Money for trail maintenance and bridge construction in the national forest, grooming of snowmobile trails, and prescribed burning to restore state wildlife areas have been left hanging because the state Legislature didn’t pass a capital budget before adjourning in June.
Methow Conservancy
Ready hired as Methow Housing Trust executive director
Danica Ready, who has devoted her professional career to working with nonprofits that hold land in trust for public benefit, has been hired as the first executive director of the Methow Housing Trust, a nonprofit launched in March to create affordable housing in the Methow Valley.
Take a tour of Methow River floodplain restoration site Saturday
Work has been underway for several years to restore a natural floodplain on state-owned land off of the Old Twisp Highway between Winthrop and Twisp.
The community is invited to visit the site on Saturday (June 3) during a free event highlighting the connection between …
New website connects Methow Valley nonprofits, organizations with potential volunteers
A new website, VolunteerMethow.org, was unveiled last week to make it easier for community members to get involved with local nonprofit and community organizations.
The website was created by local software developers, working with the Methow Conservancy. All Methow Valley community groups are …
‘Era of Megafires’ to be shown in Twisp
The Methow Conservancy, North 40 Productions and the Okanogan Conservation District will host a multi-media presentation, “The Era of Megafires,” on Feb. 28 at the Methow Valley Community Center gym in Twisp. The free program begins at 7 p.m. “The Era of Megafires” is a 70-minute, multi-media, traveling presentation hosted by Dr. Paul Hessburg, who […]
Methow Conservancy (20), Methow Trails (40) throw a birthday party
Two Methow Valley nonprofits — Methow Trails and the Methow Conservancy — invite the public to a combined birthday bash on Saturday (Jan. 21) at the Winthrop Barn, with dance music provided by The Paperboys.
Both organizations promise no fancy fundraising or gimmicks, or long speeches. Doors open …
Conservancy hosts Bondis for program on travels in Tanzania
The Bondis are back. Steve and Kim Bondi, former owners of the North Cascades Basecamp near Mazama, have just returned (with their two kids, Amelia and Emmet) from a family adventure in Tanzania – and they will present the Methow Conversancy “First Tuesday” program next week (Jan. 10) at the Methow Valley Community Center in […]
Conservancy hosts holiday party, photo program on North America’s owls
The Methow Conservancy’s annual holiday party and Conservation Awards presentation on Tuesday (Dec. 6) at the Winthrop Barn will be followed by “Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls,” a presentation by award-winning wildlife photographer Paul Bannick. The free events begin with the party at 6 p.m., offering appetizers and drinks, the […]
Scattered results
A multi-year campaign to restore plants in areas disturbed when utility lines damaged by wildfires were repaired appears to be helping reestablish native grasses and crowd out invasive weeds.
For the third year in a row, volunteers organized …
Climate change consequences are unavoidable, speaker says
UW professor points to increased warming trends in Northwest By Ann McCreary No matter what steps are taken to head off the consequences of climate change, there is nothing that can be done now to avoid them entirely — it’s just a matter of “how fast and how much” the climate will change, according to a University […]
