Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit organization with approximately 400,000 members. The main office is in Washington, D.C. Additional offices are in ten states, Canada, and Mexico. View Defenders of Wildlife website.

Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the conservation of all native species of plants and animals in functioning ecosystems. The Northwest office emphasizes alternative approaches to environmental decision-making through partnerships that engage a broad spectrum of participants to find common ground and constructive solutions. Our programs focuses on the conservation of biodiversity within the context of human activity on the landscape. Current priorities include working with states to develop comprehensive wildlife conservation strategies, improving conservation incentives for private landowners; preventing and controlling ecological damage caused by invasive species; strategically restoring damaged landscapes to improve habitat and water quality; managing forests to prevent catastrophic wildfire; integrating habitat conservation into local land use decisions; and developing useful ecological indicators to monitor the success or failure of conservation programs.

Sara Vickerman is the director. Bruce Taylor is director of the Oregon Biodiversity Program half-time, and director of the Oregon Wetlands Joint Venture half-time. Rick Brown is senior resource specialist, focusing on forest health issues. Kassandra Kelly is media specialist, managing publications and the biodiversity partners web site. Read more about our staff.

The Northwest Office (West Linn, Oregon) has been located in Oregon for more than twenty years.

The State Environmental Resource Center (SERC) researches state environmental policies and assembles information and tools to help legislators make important decisions on key environmental issues. SERC identifies the most innovative and effective state policies, and exposes anti-environmental legislative trends. View SERC's website.