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
Heartbreak, healing in Heiltsuk home waters: An interview with Jessie Housty
INTERVIEW | Jessie Housty of the Heiltsuk First Nation shares the social and economic impacts following the grounding of the Nathan E. Stewart.
Rural Reporting Fellowship takes root
PROGRAM UPDATE | Our new Rural Reporting Fellowship will provide support for in-depth reporting on climate change from a rural perspective.
Welcome to the Redd on Salmon Street
ECOTRUST UPDATE | With the historic renovation complete at Redd East,the two-block campus is complete and ready to host the community
2018 progress: Hard-earned gains and sparks of inspiration
ECOTRUST UPDATE | With your support, we furthered new ways of living and doing business in 2018
Nourishing community at the Redd
PARTNER VOICES | As a tenant of Redd on Salmon Street, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church found a solution for their food distribution challenges
The urgency of voting for the long haul
STAFF VOICES | As Election Day 2018 approaches, our executive director urges voting on behalf of the generations to come
Introducing two exciting additions to our event center catering list
INTERVIEW | Our Event Centers are proud to offer a catering list that is delicious, community-minded, and culturally-specific. Meet the latest addition
Defining direction for a regional climate response
STAFF VOICES | We’re working hard to shed new light on our regional opportunity to draw carbon out of the atmosphere
A taste for things to celebrate at the Huna Traditional Food Fair
PHOTO ESSAY | On September 8, 2018, more than 75 Hoonah locals headed for the Yaakw Kahidi (Canoe Shed) for the first Huna Traditional Food Fair.
Supporting tribal sovereignty through legislation and leadership
INTERVIEW | Lisa Watt and Doe Hatfield interviewed Alan Parker following the publication of his recent book, Pathways to Indigenous Nation Sovereignty
A stronger food system,from soil to sea
PROGRAM UPDATE | Now in its second year, we’re accepting applications for our Ag of the Middle Accelerator, a unique business development program
Preparations for the Huna traditional food fair
PROGRAM UPDATE | Indigenous fellow Miakah Nix reports on preparing for a traditional foods fair in southeast Alaska
Tipping the balance to more carbon storage in Pacific Northwest forests
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Our new peer-reviewed study finds additional carbon storage potential through just two components of FSC management.
Savoring every season at the Redd
PROGRAM UPDATE | As the seasons change, the community at the Redd continues to strengthen their connections to one another and build their businesses
Catalytic Capital: The value of New Markets Tax Credits
PROGRAM UPDATE | New Markets Tax Credits deliver environmental, social, and economic benefits to economically distressed communities when little else can
Field notes on first foods: Swinomish clambake
STAFF VOICES | Stephanie Gutierrez and David Diaz drove to the Swinomish Reservation this past week to partake in a traditional clambake
Welcome Doe Hatfield
STAFF VOICES | We sit down for a quick Q&A with our new Communications Director, Doe Hatfield
Impact through community
PARTNER VOICES | Ecotrust’s Events team is proud to announce our 2018 Community Grant Awardees
Small insights on the Great Land: A report from Alaska
STAFF VOICES | Our executive director visits Alaska and finds opportunities that benefit the environment and the economy, and advance equity for all
An unexpected dialogue
STAFF VOICES | Amanda Oborne, our VP of Food & Farms, shares lessons she learned on sharing power and privilege while attending a convening of leaders working to create a more equitable and resilient food system
Sparks fly from our ground floor
PROGRAM UPDATE | We welcome coffee shop La Perlita to the Natural Capital Center, and prepare to open our newest event space
Haa Tóo Yéi Yatee Culture Camp: It is inside of us
PROGRAM UPDATE | At Hoonah’s Haa Tóo Yéi Yatee Culture Camp, students are learning about their culture and building its vibrant future
Taking action now: the Tribal Climate Change Project
STAFF VOICES | Throughout the Pacific Northwest, tribes are taking action to fight climate change
Soul food in southeast Alaska
STAFF VOICES | “When I hear the words ‘Soul Food,’ I don’t think Louisiana, I think Alaska,” Miakah Nix says.
Replicability takes the stage at Slow Fish San Francisco
PROGRAM UPDATE | Our head of Fisheries reports back on what she learned this year at Slow Fish San Francisco, a briny conference that brings together fish advocates from across the country to shuck, slurp, converse, and celebrate
Better data, stronger impact
PROGRAM UPDATE | Ecotrust’s new metrics platform spawns tighter focus in farm to institution programming