Phoenix Conservancy

Phoenix Conservancy Restoring endangered ecosystems for communities and biodiversity.

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to finding conservation solutions to some of the most important problems humanity faces.

05/07/2026

Native gardens don't have to be messy 🌷🌻

This 4-year-old native Pocket Prairie is doing incredibly well, and it'll look even better in just a couple months!

If you live in the Palouse and would like a Pocket Prairie of your own, please reach out! We offer prescription and planting services.

Today is the final day of the 2026 campaign! Nonprofit organizations across Washington need our help more than ever. T...
05/05/2026

Today is the final day of the 2026 campaign! Nonprofit organizations across Washington need our help more than ever. They feed the hungry, provide shelter, educate our students, steward the environment, create art that enriches our lives, protect our animals, and cultivate a stronger international community.

We are facing an unprecedented time when support for nonprofits is in danger. Now is the time to rise up. Now is the time to show up for these nonprofits. It’s up to us. It’s on us to make a difference. Whether you give a little or a lot, every donation creates BIG change. Support our efforts to restore endangered ecosystems, from the Palouse Prairie to Madagascar, at WAGives.org



Image: A flyer with words reading "It's up to us" at the top. In the bottom right is a square with the words "Give BIG May 5." In the center is a picture of five rangers standing on a grassy hill in front of a lush rainforest.

05/05/2026

It's GOAT WEEK! 🐐

Thanks to support from and , we have a herd of goats at Conservation Park until Sunday, May 10th, to help control invasive plants and restore endangered Palouse Prairie.

We'll be tabling on Friday and Saturday and doing some biochar demos 🔥, but the goats will be around all day, every day! So come on by to say hello to lots of little baby goats and learn about local conservation efforts.

04/30/2026

Spring is springing! 🌷🌱

It's time to check in on our Pocket Prairies, starting with our oldest site. Lots of species are popping up, and the best is yet to come!

If you live in the Palouse and would like a Pocket Prairie of your own, please reach out!

Mother Nature has blessed us with an abundance of rain this 😅 Pizza for the Planet 🍕🌍 has been postponed to this Frida...
04/22/2026

Mother Nature has blessed us with an abundance of rain this 😅 Pizza for the Planet 🍕🌍 has been postponed to this Friday, April 24th!

Did you know pizza boxes aren't recyclable? The grease and food bits leftover after use make them difficult to recycle, but we have a solution: biochar! We'll turning pizza boxes into soil-improving, water-absorbing, carbon-sequestering biochar this Earth Day at Ruby Street Park in Pullman, Washington.

If you live in the area and want to contribute, there's a large receptacle set up in the park for you to drop off your boxes any time between now and April 22nd. On the day itself, we'll be running a biochar demonstration (big fire 🔥) and give away prizes.



Image: A flyer for the upcoming Pizza for the Planet Event. Text reads "Pizza For The Planet Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22nd. Noon - 4PM Ruby St Park. You can help the planet by bringing used pizza boxes to Pullman's Ruby Street Park April 1-22. All boxes will be turned into biochar! Special biochar demonstrations and prize drawings on Earth Day. Prize Drawing!" There is a QR code connected to a website for logging pizza box donations. The logos for the College Hill Association, the Environmental Sustainability Alliance, the Associated Students of Washington State University, The Phoenix Conservancy, Be the Change, and the Citizen Climate Lobby appear at the bottom of the flyer around a graphic of pizza slices above the Earth. A large rectangle with the words "postponed until Friday, April 24 due to weather" appears over the entire image.

Happy ! 🌍🌱💚Today is about hope.You might be feeling discouraged by the state of the world, and we wouldn't blame you. D...
04/22/2026

Happy ! 🌍🌱💚

Today is about hope.

You might be feeling discouraged by the state of the world, and we wouldn't blame you. Despite it all, though, conservation is making incredible progress.

We're planting tens millions of seeds each year to create a brighter future for the people and biodiversity that call Earth home, and we're not alone. In all our restoration projects, we work with amazing groups of organizations and individuals who drive conservation and restoration forward. We also have you, our supporters. Whether you've made a donation, sent us words of encouragement, or simply gave one of our posts a like, you've made a difference for our planet.

Though there are many people in positions of power who do not respect or honor the ecosystems and biodiversity that support our communities, they will lose. Together, we will win. is a day to celebrate and fight for our home, from the Palouse Prairie of eastern Washington to the rainforests of Madagascar.

