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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.

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Our Work

Forest

Forest

Protecting, restoring, and exploring the beautiful and diverse forests of the southern Washington Cascades

Water

Water

Innovating effective solutions for aquatic habitats

Wildlife

Wildlife

Studying wildlife and safeguarding biodiversity

Conservation Guidebook

conservation guidebook

Strategies to conserve ecosystems and safeguard biodiversity in the southern Washington Cascades

Fire

Fire

Creative response to wildfire in southwest Washington

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

ACTION ALERT: STOP THE DABBLER TIMBER SALE

In the northeastern corner of Clark County, southwest of Yale Lake between Canyon and Siouxon Creeks, 135 acres of structurally complex, naturally regenerated, and beautiful mature forests stands approaching old-growth status are about to be lost forever unless urgent action is taken now. Washington residents, especially residents of Clark County, can help make a difference...
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PROJECT UPDATE: AQUATIC RESTORATION AT CAMP CREEK

Below its picturesque and much-loved falls (accessible following a quick hike from a parking area along Forest Road 23), Camp Creek flows through a grove of beautiful mature, conifer forest before joining the Cispus River. Camp Creek is spawning habitat for coho salmon and steelhead, as well as rearing habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon. But...
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SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON NO LONGER HAS A WOLF PACK

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...
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