OLYMPIA–A new report released by the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office shows that several populations of salmon in Washington improved but most still are struggling and face extinction. Of the 14 species of salmon and steelhead in Washington listed as at risk of extinction under the federal Endangered Species Act, six are improving. However, eight still […]
OLYMPIA–Nearly 70 projects to restore salmon habitat across the state were funded thanks to the Climate Commitment Act, the Recreation and Conservation Office announced today. Lawmakers passed the act in 2021 and voters reaffirmed it in November. The act created a program to require the state’s largest polluters to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, a known […]
OLYMPIA–Gov. Bob Ferguson, in partnership with the Washington Invasive Species Council, has proclaimed February 24-28 as Washington Invasive Species Awareness Week in solidarity with National Invasive Species Awareness Week. “Invasive species and noxious weeds already are a big problem in Washington and species that have yet to reach our state could pose even greater challenges […]