Cantwell, Murray Help Save Hanford Reach National Monument, but Others Still at Risk
Today, Secretary Zinke has announced that both Idaho’s Crater of the Moon and Washington’s own Hanford Reach National Monument will not be touched by the review process instigated by President […]
Groups Call on Congress to Improve on Trump Budget Cuts for Trails and Recreation
In a letter to Washington’s Congressional delegation, 23 conservation and recreation groups including Washington Wild advocated for preserving funding for recreation and trails. The letter expressed deep concerns about dramatic […]
Conservation, Recreation Groups Oppose Mining Expansion in North Cascades Roadless Area
Today, Washington Wild coordinated a letter signed by 21 conservation and recreation organizations and local businesses to the Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. The letter expressed concern over the draft […]
COMPLETED ACTION: Oppose Mining Expansion Impacts to Ancient Forests and Bellingham’s Drinking Water
United Western Supply has proposed a 10-acre expansion of the Swen Larson olivine quarry on the Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest in Whatcom County. The expansion area is entirely within […]
COMPLETED ACTION: Lawless Logging Bill Passes House Committee, Threatens National Forests
Today the controversial Resilient Forests Act of 2017 (H.R. 2936) passed the House Natural Resources Committee and is headed to the House floor. This bill, introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman […]
Nearly 40 Groups Voice Concerns for Water Projects in Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Today, Washington Wild was one of 39 local businesses, recreation and conservation groups who signed a comment letter to the Chelan County Commissioner and the Washington State department of Ecology […]
Groups Urge Forest Service to Say No to Mining Near Mt. St. Helens
Washington Wild joined 18 other conservation and recreation organizations on a letter to the Forest Service opposing mining operations in the Green River valley and Goat Mountain near Mount St. Helens National […]
A Gathering Storm Against Our Public Lands
Last summer, Scoutmaster Bill Dunnell led a group of about 30 boy scouts along the eastern shore of Baker Lake within Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the North Cascades. These scouts from […]
COMPLETED ACTION: Protect our National Forests from Mandated Logging! NO to H.R. 2613
H.R. 2613, also known as the Forests Act of 2017, was introduced in the house this past May by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA-5]. This bill would make timber production the […]
Four Newspapers Serving Eastern Washington Support Hanford Reach National Monument
This past April President Trump issued an executive order that directs the Department of Interior to review all previous national monument designations since 1996. Washington’s own Hanford Reach National Monument, […]
