Local Stakeholders Celebrate Alpine Lakes and Illabot Creek Designations
On December 19, 2014, President Barak Obama signed into law legislation adding more than 22,000 acres of underrepresented low-elevation forest to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and designating nearly 40 miles of the […]
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions Passes Congress after Seven Years of Effort
Senator Murray hits another benchmark for Washington’s Next Generation of Wilderness By Tom Uniack, Washington Wild Conservation Director After squinting to watch the streaming video on my computer of the […]
What Does Wilderness Mean?
A Reflection on Wilderness by Washington Wild volunteer, Avery Meeker From the distant ‘kraa’ of the Raven, to the sharp alarm call of the Pica, the sound of the Wilderness […]
Conservation Organizations Comment on Geothermal Leasing near Mt. Baker
Washington Wild and eight other conservation and recreation groups submitted comments to the Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest on a proposal to lease public lands for geothermal exploration and development. […]
Preserving Our Wilderness Legacy
By: Congresswoman Suzan Delbene October 2014 One way to measure the strength of a generation is what they leave behind for the generations that follow. Thanks to the Wilderness Act of 1964, Washington […]
Support for New Trails in Wild Sky Wilderness
Thirteen prominent Washington conservation and recreation organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service expressing support for two new trails, Frog Mountain and Alpine Falls Trails, along the U.S. […]
WA CEOs, Business Leaders Support Public Lands Legacy
Dozens of local CEO’s and executives of Washington-based companies sent a letter to the key House and Senate Committees and the Washington Congressional delegation in support of a handful of […]
Craft Beer + Food Recap 2014
This year Kendall and Kim Jones of the Washington Beer Blog chose Washington Wild’s Brewshed® Alliance as the beneficiary of their 4th Annual Craft Beer + Food event. We were […]
Conservation Groups Seek Stronger Protections for NW Rivers
Thirty-six conservation organizations, including Washington Wild and American Whitewater submitted comments to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council on its Draft Amended Fish and Wildlife Program. The Council’s Fish and […]
Court Says Mt. St. Helens Is No Place For A Mine
A federal district court struck down the federal government’s approval of a controversial mining exploration project on federal public lands adjacent to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. The court […]
