 2026

Action Alert: Tell Washington Senators to Support Forest Protection Funding

Action Alert: Tell Washington Senators to Support Forest Protection Funding

The Washington State Legislature is in the final stages of negotiating the 2026 capital budget, and a critical decision is looming regarding the Trust Land Transfer (TLT) program. This program […]

Feb 25 2026

Protect Washington’s Waters Coalition Nominates 4 New Rivers for Protection as State Outstanding Resource Waters

Protect Washington’s Waters Coalition Nominates 4 New Rivers for Protection as State Outstanding Resource Waters

On February 24, 2026, the Protect Washington’s Waters Coalition submitted formal nominations to the Washington Department of Ecology for Outstanding Resource Water designations for four watersheds: the Upper Sultan Basin […]

Feb 6 2026

WA Wild Coordinates Letters Urging Reps. Newhouse and Baumgartner to Uphold Roadless Forest Protections

Posted on Feb 6, 2026 in Conservation News, News, Roadless

On February 6, 2026, WA Wild sent separate letters from 40 constituent organizations to U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA04) and U.S. Representative Michael Baumgartner (R-WA05) urging them to cosponsor the […]

Feb 5 2026

Making Roadless Protections for the Dungeness Permanent through Wild Olympics

On the northeast side of Olympic National Park, you will find the Dungeness River, a free-flowing river whose waters start among the peaks of the park’s interior and flow to […]

Jan 30 2026

Washington Elected Officials, Businesses, Hunters, and Conservation Groups Oppose Nomination of Public Lands Sell-Off Advocate Steve Pearce to Lead BLM

Posted on Jan 30, 2026 in BLM Wild Lands, Conservation News, News, WA Wild Blog
Washington Elected Officials, Businesses, Hunters, and Conservation Groups Oppose Nomination of Public Lands Sell-Off Advocate Steve Pearce to Lead BLM

On January 12, Washington Wild coordinated a letter signed by 173 elected officials, local businesses, hunters and anglers, and conservation groups from across the state. The letter urges Senators Patty Murray […]

Jan 28 2026

WA Wild Coordinates Letter to Protect State Forest Lands With Support From More Than 130 Washington Stakeholders

On January 27, 136 elected officials, small businesses, and conservation, recreation, and wildlife organizations from around Washington State signed a letter to key capital budget leaders in the Washington State […]