Leadership Letters
Jasmine Vilar
Federal Funding: Because You Asked

TLC’s Board President Kate Vanskike addresses questions about federal funding impacts.

Federal Funding: Because You Asked

Support The North American Grasslands Conservation Act

Support The North American Grasslands Conservation Act

By Adam Gebauer

Traveling through much of eastern Washington the boisterous sound of the western meadow lark lets you know you are in grassland and sagebrush country.

Grasslands including sage-steppe are home to many of North America’s most iconic wildlife species. Bison, pronghorn, sage and sharp tailed grouse, and meadow larks all rely on grassland habitats. But grasslands are disappearing at unprecedented rates. Over the last ten years, 50 million acres have disappeared - 2.6 million acres were lost between 2018 and 2019 alone.

Speak up for Wildlife in State E-Bike Policy

Speak up for Wildlife in State E-Bike Policy

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) are in the process of determining e-bike access on non-motorized roads and trails within their managed lands.

Beat the Heat

Beat the Heat

This spring, the Gonzaga Climate Center, in collaboration with The Lands Council, Spokane City Council Sustainability Action Subcommittee, 350 Spokane, and Kris Crocker, was awarded a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization’s (NOAA) National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) to conduct a community science urban heat island mapping campaign in the summer of 2022.

On Track Academy Storm Garden

On Track Academy Storm Garden

By Kat Hall

Thanks to funding from the Washington Department of Ecology, The Lands Council has been partnering with the City of Spokane to offer a STEM-based, practical hands-on curriculum on stormwater management through green infrastructure and low impact development to one middle or high school in the Spokane Public School District each year.