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
A groundbreaking campus takes shape

PROGRAM UPDATE | Groundbreaking at Redd East signals the green light for the next phase of development on the two-block campus
Fresh views from Sitka Sedge

ECOTRUST UPDATE | In 2014, Ecotrust assisted in securing permanent conservation for one of Oregon’s last intact coastal estuaries. Now, our newest state park.
From land and sea to chef and table

PARTNER VOICES |Nate Rispler of Wilder Land & Sea reflects on his experience at the Redd and how he helped launch Portland’s signature meat and seafood distribution company.
Guiding principles for bringing about the change we seek

ECOTRUST UPDATE | Our core values drive our decision-making, inform our strategy and more
The uncertain future of Oregon’s farmland

PARTNER VOICES | The tidal wave of farmland transition isn’t coming – we’re in the middle of it
Four simple steps for better seafood choices

FEATURE | Eating responsibly harvested seafood connects us to ocean ecosystems and the people who depend on them.
Better than best: Betsy’s Bar None

PARTNER VOICES | Redd tenant Betsy Langton shares her experiences as a first-time businesswoman and the inspiration that launched her product.
Tribes respond: Atlantic salmon in the Salish Sea

FEATURE | Tribes around the Puget Sound have long objected to Atlantic salmon being farmed in the Salish Sea. An incident last August shows us why.
An organic reformation?

STAFF VOICES | Our head of Food and Farms reports on what she learned this year at EcoFarm, the Ecological Farming Association conference that has flowered annually in California since 1981.
Change starts here

ECOTRUST UPDATE | In a time of social unrest, environmental upheaval, and economic uncertainty, our mission matters more now than ever.
New connections in our fibershed

STAFF VOICES | There is a growing interest in a regionally-based, responsible fiber economy. And the challenges of scale mirror those in food.
Building a food system grounded in justice

PARTNER VOICES | Ricardo Salvador challenges us to consider the colonial, racist, and extractive underpinnings of our current food system. And to act.
An illuminating affair

PHOTO ESSAY | Light Up the Redd will go down as a highlight in our journey toward a healthy and equitable food future.
Under water, on fire: Waking up to a new climate reality

STAFF VOICES | In the latest string of extreme natural disasters, we are all made living witnesses to a new geological epoch.
Taking a fresh look at frozen fish

ECOTRUST UPDATE | Ecotrust joined the OSU Food Innovation Center and Seafood Analytics to test consumer preference and quality of fresh v. frozen fish.
Wanted: Jobs, infrastructure, equity

ECOTRUST UPDATE | Everyone wants greener cities and good jobs. But not everyone has access.
Ricardo Salvador calls for food justice

PARTNER VOICES | Join us for an inspirational evening at Light Up the Redd on Thursday, October 5 with keynote speaker Ricardo Salvador
Centering frontline communities

ECOTRUST UPDATE | This year, we endorsed the People’s Climate Movement to support the power shift from dominant-culture to frontline community leadership.
Remembering Ray Hollander

IN MEMORIAM | Ray’s legacy at Ecotrust found its roots in the deep caring that he felt for his coworkers.
Don’t call it climate change

PARTNER VOICES | On Thursday, April 20, we welcomed best-selling author, environmentalist, entrepreneur, and climate advocate Paul Hawken to present Drawdown
Biomimicry and the Urban Greenprint Seedkit

PARTNER VOICES | Urban Greenprint contributes this piece on looking to biomimicry to inform building nature-forward urban environments
Creating jobs and building equity in the urban forest

STAFF VOICES | A new report by Ecotrust and PolicyLink shows economic and social benefit of increasing equity in the growing green infrastructure industry.
Three things to watch as tall wood buildings rise in the Northwest

STAFF VOICES | A closer look at opportunities in the burgeoning Cross Laminated Timber market
Forests and farms thriving together

ECOTRUST UPDATE | An all-lands management approach and deep commitment to collaboration guide business in the heart of the Olympic Peninsula
10 things to know about the Elliott State Forest sale

STAFF VOICES | We believe the Elliott State Forest is an invaluable cultural and conservation resource that should be in public or tribal ownership
Culture trumps data: A new myth for our planet

STAFF VOICES | The story of our bioregion is real, immediate, and fundamentally hopeful.
Following cultural lifeways

PARTNER VOICES | Oregon Poet Laureate and former Ecotruster, Liz Woody, shared this poem at our 25th anniversary celebration – Roots at the Redd
Honoring Dave Hatch

IN MEMORIAM | Remembering Dave Hatch, a longtime friend, partner, and advocate for Native communities
What’s new in Food and Farms

ECOTRUST UPDATE | FoodCorps moves into the Redd, we tell everyone that Farm to School Counts, and Stanford Social Innovation Review talks about our work
Elizabeth Woody, Oregon’s Voice

PARTNER VOICES | Elizabeth Woody, formerly of Ecotrust, will focus her tenure as Oregon’s first Native American Poet Laureate on rural communities
Forging a future economy with equity at its heart

PARTNER VOICES | Van Jones speaks at Portland State University on the essential connection between the environment, social justice, and the economy
Rebuilding home: A story map of Sek-Wet-Se Forest

ECOTRUST UPDATE | This spring, a plan years in the making came to fruition when Ecotrust Forest Management sold 3,200 acres of forestland to the Coquille Tribe
A school district unites around food

PROGRAM UPDATE | Welcome to the Salem-Keizer School District in Oregon, where 40,000 students are eating more healthy, local food and learning in school gardens
Billy Frank, Jr.: River revolutionary

PARTNER VOICES | “That’s who we are. We’re salmon people.”