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Posts By Spencer B. Beebe

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Leaving this place better than we found it

Every year we take a look back and ask, "How did we do?" Read our 2014 annual report.

Spencer B. Beebe
June 24, 2015 24 June 2015

In the middle of a forest, a large golden retriever sits between Bettina and Spencer in baseball caps

Deep in the Sixes Forest

Spencer writes about the natural model of development and the birth of Ecotrust Forest Management in this excerpt from Cache.

Spencer B. Beebe
March 30, 2015 27 April 2015

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The Old McCracken Warehouse

We were looking for a place to call home, and in 1998, we found it in a turn-of-the-century warehouse ready for renewal.

Spencer B. Beebe
March 26, 2015 27 April 2015

aerial photo of a river winding through a densely forested landscape

On the banks of the Kitlope River

Ecotrust's creation story begins on the banks of the Kitlope and in partnership with the Haisla First Nation.

Spencer B. Beebe
March 16, 2015 27 April 2015

Ecotrust founder Spencer Beebe with a falcon at Biddle Landing.

Learning from birds

Spencer Beebe tells the story of his introduction to falconry — an experience he continues to draw on today.

Spencer B. Beebe
March 10, 2015 23 July 2016

Indigenous Leadership Award Honoree, Billy Frank, Jr.

Remembering Billy Frank, Jr.

The Northwest's most passionate salmon advocate passed away on Monday.

Spencer B. Beebe
May 6, 2014 21 January 2016

A sea change in leadership at Ecotrust

There will be something of a sea change in our senior leadership when Ed Backus leaves.

Spencer B. Beebe
January 8, 2014 01 October 2014

Committing to home, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape

  6 March 1963.  At the rising dawn that rainy Wednesday, I was born in a farm on the banks of the Fish River.  My parents were uneducated farm labourers.  They worked in that farm from dawn to dusk for …

Spencer B. Beebe
January 6, 2014 01 October 2014

Farmland below a blue sky with hills.

Community rights movement gaining steam

As the swing states of Pennsylvania and Ohio decided the White House race this fall, another drama — perhaps of greater long-term importance — was playing out on the ground on election day, well below the national media radar. Communities …

Spencer B. Beebe
February 7, 2013 29 July 2016

Spencer Beebe

Investing in what we need, not what we want

The goal is enormous, but the steps are clear. We must start by asking: Is there a way to encourage an ethical, social movement in these directions and make money at the same time? Might there be a more natural …

Spencer B. Beebe
January 22, 2013 04 May 2020

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