Casting a vote for common purpose
STAFF VOICES | Ecotrust team members discuss what’s at stake in the upcoming election
Tribal school science class centers indigenous language and mentorship
PROGRAM UPDATE | As part of the Tribal Workforce Development Project, this culturally-relevant online class connects Native students to urban forests.
Building back better
STAFF VOICES | As we confront the multiple crises here in our home region, we need to think bigger than getting back to “normal”
A conversation with Laurie Dunne
STAFF VOICES | Indigenous Fellow Laurie Dunne talks about her GIS work, her experience working from home, and her hopes for the future
The future of our forests at the confluence of climate change and wildfire
STAFF VOICES | This year’s wildfire season has been nothing short of devastating. How did we get here and where do we go from here?
Food, farms, and fire
ECOTRUST UPDATE | As farmers and food producers in our region weather an unprecedented wildfire season, we offer our support and a list of resources.
Welcome Cat Goughnour
INTERVIEW | We chat with our new board member, Cat Goughnour, who has been part of Ecotrust’s racial equity work since 2016
Home fires burning
STAFF VOICES | As devastating wind-driven fires reshape forest communities up and down the West Coast, a team member reflects on home, partnership, and staying connected.
Remembering Susan Hammer
IN MEMORIAM | A beloved board member and regional champion for a more equitable, prosperous, and climate-smart future, Susan Hammer passed on August 25
A look back at Back to the Root
FEATURE | The second annual Back to the Root Conference convened 100+ BIPOC producers at the Redd on Salmon Street
Climate, land, and BIPOC leadership: Pursuing equity-centered solutions
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Jamese Kwele spoke on centering equity in climate solutions panel hosted by Rep. Blumenauer.
Update: Keex’ Kwaan Community Forest Partnership
INTERVIEW | Our team works with the Keex’ Kwaan Community Forest Partnership to keep safety top of mind in planning the summer season
Where to invest now for racial justice in our region
STAFF VOICES | Building resilient communities, ecosystems, and economies requires a multitude of approaches. These Black-led organizations are showing the way.
Statement of support
ANNOUNCEMENTS | Economic opportunity, social equity, and environmental well-being cannot be achieved without racial justice.
Progress in perspective
ECOTRUST UPDATE | In a series of timelines, we share examples of how our work has progressed over the past decade.
Feeding communities during a crisis
PHOTO ESSAY | In a collaboration with the Redd on Salmon Street and Ecotrust, Feed the Mass is preparing, delivering, and serving hundreds of free meals every week.
Love where you live
STAFF VOICES | This Earth Day, we continue to realize our vision for resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems, in our region and beyond
Update: Farm to School
INTERVIEW | Angela Hedstrom shares current challenges around keeping farm to school relationships afloat during the COVID-19 crisis.
Update: The Redd on Salmon Street
INTERVIEW | We connect with the Redd campus manager, B-Line founder, and our VP of events and engagement for an update on activities at the Redd campus amid COVID shutdowns.
A time for connection and resilience
STAFF VOICES | Amidst uncertainty, we’re looking to stories of resilience to remind us that a new way forward is possible and necessary
Advancing equity in Farm to School education
STAFF VOICES | In a recent keynote address, Jamese Kwele shared examples of centering equity in Farm to School and where opportunity exists to do more.
Introducing Teresa Gaddy
INTERVIEW | We are proud to introduce our new Green Workforce Academy Program Manager.
Working where change is a way of life
FEATURE | Our founder’s new Salmon Nation initiative is taking flight
Climate threat v. climate opportunity
ECOTRUST UPDATE | With rapid adoption of forward-looking policies, we have a chance to develop a robust regional response to climate change.
Fresh connections, new opportunities
ECOTRUST UPDATE | More than 100 producers, food businesses, advocates, and buyers came together to discuss diversity and dig into the delicious details at the
Our responsibility to the Southern Resident killer whales: An interview with Cecilia Gobin
INTERVIEW | An interview with Cecilia Gobin (Tulalip), Conservation Policy Analyst and Southern Resident Orca Task Force Member
The beginning of a partnership in the land of Keex’ Kwaan
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Ecotrust KKCFP Coordinator Miakah Nix shares photos and highlights from Keex’ Kwaan Community Forest Partnership’s first field season.
Oregon schools get a taste for local tamales
PROGRAM UPDATE | New connections bring Tortillería y Tienda De León’s legacy of traditional Mexican food to school lunch trays throughout Oregon.
Ecotrust stands with the Global Climate Strike
STAFF VOICES | As an organization, Ecotrust stands with the Global Climate Strike. We are going to give this challenge everything we’ve got
Cutting to the core of the climate crisis
STAFF VOICES | Grant Coordinator Madeleine Corich reflects on how she overcame climate despair, by organizing with the youth-led movement Sunrise.
Power to the pupusas
INTERVIEW | Kaitlyn Rich interviews Eli Marroquin, owner of Portland Pupusas y Taquería, and the inaugural Powerhouse participant at the Redd.
A conversation with Susie Lee
INTERVIEW | Seattle-based artist and entrepreneur Susie Lee chats with us about her career, being a new mom, and being Ecotrust’s newest board member.
Seattle food system at a crossroads
PROGRAM UPDATE | Exploring opportunities to fill food infrastructure gaps in the Puget Sound.
Place and partnership in Southeast Alaska
ECOTRUST UPDATE | We are proud to join the Sustainable Southeast Partnership and expand our work together in Southeast Alaska.
Introducing Jamese Kwele
INTERVIEW | Our Director of Food Equity talks about her new role.
A legacy of restoration, in living color
PARTNER VOICES | After more than 20 years of working together to restore their watershed, the Siuslaw Watershed Council enlists our team to help share their story
Umi noodles go to lunch
PARTNER VOICES | Lola Milholland of Umi Organics shares the story of how she made her organic yakisoba noodles school lunchroom-ready.
Community and capital: An Ag of the Middle case study in cash flow
INTERVIEW | Our Ag of the Middle Program Manager, Maia Hardy, interviews rancher and Accelerator participant, Jared Gartner
Protecting place, pursuing justice: Continuing the conversation with Jessie Housty
INTERVIEW | The story behind the Heiltsuk First Nation Investigating and eventually litigating a 2016 diesel spill in unceded territorial waters
Redd Reveal: More than a party
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Attendees of the Redd on Salmon Street’s grand opening event tasted the future we’re working toward