Washington Wild

On Wednesday, Jan. 28, Washington Wild partnered with Stewards of Washington State Lands to lead a powerful day of advocacy in Olympia, bringing together a broad coalition to advance the Trust Land Transfer (TLT) program.

Our team worked alongside 30 advocates from organizations including the Sierra Club, Quileute Tribe, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Center for Responsible Forestry, PNW Forest Climate Alliance, Northwest Watershed Institute, Issaquah Alps Trails Club, Friends of Heybrook Ridge, Tahoma Bird Alliance, Environmental Coalition of Pierce County, Mountains to Sound Greenway, Olympic Park Advocates, and Friends of Miller Bay to hold 40 legislative meetings in a single day. Together, we reached one-third of the Washington State Legislature, ensuring that "win-win-win" conservation solutions stay at the forefront of this session.

Our legislative goal was to generate support for $29 million of funding in the supplemental capital budget supporting 7 Trust Land Transfer projects that would provide long term conservation management for more than 12,000 acres of state forest a.

By coordinating these targeted discussions, we’re making the case for TLT as a cornerstone of state land management, allowing Washington to:

🌲Conserve high-value forests and recreation lands.

🌲Reinvest in trust lands that provide critical funding for schools and counties.

🌲Modernize how we protect our natural legacy for future generations.

A big thank you to the many partners and volunteers who joined us on the ground and to the legislative staff who took the time to hear this shared vision for a wilder Washington.

Support local art and local wilderness at our Cards & Conservation event!

Join us at on Saturday, December 13th for a festive afternoon of stamping and hand-lettering. Whichever winter holiday you celebrate, make a card to keep, tuck into a gift, or send with love.

We’re honored to feature stamps by Edmonds-based artist , whose deep love for Pacific Northwest wildlife inspires her distinctive style. Since launching EarthArt International in 1996, Sue has donated a portion of every sale to wildlife conservation organizations. Many of the stamps you’ll get to use at this event were generously donated by her.

Make something beautiful, learn something meaningful, and support the local landscapes and creatures that inspire us all.

Big news: my Wild Olympics Campaign bill got a Senate hearing and picked up dozens of new endorsements from local sportsmen groups and more this week.

This is a big step in our fight to protect key areas of the Olympic National Forest & preserve world-class recreation. Let's keep it going!

Progress for ! 🌊🌲

Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) advanced her Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act through a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands Subcommittee, a key milestone in the legislative process toward becoming law. The hearing came after a wave of new endorsements from sportsmen organizations who sent a letter urging the Committee to pass Wild Olympics to protect hunting, fishing and salmon streams for the future against the increasing threats to public land.

The Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, which Senator Murray reintroduced in May with U.S. Representative Emily Randall (D, WA-06) would permanently protect approximately 125,000 acres of Olympic National Forest as Wilderness and 19 rivers and their major tributaries—a total of 464 river miles—as Wild & Scenic.

Thank you, U.S. Senator Patty Murray and Rep. Emily Randall for continuing to fight for our wild places!

This one of our Board Members, Dan, has a special message for all of you incredible WA Wild supporters:

"I joined the board of Washington Wild about a year ago, and that work has reminded me how local conservation really is. The rivers we fish, the trails we walk with our kids, the forests that keep us grounded all depend on steady work from people who care. I ask you to consider a donation to Washington Wild on Giving Tuesday. Any amount helps us protect the wild places that make this state what it is."

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