Animals & Plants
Mount St. Helens Vision Realized
Columbia Land Trust and a timber company Pope Resources find common ground, complete decade-long, 20,000-acre plan benefitting local forestry and wildlife.
Backyard Confidential
Notes from inside the backyard habitat certification process
Hear the Cranes Come
A farming experiment is benefiting endangered sandhill cranes and could establish new research for crane conservation in the Northwest.
Species Spotlight: Moles
Moles are the bane of tidy lawns owners and golf course keepers, but these unloved critters offer more than meets the eye.
Beyond the Backyard
Portland communities are making more time and space for nature.
Species Spotlight: River Otter
Learn about the North American river otter (Lontra canadensis), a fixture on healthy river systems throughout the lower Columbia River region.
Hail to the Underdog
We’re giving Columbia River chum salmon—aka dog salmon—a fighting chance.
River Wrap
Newly completed floodplain restoration along Washington’s Upper Elochoman River will benefit threatened fish species and other wildlife.
Species Spotlight: Marbled murrelet
The imperiled marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a cup-sized, coastal bird that few people have had the opportunity to observe. Columbia Land Trust has conserved more than 1,600 acres of tidal wetlands and old-growth forests along Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula and Willapa Bay in hopes that the small populations of marbled murrelets remaining will find…
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