Carrying the flame of cultural regeneration
October 16, 2025
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Ron Goode, a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
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PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Ron Goode, a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
PARTNER VOICES | Hear from Shelly Covert, an Emerging Leadership recipient of this year’s Indigenous Leadership Awards
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Satsan (Herbert George), a 2025 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about the Tribal Marine Stewards Network, the 2025 Indigenous Leadership group awardee
PARTNER VOICES | Meet Ryan Reed, one of this year’s Indigenous Leadership Awards in the Emerging Leaders category
PHOTO ESSAY | A look back at last year’s Indigenous Agroforestry Network Gathering
Connecting land stewards, traditional gatherers, agroforestry and partners across the Northwest to uphold Indigenous agroforestry practices by Indigenous communities
INTERVIEW | Speaking with the founder of Caitlyn Minimalist, a southern California-based jewelry business that is a 1% for the Planet member and Ecotrust supporter
Partnering with tribes throughout the region to help market tribal wood products and support data-driven decision-making.
This downloadable toolkit contains six tools and is meant to be adapted to the needs of your project.
A celebration of the determination, wisdom, and continuum of Indigenous leadership across the region.
ANNOUNCEMENTS | After an extensive nationwide search, Ecotrust is pleased to announce Ronda Rutledge as our new Executive Director
PROGRAM UPDATE | As we sunset one of our cornerstone programs, we reflect on the successes, challenges, and new opportunities
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Reflecting on the lessons learned from leadership transitions.
Our business development program designed for small to mid-size food producers
Maps have always been at the heart of Ecotrust’s work to better connect people to the places they live.
Bringing together partners with from economic, natural resource management, research, and education backgrounds to address urban and community tribal forestry workforce needs
PROGRAM UPDATE | A look inside a growing body of work in partnership with the Hoopa Valley Tribe
A series of educational webinars that examine the impact of Indigenous leadership and leaders
Cataloging, sharing, and visualizing ocean data and trends on the West Coast
Partnering with Tribes to improve the digital continuity of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge
Building broadly shared, intergenerational wealth with our region’s communities
Community-based approaches to understanding the outcomes of California Marine Protected Areas
ECOTRUST UPDATE | A reflection and programmatic update from our Interim Executive Director, Olivia M. Rebanal
PROGRAM UPDATE | Sustainable Northwest wins significant funding on a proposal to build the Climate Smart Wood Economy. We are excited to join a group of nonprofit and tribal partners in the Pacific Northwest on this effort
ECOTRUST UPDATE | We’re excited to announce Kevin Bumatay and Olivia Rebanal as our Interim Co-Executive Directors!
PROGRAM UPDATE | A new video explores changes made to the Ag of the Middle Accelerator program to center racial equity
INTERVIEW | Learn more about our first CIO, Olivia M. Rebanal, who has been busy coordinating energies toward our Strategic Plan and building equity-centered processes.
ECOTRUST UPDATE | A note from our departing Executive Director, Jeremy Barnicle, on his transition and what’s next.
ECOTRUST UPDATE | In humble collaboration, the Ecotrust team embarked on a strategic planning process.
INTERVIEW | Tribal Network Strategist Carson Viles discusses a growing body of work at Ecotrust around Indigenous stewardship and co-management.
STAFF VOICES | Ecotrust team members discuss what’s at stake in the upcoming election
STAFF VOICES | As we confront the multiple crises here in our home region, we need to think bigger than getting back to “normal”
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.
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Jamese Kwele spoke on centering equity in climate solutions panel hosted by Rep. Blumenauer.
ECOTRUST UPDATE | In a series of timelines, we share examples of how our work has progressed over the past decade.
STAFF VOICES | This Earth Day, we continue to realize our vision for resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems, in our region and beyond