In 2017, Cascade Forest Conservancy began our beaver relocation journey with a big-picture approach. The first step was to conduct a spatial analysis across dozens of watersheds in southwest Washington to identify areas with environmental features that create suitable beaver habitat. The spatial analysis highlighted many streams, wetlands, and lakes that could support beavers, but...

The Trump administration is working to reverse the 2001 Roadless Rule that currently protects large areas of intact wildlife habitat from commercial development. The rule is an essential tool for preserving biodiversity and access to unique backcountry recreation opportunities. Reversing the Roadless Rule would allow logging and mining in some of the last protected landscapes...

Parts of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and other national forests possess something increasingly rare in the western United States: forests and river corridors largely free of invasive plants. These places are important refuges for native plant communities, including many rare and threatened species.  This is not something we should take for granted. As collaborators...

The 2001 Roadless Rule created a new type of land designation called Inventoried Roadless Areas and is responsible for protecting a large number of un-roaded landscapes across a wide range of regions and ecosystems throughout the national forest system. In total, the rule safeguards 58 million acres of intact wildlife habitat and backcountry, more than...