Extraordinary Women Conservationists of Washington

Celebrating The Women Whose Spirit, Determination 

and Creativity Embody the State



Courageous women are to thank for many of Washington and our nation's environmental conservation successes. Bonnie Phillips, Melanie Rowland and Helen Engle battled harmful timber cutting. Polly Dyer and Emily Haig worked to expand Olympic National Park and organized efforts to establish North Cascades National Park. Women helped create the Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters. As a State Representative, Jolene Unsoeld led the fight against Boeing and other major corporations to pass the Model Toxics Control Act. Author and Washington conservationist Dee Arntz recounts these important stories and many others, showing the legacy of female conservationists is nothing short of extraordinary.