Ecotrust is a collaborative nonprofit, working with community members and organizations toward a vision of an equitable, prosperous, and climate-smart future
Our mission
Learn more about what Ecotrust does through our new short video.
Thank you to our many partners and Roland Dahwen/Patuá Films
We work in partnership across our region at the intersection of equity, the economy, and the environment. Explore some of our 30+ current projects below.
Slideshow: Harvesting kelp in Southeast Alaska, Bethany Sonsini Goodrich | Restoration through Storytelling gathering at Black Futures Farm, Ben Anang for FLI Social | An acorn found at Hall Mountain Community Forest, managed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Sean Gutierrez
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This work is not a straight line to progress. It is rich and circular. We are growing our Ecotrust circle to unlock the powerful potential of our place and this time.
—Olivia M. Rebanal,
VP of Social Enterprise & Community Capital
Hear the voices of our region’s leaders and explore stories of home. See some of our latest news below.
Slideshow: Gabe Sheoships (Cayuse/Walla Walla) accepts one of the 2023 Indigenous Leadership Awards, Jason Hill | Red huckleberries harvested in the Tongass National Forest, located in Southeast Alaska. These are the homelands of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Peoples who continue to care for, steward, and honor the lands and waters that sustain all Southeast Alaskans, Bethany Sonsini Goodrich | Ecotrust staff and volunteers help out at Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm, Jason Hill
PARTNER VOICES | Lucy De León returns to Ecotrust’s blog to share how her farm to school journey has progressed since first selling to schools in 2018
PARTNER VOICES | The White Center HUB is a recipient of $5M in New Markets Tax Credits from Ecotrust CDE and offers a case study in community leadership toward equitable development.
PARTNER VOICES | Hear how Patrick Roelle got Fishpatrick’s Specialty Canned Tuna products into school menus in Oregon
Impact
Being transparent about who we are, what we have accomplished, and where we can improve is an important part of becoming an anti-racist organization, and we are committed to growing these practices at Ecotrust.
For Earth Day, Ecotrust staff volunteered at Native American Youth and Family Center’s Community Garden, Wapas Nah Née Shaku. Photo credit: Jason Hill
