At a press conference alongside climate scientists, legislators and local officials Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz unveiled the Washington Department of Natural Resource’s Plan for Climate Resilience, which was developed through discussions with internal Read more…
August 12, 2019 – Opinion piece in the Seattle Times by Jay Inslee, Hilary Franz, and Mike Kreidler Worsening water scarcity, food insecurity, land degradation and wildfires are some of the major consequences our world Read more…
Join a webinar hosted by the Office of Sustainability and Climate, Northwest Climate Hub, Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Pacific Northwest Region to learn about key findings from the forests and Pacific Northwest chapters of Read more…
We are co-hosting a webinar with Conservation Biology Institute on April 11, 2019 from 10am to 11am to introduce practitioners to a new biodiversity early warning system being developed for our region. Full title: Accelerating conservation Read more…
The WCS Climate Adaptation Fund has issued a request for proposals for their annual grant awards. This fund provides a total of $2.5 million in grant awards between $50,000 and $250,000 to conservation non-profit organizations Read more…
Two funding opportunities are available to benefit our understanding of wildlife and increase their resiliency on the Washington side of the border in the Cascadia region. Seattle City Light has announced $100,000 towards wildlife research Read more…
Today marks the final day of the Global Climate Summit, aiming to “bring leaders and people together from around the world to ‘Take Ambition to the Next Level….and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, Read more…
CBC News – July 2018 Excerpt from article: This should be a big year for sockeye on Canada’s most important salmon river, but the threat of high water temperatures and several years of low fish Read more…
The Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative has released a story map that reflects the near-decade long excellent work that has been accomplished through their leadership and network since 2010. The story highlights the partnerships Read more…