Paul G. Allen Family Foundation support for the Lynx and Wildfire project
Since the inception of Home Range a little over a year ago, we have been working towards a large-scope, interdisciplinary project aimed at providing important information for the conservation of Canada lynx. Now, we are thrilled to announce that with funding support from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation , our research on lynx and wildfire in the North Cascades begins this winter. These maps paint a clear picture as to why this research is urgently needed. The dark green areas show Washington’s lynx habitat, with the orange areas showing where fires burned between 1970 and 1999 (left map) and 2000 and 2021 (right map). In the past 20 years, North Cascades lynx habitat has flip-flopped from being mostly unburned to mostly burned. Climate change, in conjunction with a legacy of fire suppression, has created a tinder box on our landscape. Anyone that lives or spends time in the Methow Valley knows that wildfires have increased to the point that we regularly experience megafires (fires o