Ecotrust - Ecotrust's 35th Anniversary

Join us in Celebrating 35 years of radical, practical change

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Video: Indigenous Leadership Award honoree Billy Frank, Jr., (Nisqually) and Ecotrust board member Antone Minthorn (Cayuse, Nez Perce) on the banks of the Nisqually River. Our work is founded in and guided by the leadership of American Indian Tribes, First Nations, and Alaska Natives; Giselle Kennedy | Kalispel Community Forest; Patuá Films | Ecotrust staff volunteer at Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm; Jason Hill / Redd on Salmon Street; Connor Meyer / School gardens at the Salem-Keizer School District; Shawn Linehan / Marina in Kodiak, Alaska; Jason Houston / A Green Workforce Academy field session with Treecology; Alex Emberlin

For 35 years, Ecotrust has worked from headwaters to horizon—starting at the root of systems where equity, economy, and environment converge, and stewarding change outward through partnership, bold ideas, and practical action.

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Innovation and community collaboration have always been core to how we work—from our early leadership in triple-bottom-line thinking to investments, stories, and tools that challenged conventional approaches and opened new possibilities.

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Our work has never been about doing just one thing; it’s about bringing together the right skills, partners, and imagination to meet the moment.

OUR HISTORY

Our organization was imagined as a natural system, and over the past 35 years, we have embodied this through overlapping cycles of growth, adaptation, and regeneration.

Learn more about the chapters of our history, starting in the rainforests of home and rippling forward to today.

Haisla First Nation members Charlie Shaw, councilor; Gerald Amos, elected chief of the Kitamaat Village Council; and Cecil Paul, a hereditary elder. Spencer B. Beebe

EVENTS

To mark this milestone, we’re excited to gather with community across a series of opportunities to celebrate. From volunteer days and film series to a gala there is something for everyone.

Earth Day
Join Ecotrust for our third annual Earth Day Volunteer Day. This year we’re looking forward to partnering with Portland Parks & Recreation at the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.

Wednesday, April 22nd | Registration coming soon!

Film Series: Stories of home

Across a series of three events, we’ll be gathering with friends, family, partners, and storytellers at the Redd on Salmon Street to highlight films about living, working, and imagining new futures for our region.

Each event will feature fare that celebrates the flavors of the season and the cultures of our communities.

We’re excited to welcome filmmakers, both professional and amateur, to submit pieces for inclusion. Have a story to share? Stay tuned! We’ll be opening submissions in March.

August 19th

September 26th

October 21st

A milestone gala

Charting a course forward, together

Save the date for a milestone evening at the Redd on Salmon Street as we celebrate 35 years of radical, practical change and look ahead to our next phase! Details to come.

February 18th, 2027

Join us in Celebrating 35 years of radical, practical change

Our organization was imagined as a natural system, and over the past 35 years, we have embodied this through overlapping cycles of growth, adaptation, and regeneration.

To mark this milestone, we’re excited to gather with community across a series of opportunities to celebrate. From volunteer days and film series to a gala there is something for everyone.

Across a series of three events, we’ll be gathering with friends, family, partners, and storytellers at the Redd on Salmon Street to highlight films about living, working, and imagining new futures for our region.

Charting a course forward, together

Radical, practical change starts with you.

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