Photography Tips from WA Wild Honorary Chair, Art Wolfe
It is officially summer! The perfect time to enjoy the outdoors and beautiful public lands that make Washington State such a remarkable place to live, work, and play. Make sure […]
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 […]
Wild Profile: Bret Wirta, Olympic Peninsula Business Owner
With roots originally from Lake Sunapee, NH, Bret grew up hiking in the woods, fishing, and camping on the beach. His grandparents were the caretakers of Soo-Nipi Lodge, a 400-acre […]
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 […]
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, […]
President’s New Budget is Bad News for the Environment and Public Lands
Today the President released his proposed budget for FY 2018 which adds to his record of attacking or defunding many of the programs that are key to protecting our national […]
