The Phoenix Conservancy

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Restoring endangered ecosystems for the communities that depend on them and the conservation of biodiversity. Based in Pullman, WA, USA 501(c)(3) non-profit www.PhoenixConservancy.org

A Fern-leaved Biscuitroot (Lomatium multifidum) wildflower appears in the foreground among many other plants on a gently sloping hillside of Yu-mos-tos, also known as Steptoe Butte, in the Palouse Prairie of Eastern Washington. White text reading "Fern-leaved Biscuitroot (Lomatium multifidum)" appears just above a white arrow pointing to the focal plant.
Three people stand in front of a wall of Leucaena leucocephala, an invasive tree species, with the foreground covered in recently cut vegetation of the same species. Native trees poke above the canopy behind the wall, with the Pacific Ocean visible in the distance.
A brown paper bag with a window showing that it is full of biochar. Labels reading "BIOCHAR by The Phoenix Conservancy" and "NATURAL SOIL BOOSTER, Increase water retention, reduce acidity, promote plant growth, save endangered prairie" appear on the bag.
A person stands behind a large biochar kiln filled with sticks, leaves, and brush as they start a fire
A young goat with blond fur stands in green grass
Two girls in colorful clothes hold large buckets on their heads in a small community in rural Madagascar
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.
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.
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.
Grasswidow (Olsynium douglasii) wildflowers blooming in vibrant pinks and purples in a rocky meadow in the Palouse Prairie of Washington state.
A Ring-tailed Lemur clings to the back of a Moose as it runs through the Palouse Prairie.
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.
A video promo for Palouse Micro-Prairies and potted mixes offered by The Phoenix Conservancy for Valentine's Day in 2026
A flyer for a Valentine's Day offer of native Palouse micro-prairies from The Phoenix Conservancy. The flyer's text is "Special Offer Valentine's Day Micro-Prairie & Potted mix Gift a love that grows. Price Range: $79, $149, $289. Visit our website to schedule your Micro-Prairie today! www.phoenixconservancy.org The Phoenix Conservancy."
A woman poses with a shovel on a steep, grassy hill in front of lush rainforest.
A Common Camas flower inflorescence (Camassia quamash) blooms in the Palouse Prairie.
A Meadow Deathcamas flower inflorescence (Toxicoscordion venenosum) blooms in the Palouse Prairie.
The image is divided into four rectangles. In the top left, there is a person's cheek and closed eye. In the top right, there is a bottle dropper full of Madagascar Marula Oil. In the bottom right, there is a person's hair. In the bottom left, there is a silhouette of a rainforest. Text reads "Madagascar Marula Oil. Replenish Skin. Rejuvenate hair. Restore rainforest. 100% Raw. Sustainable. Cold-pressed. Saves Lemurs. Now available for direct purchase! www.PhoenixConservancy.org/marula."
Wildflowers blooming in a pioneer cemetery in the Palouse Prairie. Rolling agricultural fields are visible in the background.
A male Greater Prairie-Chicken walks through short grass while inflating bright yellow air sacs in a mating display
The Aurora Borealis shimmers with vibrant greens, yellows, and reds in the night sky above the Palouse Prairie of Washington state.
The cover of The Phoenix Conservancy's 2025 Annual Report. There is a photo of a small group of Marula (Sclerocarya birrea) trees with lush, green canopies standing amidst scorched black earth with a tall hill in the background devoid of vegetation. Text reading "THE PHOENIX CONSERVANCY ANNUAL REPORT 2025" appears at the top right, with the word "PERSEVERANCE" appearing in the bottom left. The Phoenix Conservancy's logo appears in the top left slightly obscured by the hill in the photo.
Ivohiboro Rainforest appears partially under the cover of low-hanging clouds, but the majority of the lush trees shine in the morning sun. Grassy hillsides appear in the foreground, dotted with Foxhole Forest restoration sites.
A male Greater Prairie-Chicken struts in short grass with yellow air sacs inflated in a mating display. The bird is outlined in white. Text reading "WORLD WILDIFE" appears above the bird, with "world" in white and "wildlife" in yellow. Text reading "CONSERVATION DAY" appears in white below the bird.
A Greater Prairie-Chicken male struts through short, green grass with bright orange air sacs inflated along his neck in a mating display.
An Oustelet's Giant Chameleon, a light brown lizard with vibrant green and red markings on its throat, clings to branches. Text reading "LAST DAY VOTE People Helping People Awards Find the link in our bio!" appears above and behind the chameleon.
