Videos

June’s Social Distancing Hour featured our work protecting sensitive desert habitats in Arizona, including the Sonoran Desert National Monument and the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, from degradation caused by cattle grazing. This discussion is led be Senior Attorney Laurie Rule, Staff Attorney Andrew Missel, and guest panelist Cyndi Tuell, who works for our…

For our May Social Distancing Hour, Advocates for the West was joined by our partners at Kettle Range Conservation Group, Western Watersheds Project, and Living with Wolves for an in-depth discussion of the issues facing wolves in the Pacific Northwest, and what we and our partners are doing to fight the slaughter of these important…

For our April Social Distancing Hour, Advocates for the West teamed up with our client and partner, Friends of the Clearwater, for an in-depth discussion of the current challenges facing Idaho’s Clearwater Country. We also dig into our latest case challenging logging in the Salmon-Clearwater Divide. View the full presentation here.

For our March Social Distancing Hour, Advocates for the West Executive Director Laird Lucas sat down with Idaho Conservation League’s Justin Hayes to discuss US Congressman Simpson’s bold proposal to save salmon and steelhead. After Justin provides a comprehensive overview of the plan, they review what the plan means for the Pacific Northwest. View the…

Advocates for the West teamed up with Golden Eagle Audubon Society, our client and partner, to bring you a special presentation: Can Sage-Grouse Save the West? View the full presentation here.

For our January Social Distancing Hour, Advocates for the West teamed up with Western Slopes Conservation Center to discuss: “Our Plan for Progress: Pivoting from the Trump Administration’s Energy Dominance Agenda to the Biden Administration’s Bold Vision.” View the full presentation here.

Watch the recording of our October Social Distancing Hour, in which we discuss our work fighting to protect Oregon’s Upper Willamette River wild spring Chinook salmon and winter steelhead, which are facing the threat of extinction due to a series of high-head, outdated dams. View the full presentation here.

Watch Advocates for the West’s September Social Distancing Hour, during which we discussed our work with Conservation Lands Foundation and its vast network of friends groups to protect some of the West’s most treasured landscapes from the Trump Administration’s attempts. View the full presentation here.

Watch Advocates for the West’s August Social Distancing Hour presentation in which we discuss Midas Gold & other mining threats in the West. View the full presentation here.

Watch Advocates for the West’s July Social Distancing Hour as we explore the ways in which our work combats the effects of climate change and protects vital habitats needed by fish and wildlife to continue to survive in the American West. View the full presentation here.