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Forests & Wildlife

All of Sightline's research, maps, and publications on Cascadia's forests, its wildlife and ecosystems, and how to safeguard the region's natural heritage.

Sightline Institute's Cascadia Scorecard project includes a Wildlife indicator that tracks the abundance of five important Northwest species, including salmon, orcas, wolves, sage-grouse, and caribou.

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Forest Stewardship Council
The FSC sets forth principles, criteria, and standards for forest management that span economic, social, and environmental concerns. The FSC standards represent the world's strongest system for guiding forest management toward sustainable outcomes. http://www.fscus.org
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Wild Salmon Center
The Wild Salmon Center's mission is to identify, understand and protect the best wild salmon ecosystems of the Pacific Rim. It devises and implements strategies, based on the best science, to protect these extraordinary places and their biodiversity. http://www.wildsalmoncenter.org
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