A candy bar, split in half, with pictures of Ring-tailed Lemurs edited to appear inside the candy.
A Prairie Dog stands on its hind legs in front of its burrow. Text reading "VOTE FOR US People Helping People Awards" appears above and behind the Prairie Dog.
Local community members in Ivohiboro, Madagascar work to clear a strip of land to create a firebreak. There are grassy hills in the background and a gully filled with trees.
Gently rolling hills of mixed grass prairie in the Great Plains of South Dakota under a partly cloudy sky.
Yu-mos-tos, also known as Steptoe Butte, rises above the rolling hills of the Palouse Prairie as seen from the forested north slope of Kamiak Butte.
A bright pink wildflower, Sensitive Briar (Mimosa nuttallii), blooming among green grass.
A wide picture of the rolling hills of the Palouse region of eastern Washington and northern Idaho at sunrise. Native prairie, with a diversity of grasses, forbs, and shrubs, appears in the foreground and midground, with rolling agricultural fields in the background. Mountains are visible in the far distance. The sky is clear but shifts from orange to yellow to blue from right to left and down to up.
A person carrying two large paper bags leans over to pick seeds from a native plant. They stand in an open grassland that extends far into the background. The sky is overcast.
An advertisement for an estate sale operated by The Phoenix Conservancy on Saturday, August 23rd, and Sunday, August 24th, at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.
People in Madagascar use shovels to clear vegetation from a 30-ft wide firebreak in open grassland. Tall hills and distant mountain with lush forest are visible in the background.
An advertisement for an estate sale operated by The Phoenix Conservancy on Saturday, August 2nd, and Sunday, August 3rd, at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.
An American Bison (Bison bison) standing among a sea of sagebrush plants. Another bison can be seen the background but is blurry.
A small sign advertising a Phoenix Conservancy Pocket Prairie, stating that the yard the sign is located in is under restoration. Wildflowers appear in the background.
Blanketflower wildflowers (Gaillardia aristata) are illuminated by morning sunlight with a dark green background in shadow. White yarrow flowers (Achillea millefolium) and pink elkhorn clarkia flowers (Clarkia pulchella) are also visible in the background.
A Rufous Vanga bird sits in a mossy nest between two nearly vertical tree branches.
A video sharing an event in Pullman, Washington where goats will be present in a public park
A Ring-tailed Lemur perched on a tree branch with its tail dangling below. The tail is colored with pride rainbow colors. Text reading HAPPY PRIDE MONTH appears in the background, with the R in PRIDE having the white, pink, blue, brown, and black colors of the Pride flag superimposed on it.
Clouds, colored with blues and pinks from the setting sun, appear above extensive flat grassland. The sky transitions from orange along the horizon to darker blue above.
A Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon sp.) sits on a Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) wildflower
Lush rainforest in Ivohiboro, Madagascar with vibrant green foliage, tall trees, and sun beams shining through the canopy.
A Small Camas wildflower (Camassia quamash) in bloom. A green field with blurry blue and purple dots from other flowers appears behind the main flower. A blurry excavator is also visible. Rolling hills and trees with an overcast sky are in the background.
A Greater Prairie-Chicken stands in short grass with its yellow air sacs inflated in a mating display. Open grassland is blurry but visible in the distance.
Dawn light illuminates Saskatoon shrubs (Amelanchier alnifolia) and Arrowleaf Balsamroot wildflowers (Balsamorhiza sagittata) on a slope with rolling wheat fields and mountains in the background. The sky glows orange and yellow.
A Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) clings to a branch in front of text reading EARTH DAY 2025.
An Indri lemur stares wildly as it grasps a piece of fruit while clinging to a tree trunk.
An advertisement for an estate sale run by the Phoenix Conservancy that will occur on March 15th, 2025 at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington
A young Burrowing Owl stands among green grass and other vegetation in front of a row of white Bindweed flowers.
Bulbous Woodland Star (Lithophragma glabrum) wildflowers blooming among moss. Their stems are red and petals bright white.
Lush rainforest clings to steep hillsides on the slope of a rocky mountain as a layer of white clouds hangs at the top of the frame.
A Tigrosa grandis giant wolf spider clings to grass blades in the Great Plains
A Horned Lark bird sits on snowy ground.
A baby Ring-tailed Lemur clings to its mother's back as she climbs a tree
A Big Bluestem grass (Andropogon gerardi) grows in open, rolling hills of grassland.