Second cohort of Alaska Salmon Fellows joins statewide program to address salmon’s “people problem”
Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, April 2, 2018 — “Alaska is a place of divided people,” writes Taylor Evenson, an entrepreneur and commercial fisherman from Anchorage and Kenai. “We are divided by […]
Ecotrust launches business education program for mid-scale ag
Portland, Ore., Wednesday, December 6, 2017 – Starting this month, a group of 14 farmers, ranchers, and fishermen will participate in a newly-formed business accelerator pilot program developed by Ecotrust […]
Bank of the West announces the Innovation and Community Impact winners of its eighth annual Philanthropy Awards
Bank of the West today announced Portland-based Ecotrust and Denver-based Warren Village as winners of the Bank of the West Philanthropy Awards. Each nonprofit was awarded $100,000 and recognized for […]
Ecotrust Forest Management (EFM) recognized among top 10 percent of B Corps
Portland, Ore., September 12, 2017 — For the fifth year in a row, Ecotrust Forest Management (EFM) is recognized for creating extraordinary positive impact through its climate-smart investment strategies based on […]
Acclaimed scientist teams up with regional culinary stars for Light Up the Redd
PORTLAND, Ore., September 12, 2017 — Ecotrust is gathering visionaries, artisans, farmers, and citizens for a benefit highlighting a more equitable, restorative, and delicious food system. Light Up the Redd, […]
Oregon legislature votes unanimously to preserve Farm to School and School Garden funding
Megan Kemple, Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Network 541-344-4329 (office) 541-225-8807 (cell) megan@oregonfarmtoschool.org Leah Harrison, FoodCorps 503-558-6413 mailto:leah.harrison@foodcorps.org Salem, Ore., Friday, July 7, 2017 – A bill supporting Farm […]
New report shows that impact funds outperform competition in timberland investments
Timberland impact funds seeking to advance environmental and social objectives in addition to financial returns outperform the competition by nearly 2X, according to a new report released by […]
Statewide effort to keep farm to school and school garden funding in place takes important next step
Contact: Megan Kemple, Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Network 541-344-4329 megan@oregonfarmtoschool.org […]
Ecotrust CDE awarded $75 million in new federal tax credits
PORTLAND, Ore., November 21, 2016 — Ecotrust CDE, a subsidiary of Ecotrust, has received $75 million in federal New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocation to support employment and investment in distressed […]
Treasury announces $7 Billion allocation of New Markets Tax Credits
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced that 120 organizations nationwide will receive a total of $7 billion in New […]
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians regain salmon-bearing wetlands in ancestral homeland
Contact: Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) Mike Kennedy, Natural Resources Manager 541.444.8232 mikek@ctsi.nsn.us McKenzie River Trust (MRT) Liz Lawrence, Associate Director 541.844.9334 (cell) 541.345.2799 (office) llawrence@mckenzieriver.org Ecotrust Forest Management […]
EFM awarded USDA conservation grant
PORTLAND, Ore. — Ecotrust Forest Management (EFM) announced today their receipt of a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its innovative approach to forestland investing and management. […]
Ecotrust Forest Management honored as Best for the World, creating most overall positive impact across all categories
PORTLAND, Ore. — For the fourth year in a row, Ecotrust Forest Management (EFM) has been listed as a B Corp Best for the World by B the Change Media based […]
September 20: Ecotrust celebrates 25 years, Roots at the Redd
PORTLAND, Ore, August 25, 2016 — On September 20, Portland nonprofit Ecotrust will celebrate their 25th anniversary with a birthday party at the Redd on Salmon Street. The event will […]
Ecotrust lands national food nonprofit at the Redd
CONTACT: Jerusha Klemperer, FoodCorps 212-596-7045 x105 jerusha.klemperer@foodcorps.org June 1, 2016, Portland, Oregon — Ecotrust announced today that national service organization and AmeriCorps partner, FoodCorps, will be moving its headquarters to […]
Edible Portland to continue under Free Range Media
Alex Corcoran Free Range Media 206.605.9005 alex@edibleportland.com PORTLAND, Ore. – April 21, 2016 – Edible Portland, published by Ecotrust for the past eight years and one of 90 Edible magazines […]
Ecotrust appoints new Executive Director
PORTLAND, Ore, March 22, 2016 — Ecotrust Founder and Executive Chair Spencer Beebe today named Jeremy Barnicle as the organization’s new Executive Director. “Ecotrust’s board and staff could not be […]
The Redd comes alive with salmon and cedar for October open house
WHAT: Inner southeast Portland neighbors and businesses and Oregon food innovators will join foresters, fishermen, musicians, and community organizers for a rain-or-shine celebration of the season and its natural bounty […]
Swinomish and Ecotrust receive federal funding for forest conservation, carbon sequestration
PORTLAND, Ore. — September 17, 2015 — The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and Ecotrust have been jointly awarded federal funding to explore the establishment of a “forest bank” on the […]
Interactive multimedia exhibit features Latino voices on food and farming
