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PROTECT • RESTORE • INSPIRE
CONSERVING & ADVOCATING
Cascade Forest Conservancy campaigns and advocates for laws, policies, and projects that maintain the health and biodiversity of habitats throughout southwest Washington’s Cascades.
CONVENING & COLLABORATING
Cascade Forest Conservancy is a founding member of two forest collaboratives. These groups bring together representatives from the US Forest Service, timber companies, Indigenous communities, recreation organizations, and local business owners to guiding decisions affecting the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. By discussing proposed projects early in the planning stages, we are often able to positively influence actions impacting the region without costly legal actions.
Through our partnerships with scientists, researchers, agencies, Tribes, and restoration professionals, we help design, study, and facilitate innovative cost-effective projects that are improving and restoring habitats across Washington’s southern Cascades.
CONNECTING & EDUCATING
Cascade Forest Conservancy was founded by a group of volunteers who were concerned for the sustainability and health of the region’s forests. More than three decades later, public involvement and grassroots environmental action are still central to who we are and what we do.
Cascade Forest Conservancy provides volunteer opportunities that offer unique chances to learn and make a lasting impact for the environment.
Our 12,000+ members and supporters are our greatest asset in our continuing efforts to protect and sustain the places we care for and steward.
SPEAK UP FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Since 1985, Cascade Forest Conservancy has been your voice speaking for the areas in and around the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington. Join the 12,000 other members who support Cascade Forest Conservancy and are making a difference now.
Our Work
Volunteer Science and Education
Volunteer Science and Education
Providing volunteers one-of-a-kind opportunities to learn and make a lasting impact
The Green River Valley & Mount St. Helens: No Place for a Mine
The Green River Valley & Mount St. Helens: No Place for a Mine
Our ongoing fight to stop a disasterous open-pit mine in the shadow of Mount St. Helens (Lawetlat'la)
News & Updates
In the Spring of 2023, we shared some exciting news: wolves had finally returned to southwest Washington after a century of absence. The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed that a male, WA109M, and an adult female had been seen traveling together in winter (meeting the state’s definition for a pack) in a...
The Forest Service has released an Environmental Assessment for the Little White Salmon timber sale for public comment. This project proposes timber harvest and fuels management in 13,249 acres in the Little White Salmon watershed, a diverse and unique transitional forest that sits between wet westside forests and dry eastside forests. The project also includes...
Working with the Department of Health, drinking water providers at Lewis County Public Works, and Lichen Land & Water, Cascade Forest Conservancy has been working for the last year to assess restoration potential in the Salmon Creek watershed. This is the Salmon Creek that flows into the Cowlitz River and serves as a drinking water...