As I write, I’m trying to stay cool in my very warm apartment, Yosemite is burning, and we’re in the middle of a nationwide, record-setting heat wave.
All-electric home technology is a cooling, climate solution.
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.
Beat the Heat
Speak up for Wildlife in State E-Bike Policy
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.
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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.
Welcome Summer Crew!
One Step Closer to Better Funding for Wildlife Conservation
New Tool to Open Up Access to Our Public Lands
By Adam Gebauer
More and more people are looking to use our public lands and, well, that is what they are for. But not all of our public lands are accessible. A recent report found that over 9 million acres of federal public land do not have permanent legal access, the vast majority of this land is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.