Letter from your Executive Director: Commitment and perseverance. Innovation and collaboration. Knowledge and policy expertise. Justice. These are the attributes of CELP’s legacy that drew me to join the team as your new Executive Director. After working internationally for the…
New Year, New Challenges A Letter from the Executive Director, Trish Rolfe The new year has begun, and while that should fill us with hope and excitement, we live in unprecedented times. A new year means new challenges In February,…
A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Summer is in full swing, and we are thankfully being spared from the excessive heat plaguing most of the US. However, because we had an unusually dry spring, the Department of Ecology declared a…
A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Summer is just around the corner, and we are all enjoying the return of the warm and sunny weather! However, the Department of Ecology has already declared a drought emergency throughout most of the state…
A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CELP has made it a priority to make Washington’s water resource policies more equitable and more sustainable in light of the impacts from climate change, and we will continue working with our partners to do.…
As the end of the year approaches CELP’s staff and board are starting to assess how things went in 2023, and what challenges and opportunities we will face in the coming year. We are also celebrating our success in protecting…
CELP Staff Join Northwest Tribes Gathered to Share and Strategize Salmon Recovery On November 1-2, 2023, over 300 people from Northwest Tribes and Nonprofit organizations came together at Tulalip Resort for The Rise Up in Unity summit, an assembly of…
It is hard to believe that we are already in October, and hopefully we will see the return of our typical October weather. We desperately need the rain and the snow in the mountains, but so far we have had…
This week, the US Energy Administration reduced its 2023 hydroelectric power forecast by 6% due to drought in Washington state. Washington is responsible for approximately half of the nation's power generation, but with early season heat melting snowpack at a…
A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hello! As summer fades into fall we are (finally!) getting some rain, though the state is still experiencing drier-than-normal weather. It will take a lot of rain to make up for the current drought…
