Conservation Northwest

Mission

“Keeping the Northwest wild” since 1989, Conservation Northwest protects old-growth forests and other wildlands, connect large landscapes and vital habitats, and restore native wildlife from the Washington Coast to the British Columbia Rockies, we’re your voice for conserving wildlands and wildlife. 

Description

Join a conservation community committed to keeping the Northwest wild and invest in the people doing the hard, hopeful work to make it possible.

Across Washington, from coastal wetlands to working lands in the Cascades, Conservation Northwest is on the ground partnering with communities, advancing science and protecting the large landscapes wildlife need to survive and thrive. Your support powers this important work: field crews tracking species, the science guiding decisions and the relationships that turn conflict into collaboration.

This is conservation that thinks beyond boundaries. It’s about protecting not just isolated places, but an interconnected, living network—where forests, rivers, and migration corridors function as one system, resilient in the face of climate change.

Conservation Northwest brings a clear approach: think big, act strategically, follow the science and build power with people. That means safeguarding core habitats across public and private lands, reconnecting fragmented landscapes and restoring native species to their rightful place in the ecosystem all while ensuring that communities are not just included, but strengthened in the process.

At the heart of our work we lead with three commitments:

Protect Wildlands
Defend the large, intact landscapes that anchor ecosystems, store carbon and provide refuge for wildlife—now and for generations to come.

Connect Habitat
Secure and restore the critical corridors that allow wildlife to move freely across the region, including innovative solutions like wildlife crossings that make coexistence possible.

Restore Wildlife
Rebuild populations of iconic Northwest species—wolves, lynx, fishers and grizzly bears because healthy wildlife populations are essential to healthy ecosystems.

This is long-term, systems-level conservation rooted in partnership, equity and shared solutions. 
Because a truly wild Northwest depends on all of us.

Learn more about our work and get involved: https://conservationnw.org