Inheritance Stories: Latino Voices on Farming, Culture, and Ecology is an interactive exhibit popping up in Portland and Woodburn. The exhibit will include immersive listening stations featuring stories in English and […]
Multimedia interactiva presenta la exposición de voces latinas sobre la alimentación ya la agricultura
Ecotrust y Underground Airwaves presentan Historias de una herencia: Voces latinas en la Agricultura, Cultura y Ecología, una exposición interactiva presentándose en Portland y Woodburn. La exposición incluirá estaciones inmersivas […]
Ecotrust opens up 20,000 square feet for lease at burgeoning Eastside food hub
PORTLAND, Ore. – September 1, 2015 – Ecotrust, which is developing a new urban campus in Portland’s Central Eastside dedicated to nurturing a robust regional food economy, today announced availability […]
Mimicking Birds, Orquestra Pacifico Tropical fire up Ecotrust’s Sundown Concert Series
Oregon State University College of Forestry partners with Ecotrust to present free outdoor concert and forests and water-themed street fair on the First Thursday in August WHAT: On August 6, […]
School of Rock and Horse Feathers sweeten final Sundown Concert
Beneficial State Bank partners with Ecotrust to present free outdoor concert and food-themed street fair on the First Thursday in September What: On September 3, this year’s final Sundown Concert […]
Portland Cello Project cuts loose with “all-ages dance party” at Ecotrust’s opening Sundown Concert
PORTLAND CELLO PROJECT CUTS LOOSE WITH “ALL-AGES DANCE PARTY” AT ECOTRUST’S OPENING SUNDOWN CONCERT Pacific Continental Bank partners with Ecotrust to present free outdoor concert and climate-themed street fair on […]
Ecotrust’s “Sundown Concerts” lineup is music to our ears
Ecotrust announces the line-up for the sixth edition of the Sundown Concerts, showcasing some of Portland’s most outstanding bands playing free, public shows in the heart of the city. Portland […]
EFM sells 3,200 acres of ecologically and culturally significant coastal Oregon forestland to Coquille Tribe
PORTLAND, ORE., May 21, 2015 —Ecotrust Forest Management (EFM) today announced the sale of 3,200 acres of forestland in Curry County to the Coquille Tribe. The sale will not only […]
Oregon food producers hungry for infrastructure
PORTLAND, ORE., May 14, 2015 – Before food ever reaches the table, it’s gone through an elaborate system of producers, brokers, distributors and other intermediaries, all of whom have a […]
Love where you live? Sundown is your concert series
PORTLAND, Oregon – You’re in the heart of the city on a warm, sun-filled evening. It’s First Thursday, and you’ve taken in arts and culture throughout downtown and the Pearl. […]
Pioneering organic chef Nora Pouillon shares memoir, My Organic Life, over a great meal
WHAT: Join Nostrana and Ecotrust for a meal on May 6th with honored guest, chef Nora Pouillon. Nora joins us two weeks after her memoir, My Organic Life, was released […]
“Black Box” Food Forum takes the lid off inner workings of our food system
WHAT: Food lands on our plates via a complex and often invisible web. On May 14th, Ecotrust opens the “black box” of this web, presenting findings from a one-and-a-half-year study […]
Ecotrust Forest Management named B Corp Best for the World for third year running
PORTLAND, Oregon – For the third year in a row, Ecotrust Forest Management has been listed as a ‘B Corp Best for the World’ by the nonprofit B Lab. Honorees […]
“Chicken and Egg” Food Forum pecks at barriers to sustainable meat production
WHAT: Old arguments about animal management practices needed to “feed a nation” are giving way to bold moves like the bill under consideration in the Oregon legislature that would limit […]
Ecotrust to expand “The Redd” as Central Eastside Food Campus
Ecotrust today purchased a 26,000-square-foot warehouse and showroom at 1140 SE 7th Avenue in Portland. The property sits adjacent to its recent property acquisition at 831 SE Salmon Street. Together, […]
Portland’s first-ever CSA Share Fair: Spring starts here
March 2, 2015, Portland, OR – On the spring equinox, the Portland Area CSA Coalition and Ecotrust are teaming up to throw Portland’s first-ever public fair to celebrate Community Supported […]
Nationwide economist network tackles important question: Has the future economy arrived?
February 17, 2015, Portland, Oregon — Couchsurfing. CSAs. Neighborhood energy. Local food clusters. Coops. Promising alternative business models are cropping up all around the country. Do they constitute the new […]
New event series focuses on bringing good food to scale
February 4, 2015, Portland, Oregon – The Pacific Northwest has made leaps and bounds toward creating a robust, responsible regional food system, but some of our greatest hurdles still lie […]
Two events to honor indigenous leadership, Native American Heritage Month in November
The Native American Youth and Family Center, Ecotrust, and City Club of Portland, present two events on Nov. 14 to celebrate outstanding indigenous leadership during Native American Heritage Month. […]
Ecotrust names five honorees for 2014 Indigenous Leadership Award
October 9, 2014, Portland, Oregon — Ecotrust today announced the honorees of the 12th annual Indigenous Leadership Award. They are: Annita McPhee (Tahltan), Arthur William Sterritt (Gitga’at), Eric J. Quaempts […]
Ecotrust sells Sand Lake property to Oregon for new state park
September 16, 2014, Portland, Oregon —Oregon State Parks on Friday completed its purchase of the Beltz Farm property at the south end of Tillamook County’s Sand Lake, permanently protecting an […]