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

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

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

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.  

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

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

Portland, Oregon — Ecotrust has taken ownership of a former machine stamping building and warehouse at 831 SE Salmon Street in Portland’s Central Eastside industrial district, with the intention of restoring

June 26, Portland, Oregon —An unparalleled stretch of coastal open space at the south end of Tillamook County’s Sand Lake is one step closer to permanent protection today, after the

  NEW YORK (June 18, 2014) – The National Audubon Society announced today that Spencer B. Beebe, founder and chairman of Ecotrust and Ecotrust Forest Management will be the third

June 16, 2014, Portland, Oregon —Ecotrust CDE, a subsidiary of Ecotrust, has received $35 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits to support employment and innovation in distressed communities throughout

June 13, 2014;  Portland, Oregon — Last night, Edible Portland, a quarterly magazine of the nonprofit Ecotrust, honored six businesses and nonprofits with its annual Local Hero Awards at the Ecotrust Natural

Whitehorse, Yukon, June 09, 2014 – Ecotrust and the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) are excited to announce the launch of a new joint project to improve water quality

Portland, Ore. June 5, 2014 — Ecotrust announced today that it has earned a twelfth consecutive four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the nation’s leading charity evaluator and most trusted information source for responsible

  Portland, Ore., May 13, 2014– Ecotrust is pleased to announce the launch of a new project that will strengthen connections between preschool-aged children and healthy, local foods.  The Farm

Portland, Ore., May 1, 2014 – On June 12, Edible Portland and Ecotrust are holding their 7th annual Local Hero Awards, with a keynote by Nell Newman, to honor outstanding

PORTLAND, Ore. – Last night, Edible Portland, a quarterly magazine of the nonprofit Ecotrust, honored six businesses and nonprofits with its annual Local Hero Award. More than 250 people gathered at Ecotrust to

Portland, Ore. — Ecotrust is pleased to announce that it will receive new federal support through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm to School Program, an effort to better connect

Portland, Ore. – Starting February 7, Ecotrust and Edible Portland are bringing back Blind-Tasting Bingo, a game of sensory deprivation and heightened exploration that first premiered at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s Time-Based

White City, Ore., —  Rough & Ready Lumber, a family-run, 92-year-old company, announced today that it is reopening its small-diameter log mill, bringing 67 much-needed jobs back to Southern Oregon. Ecotrust

Portland, Ore., — Nominations are open for Ecotrust’s 12th annual Indigenous Leadership Award, recognizing native leaders dedicated to improving the social, economic, and environmental conditions of their homelands. Since 2001, Ecotrust has

Portland, Ore. – Coastal recreation, from bird watching to beach going, contributes $1.2 billion annually to Bay Area economies, according to a new study released today by the nonprofit Ecotrust

Portland, Ore. – Edible Portland is pleased to announce the official launch of Underground Airwaves, a brand new podcast of local, personal food stories. The series is now available on iTunes and on the magazine’s website.

NEW YORK, NY and PORTLAND, OR — Replacing aging wastewater, drinking water, and gas distribution pipes in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas can create more jobs and better

Portland, Ore. — Ecotrust will accept a Portland Business Journal/Sustainable Business Oregon Innovation in Sustainability Award on November 14, 2013. The award is part of an annual event honoring top

Portland, Ore. — Just in time for fall’s mushroom feasts, Ecotrust and Edible Portland have released a three-video series about Oregon mushroom foragers and farmers. The short videos were created

Portland, Ore. – This fall, Oregon school districts will reap local harvests in a big way, thanks to new funding from the Oregon Legislature. In the session concluded on July

San Francisco, Calif. and Portland, Ore —As a robust salmon season hits its peak in northern California, a growing San Francisco fishing cooperative is successfully demonstrating a new model for fishing,

Portland, Oregon — Just days after the public launch of a successful New Markets Tax Credit-supported project, Ecotrust has learned that its subsidiary, Ecotrust CDE, was awarded $45 million of additional

Portland, Ore. — Ecotrust announced today that it has earned an eleventh consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the nation’s leading charity evaluator and most trusted information source for responsible giving. This

Portland, Ore. — Ecotrust today announced several changes to its governance and leadership team to adapt to what the organization sees as a changing landscape for mission-driven organizations. Founder Spencer

PORTLAND, OR. — Ecotrust announced today the winners of the 11th annual Indigenous Leadership Award, an honor bestowed on exceptional Native leaders who are working throughout the region to  improve the social,

Portland, Ore. – The team behind FoodHub (www.food-hub.org), the website that helps local food buyers and sellers connect, has just released Local Food/Tech Landscape, an interactive guide to innovation at the intersection of

PORTLAND, OR – A recent fundraising effort by Whole Foods Market raised nearly $18,000 for Ecotrust, a Portland-based nonprofit. The proceeds benefit Ecotrust’s Food & Farms program, which works to build

PORTLAND, OR, and WASHINGTON, DC – Expanding climate change mitigation approaches beyond greenhouse gases to also target related pollutants would have enormous public health benefits in the nation’s most disadvantaged communities,

Portland, Ore. – Ecotrust released data today that demonstrates how watershed and fish habitat restoration in Oregon creates jobs. Ecotrust found that restoration projects generated $977.5 million in economic activity and as many

PORTLAND, ORE. — Five forward-looking tribal leaders from across Western North America were chosen today as finalists for the prestigious Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award. They are: Brian Cladoosby, Swinomish, La Conner,

PORTLAND, OR — How will we all thrive on a densely populated, rapidly changing planet? Today, Ecotrust launches Madrona, a new software platform for effective place-based decision making, to help planners and communities

Portland, Ore. — FoodHub director Amanda Oborne will return to the White House tomorrow to talk about the networking site’s growing success in finding new opportunities for rural food producers and buyers. Oborne

Portland, Ore. and Rockland, Maine — Today marks the beginning of a new era in community-based fishing in America, with 14 community fishing associations from Maine to Alaska banding  together to

Cordova, AK — In an effort to help local citizens and resource managers better understand the watershed in which they live and work, Ecotrust has created an online information hub for