Supporting tribal timber markets

Partnering with tribes throughout the region to help market tribal wood products and support data-driven decision-making.

Equitable Evaluation Toolkit

This downloadable toolkit contains six tools and is meant to be adapted to the needs of your project.

Restoration through Storytelling: A Land Stewardship Storytelling Series

A series of gatherings focused on cultural restoration and connecting BIPOC communities to lands and waters stewardship

Addressing the Impacts of American Shad in the Columbia River

Raising awareness, supporting fishers, and developing viable markets for non-native American shad

Farm to School & Early Childhood Institutes

A unique professional learning opportunity for farm to school and farm to early childhood education practitioners in Oregon and Washington.

Indigenous Leadership Awards

A celebration of the determination, wisdom, and continuum of Indigenous leadership across the region.

USDA FSA Urban Agriculture Cooperative Agreement

A $1.5M cooperative agreement is supporting utilization of USDA programs among farmers historically underserved or discriminated against by the agency.

Soil Health Workshop Series

Workshops on soil health for Black, Indigenous and People of Color

Ag of the Middle Accelerator

Our business development program designed for small to mid-size food producers

Forest Bank

We explore how community-centered management, operationalized by a unique financial model, can lead the way toward climate resilience.

Supporting farm to school programming in Oregon

Working with partners across Oregon to champion farm to school legislation

Maps that Matter

Maps have always been at the heart of Ecotrust’s work to better connect people to the places they live.

The Bullitt Center

Cities are an integral part of nature. The Bullitt Center demonstrates this principle by blurring the lines between buildings and nature, and giving back more of nature’s benefits than it consumes.

Forestry Tech

Tools and technology to help forest and land managers make decisions

General operating support

Indigenous Forestry Mentorship Program

Matching Yakama Nation Tribal School and Heritage University students throughout an Indigenous Forestry online course

Tribal Forestry Workforce Development

Bringing together partners with from economic, natural resource management, research, and education backgrounds to address urban and community tribal forestry workforce needs

Ecotrust CDE & New Markets Tax Credit

Mobilizing New Markets Tax Credits for projects that strengthen climate resilience, intergenerational wealth-building, and lands and waters stewardship.

Embodied Carbon

Actionable data to facilitate market connections for climate-smart wood producers

Green Workforce Academy

A paid opportunity for Black, Native, and people of color in Portland who want to learn more about jobs in the green economy.

Systemic Barriers to Land Access

Supporting American Farmland Trust in providing training for agricultural service providers on systemic barriers to land access and tools for choosing creative land access models

Indigenous Leadership Briefing Series

A series of educational webinars that examine the impact of Indigenous leadership and leaders

Salt & Soil Marketplace 

Online food hub connecting Southeast Alaska food producers and local consumers.

West Coast Ocean Data Portal

Cataloging, sharing, and visualizing ocean data and trends on the West Coast

Mariculture in Southeast Alaska

Supporting Alaska Native sovereignty through the development of sustainable ocean farming

Local Link

Bringing together a growing network committed to building thriving local economies, vibrant urban and rural communities, and equitable access to good food

Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Database

Partnering with Tribes to improve the digital continuity of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge

Institutional Purchasing Pathways

Connecting BIPOC-owned food businesses with hospital food buyers ready to go local

Farm to School

Working with a statewide network to support farm to school programming in Oregon

Farm to Early Care and Education

Nourishing and educating children ages 0-5 in the garden, at the table, and in the classroom

Community Asset Development

Building broadly shared, intergenerational wealth with our region’s communities

California Marine Protected Areas

Community-based approaches to understanding the outcomes of California Marine Protected Areas

BIPOC Farm to Market Program

A training program for farmers and producers who are Black, African, Indigenous, and people of color in the Portland Metro area

Viviane Barnett Fellowship for Food System Leaders

A cohort-based program designed for aspiring and experienced leaders of color working to build equitable, climate-resilient food systems