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![]() July 7 - 9 Make plans now to attend the 2023 Kettle Rendezvous camp & hike at Jungle Hill Campground. This annual celebration is suitable for all ages. Enjoy the company of friends and a chance to meet new ones. Relax, hike a favorite trail or a new one -- or just hang out at camp, hike on your own and enjoy good food and the company of outdoor enthusiasts. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Spokane, WA. The Kettle Range Conservation Group is celebrating today’s decision by U.S. District Court Judge Stanley Bastian finding that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Forest Management Act in adopting the 2019 Colville National Forest Land Management Plan (Forest Plan) and deciding to proceed with the Sanpoil timber project. Lawsuit alleges 43,000-acre forest treatment project will impact lynx Feds Must Re-Analyze Impacts of Colville N.F. Cattle Grazing on Endangered Species
SPOKANE, WA.—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service informed three conservation groups this month that in response to their litigation threat, it will conduct a new assessment of the impacts of cattle grazing on endangered species in the Colville National Forest. In November 2022, The Lands Council, Kettle Range Conservation Group, and Western Watersheds Project submitted a notice to the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of their intent to sue under the EndangeredSpecies Act.CLICK HERE TO READ THE PRESS RELEASE The Future of Forests with Dr. Jerry Franklin
RS Sources and the Center for Responsible Forestry's short film featuring preeminent forest ecologist Jerry Franklin, who is widely recognized as the father of ecological forestry. The Future of Forests with Dr. Jerry Franklin explains what ecological forestry is, and how it can help restore forests to be more resilient to climate change impacts.CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS 10 MINUTE VIDEO Wildlife for All is a national campaign to reform state wildlife management to be more ecologically-driven, democratic, and compassionate. ![]()
KRCG endorses Wildlife for All. Check it out: Click Here Time to Reform Wildlife Governance
By Chris Bachman The recent resignation of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Fred Koontz, Ph.D., exemplifies the inevitably fatal outcome when a compassionate centrist enters a polarized conversation and attempts to build a bridge, bolstered with peer-reviewed science, to preserve our dwindling biodiversity. READ THE REST OF THE STORY The Colville National Forest turns a deaf ear to collaboration ![]() Sad as it is true, the U.S. Forest Service, Colville National Forest (CNF) has returned to its old right-brained habit of ignoring public input, clearcutting and logging ancient forest as evidenced in the Sherman Pass Project. I spent six years collaborating with the CNF on this project. The CNF said it would not be clearcutting the forest, but it did so, a lot. Despite criticism from collaborative interests, the Forest Service is adamant that it did the right thing – and in a Scenic Byway no less. READ THE REST OF THE STORY Overview map with links to pictures CLICK HERE Understanding Wolves - Wolf Behavior and Habituation ![]() Normal wolf behavior can easily be confused as habituation; becoming too comfortable with humans. Wolves are often described as shy and fearful of humans. Consequently, when a person sees a wolf pup lying in the middle of a dirt road or an adult wolf trails a person through the woods, he/she describes the wolf as exhibiting non-typical behavior or “habituated”. READ THE REST OF THE STUDY The perfect gift...protecting Wilderness Consider giving a gift membership to Kettle Range Conservation Group. Your gift will help protect the last wild places in the Colville National Forest and support Project Scholarship. Plus your gift is tax deductible. You can purchase a gift membership by using our secure PayPal account. Please click this link: Join KRCG. Plus you can download and print a special KRCG gift card to present to your friend. Click here. Thank you!
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