The Lands Council

PRESERVES AND REVITALIZES OUR INLAND NORTHWEST FORESTS, WATER, AND WILDLIFE THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, EFFECTIVE ACTION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

PUBLIC LANDS AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM: TLC'S PUBLIC LANDS AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROTECT OLD GROWTH, IMPROVE FOREST MANAGEMENT, PERMANENTLY PROTECT ROADLESS AREAS, AND INCREASE POPULATIONS OF RARE, THREATENED, AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ON PUBLIC LANDS IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST. TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS, WE USE SCIENCE, COLLABORATION, AND WHEN NECESSARY, LITIGATION. WE PARTICIPATE IN FOREST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS IN NE WASHINGTON AND N IDAHO. WE HAVE HELPED START FOUR COLLABORATIVE GROUPS ON THREE NATIONAL FORESTS THAT INCLUDE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDER.

WATERSHED PROTECTION AND RESTORATION PROGRAM: TLC'S WATERSHED PROGRAM WORKS IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR D'ALENE RIVER WATERSHEDS TO RESTORE WATER QUALITY. WE IMPROVE STREAMSIDE HABITAT BY PLANTING NATIVE TREES AND PLANTS, WORK TO REDUCE TOXICS FLOWING INTO WATER BODIES WITH UNIQUE PROJECT THAT CAPTURE AND CLEAN POLLUTED STORMWATER. OUT BEAVER COEXISTENCE PROGRAM HELPS LANDOWNERS COEXIST WITH BEAVERS, ALLOWING BEAVER-DERIVED ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SUCH AS WETLAND CREATION AND WATER STORAGE TO FLOURISH ON THE LANDSCAPE.

CLIMATE JUSTICE AND URBAN ECOLOGY PROGRAM: TLC'S CLIMATE JUSTICE PROGRAM INVOLVES WORKING WITH LOW INCOME AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO INFORM THEM ABOUT EFFORTS TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT. OUR SPOCANOPY PROGRAM WORKS WITH THE CITY OF SPOKANE TO PLANT FREE STREET TREES IN THE URBAN FOREST IN AREAS OF LOW CANOPY COVER. OUR PROJECT SUSTAIN WORKS WITH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OUR REGION TO GIVE THEM HANDS-ON, OUTDOOR, AND ECOLOGICALLY BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO WORK TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE BY ADVOCATING FOR THE USE OF CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.