Tag Archives: Wildlife

Conservation Northwest

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Conservation sequesters Carbon and deforestation is a major cause of climate change conservation northwest aims to conserve wild spaces. On their website they state “ today they are ensuring the region is wild enough to support wildlife, from wolves to grizzly bears to mountain caribou. We work with local communities on forest restoration, creating sustainable timber jobs and wilderness protection. We help ensure safe passage for wildlife, including those moving north and south in the Cascades and across the Canadian border, and east and west between the Cascades and Selkirks of the Rockies.”

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(206) 675-9747

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3600 15th Ave W, #101, Seattle, WA 98119

Ecotrust Canada

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There mission states: Ecotrust Canada is an enterprising nonprofit whose purpose is to build the conservation economy in coastal BC and beyond. We work at the intersection of conservation and community economic development promoting innovation and providing services for communities, First Nations and enterprises to green and grow their local economies.

Organization Type: For-Profit Corporation

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(604) 682-4141

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200 -1238 Homer St. Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 2Y5 Canada

Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition

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Conservation sequesters Carbon and deforestation is a major cause of climate change Cascadia Wildlands aims to conserve wild spaces. They state on their web stite that “The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition is a non-profit citizens group founded in a historic bipartisan effort by former Governors Dan Evans and Mike Lowry. Their members consist of a diverse group of over 250 organizations representing conservation, business, recreation, hunting, fishing, farming, and community interests. They state that their “breadth and diversity is the key to our success–no one member of the Coalition could secure such high levels of funding for parks and habitat on their own.”

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit

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(206) 748-0082

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1402 Third Avenue, Suite 507 Seattle WA 98101

Earth Justice

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According to their website“Earth Justice is a non-profit public interest law organization dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment.”

Conservation of wild areas is natural carbon sequestration.

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(206) 343-7340

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Northwest 705 Second Avenue Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98104

The Lands Council

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According to their website the Lands Council is a “group of area physicians, concerned about the environment’s effect on people’s health. The Lands Council is a local grassroots, non-profit dedicated to protecting the quality of life in the Inland Northwest. Today they are the leading conservation voice in the Inland Northwest.”

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit

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(509) 838-4912

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25 W. Main Ave. Ste 222 Spokane, WA 99201

North West Energy Coalition

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From their website: “The NW Energy Coalition is an alliance of more than 100 environmental, civic, and human service organizations, progressive utilities, and businesses in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. We promote development of renewable energy and energy conservation, consumer protection, low-income energy assistance, and fish and wildlife restoration on the Columbia and Snake rivers.”

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit

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(206) 621-0094

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811 1st Ave, Suite 305 Seattle, WA 98104

DePave

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Depave is an 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that removes unnecessary pavement from the Portland area, to create community gardens and water runoff mitigation areas.  Pavement is harmful in its social and environmental impacts, and this organization seeks to replace this material with soil and eventually plants.  This is accomplished through community events that reconnect people with nature.

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P.O. Box 12503 Portland, Oregon, 97212

Stewardship Partners

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According to their website, the Stewardship Partners “is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that helps private landowners restore and preserve the natural landscapes of Washington State.”

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We collaborate with diverse interest groups to build bridges and find solutions that achieve mutual goals of environmental protection, economic health, and community well being. Our projects restore fish and wildlife habitat, improve water quality, protect open space, and “green up” the built environment while maintaining working landscapes of farms, forestland, and livable communities throughout the State.

Climate Change-Related Activities:
The Stewardship Partners address climate change through strategies related to Forests & Agricultural Soils, including such programs as:

  • Rain Gardens in the Pacific Northwest
  • Snoqualmie Stewardship Program
  • Nisqually Glacier to Sound Stewardship Corridor
  • Low Impact Development

Organization Type: Not-for-Profit

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(206) 292-9875

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1411 4th Avenue, Suite 1425 Seattle, WA 98101