WREN, a tiny bird with a big song

What image comes to mind when you hear “rural Washington?”

Fields, farms and forests. Small towns. Flyover country. The frontier. Tribal homelands. Rangelands and desert. Public lands playground. Home.

Welcome to the WREN, where rural means all of these. Our goal at the Washington Rural Environmental Network is to bring a diverse chorus of rural voices to the table when public policy discussions impact our rural communities. We want a voice in sharing the development of our homelands. You can follow and support our work at www.wrensong.org

I’ve lived in one of those rural places for over forty...