Thank you 💚

Image: A Dark-throated Shooting Star (Primula pauciflora) flower blooms in the Palouse Prairie. The words "EARTH DAY" appear in the top right, and the year "2026" appears in the bottom left.

🍕🌍 It's that time of year again! Join us for the annual Pizza for the Planet event this !Did you know pizza boxes aren'...
04/16/2026

🍕🌍 It's that time of year again! Join us for the annual Pizza for the Planet event this !

Did you know pizza boxes aren't recyclable? The grease and food bits leftover after use make them difficult to recycle, but we have a solution: biochar! We'll turning pizza boxes into soil-improving, water-asbsorbing, carbon-sequestering biochar this Earth Day at Ruby Street Park in Pullman, Washington.

If you live in the area and want to contribute, there's a large receptacle set up in the park for you to drop off your boxes any time between now and April 22nd. On the day itself, we'll be running a biochar demonstration (big fire 🔥) and give away prizes.



Image: A flyer for the upcoming Pizza for the Planet Event. Text reads "Pizza For The Planet Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22nd. Noon - 4PM Ruby St Park. You can help the planet by bringing used pizza boxes to Pullman's Ruby Street Park April 1-22. All boxes will be turned into biochar! Special biochar demonstrations and prize drawings on Earth Day. Prize Drawing!" There is a QR code connected to a website for logging pizza box donations. The logos for the College Hill Association, the Environmental Sustainability Alliance, the Associated Students of Washington State University, The Phoenix Conservancy, Be the Change, and the Citizen Climate Lobby appear at the bottom of the flyer around a graphic of pizza slices above the Earth.

It's that time of year again! 🌱🌷🌸Our Palouse Prairie team is so excited for the return of spring. Seasonal fieldwork is ...
04/06/2026

It's that time of year again! 🌱🌷🌸

Our Palouse Prairie team is so excited for the return of spring. Seasonal fieldwork is getting started to restore this endangered ecosystem, and we always make time to enjoy the flowers!

Image: Grasswidow (Olsynium douglasii) wildflowers blooming in vibrant pinks and purples in a rocky meadow in the Palouse Prairie of Washington state.

🚨STAY ALERT🚨All residents of the Palouse Prairie are in grave danger! TPC staff accidentally introduced a small populati...
04/01/2026

🚨STAY ALERT🚨

All residents of the Palouse Prairie are in grave danger! TPC staff accidentally introduced a small population of Ring-tailed Lemurs to the Palouse after returning from a recent trip to Madagascar, with the devious primates stowing themselves in our luggage.

We regret to inform the community that the lemurs have tamed local moose with the intent of forming a calvary with which to conquer the area. We hoped to resolve the situation discretely, but this dangerous development requires us to ask for the public's help. If you see a lemur operating any kind of ungulate, DO NOT APPROACH. Seek shelter and immediately contact The Phoenix Conservancy for assistance.

We extend our deepest apologies to all residents of the Palouse for this mistake.

Image: A Ring-tailed Lemur clings to the back of a Moose as it runs through the Palouse Prairie.

Fire protection through restoration: Success! ✅We talk a lot about how our Foxhole Forests are designed with fire protec...
02/24/2026

Fire protection through restoration: Success! ✅

We talk a lot about how our Foxhole Forests are designed with fire protection in mind. Now, we have proof they work!

A recent lightning strike in Ivohiboro started a grass fire that burned through one of our Foxhole Forest restoration sites. Fortunately, the fire burned out before reaching mature forest, but it did threaten our baby trees. Thanks to the Foxhole design, though, these new pockets of forest survived!

Each Foxhole is surrounded by a cup firebreak, which is basically a small mound of soil around the perimeter. Not only did these Foxhole escape any burning, their ability to retain water helped downslope areas not burn as well! Check out the long green patches down hill of some of the Foxholes in the above picture. This success demonstrates why nucleation - the concentration of planting efforts in small areas - is so important.

These specific Foxhole Forests were created with support from !

Image: A hillside dotted with circular Foxhole Forest restoration sites appears partially burned by a wildfire. The Foxhole Forests appear unharmed by the fire. A mountain with the Ivohiboro rainforest appears in the distance, and the foreground is comprised of large rocks.

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