The Northern Spotted Owl

"In 1990, northern spotted owls were officially declared “threatened.” Since then, their overall population has declined by 65%. Today, only a few thousand pairs of northern spotted owl survive in Pacific Northwest old growth forest. 80% of their old growth habitat is already gone but the logging continues and with it the loss of the northern spotted owl."

- Washington State Dept. of Fish & Wildlife

WHAT YOU CAN DO

• Buy FSC-certified paper products and lumber to support sustainable forestry that protects old-growth habitat.

• Support efforts to conserve and restore old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, the critical home of the Northern Spotted Owl.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Audubon Society

• Defenders of Wildlife

• The Nature Conservancy (TNC)