Western water issues are notoriously complex and the Yakima River Basin in central Washington is no exception. Here, competing demands for water have run headlong into the impacts of climate … Read more
Northern Rockies and Pacific Regional Center
Even Snowmen Say: Stop Global Warming!
I found these delightful holiday towels last season and wanted to share them with you. Have you found similar holiday decorations? If so, post a picture to our Facebook site! … Read more
Exploring Nature’s Bounty on the Oregon Coast
Haley Harguth is an intern at the NWF Pacific Regional Center in Seattle. She joined the team in 2010 and assists our regional environmental policy projects. A native of the … Read more
New Poll: Americans and Bears Once Again Oppose Pebble Mine
Last month, a voter’s initiative in Bristol Bay signalled that locals opposed placing what might be the largest gold and copper mine in North America in the headwaters of the streams and rivers supporting the world’s … Read more
A New Danger for the Hawaiian Monk Seal
After Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring in 1962, people rallied against the use of DDT as an insecticide because of the threat it posed to Bald Eagles and other birds. … Read more
No Place Like Home? Northwest Native Visits Joshua Tree National Park
Rianne BeCraft is the Education Outreach Coordinator in the Pacific Regional Office as an AmeriCorps intern. She works on NWF’s Be Out There, Eco-Schools USA, and Certified Wildlife Habitat® programs. … Read more
Logging is Not the Only Threat to Northwest Forests
With Thanksgiving now merely hours away I stop to think about what I am thankful for. One of the things that I am more thankful for in the Pacific Northwest … Read more
Saving Nature for Nature’s Sake
I lie on my back in the middle of a snow covered road staring up at the steel grey sky. The snowy silence has a tangible weight to it. The … Read more
