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Have a press inquiry? Please contact Doe Hatfield. See our latest Press Releases and Ecotrust in the News below.

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America’s agroforestry renaissance

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  • Stephanie Gutierrez, Forests and Community Program Director, offers a perspective on agroforestry: “[Agroforestry] is just a new way to describe something that Indigenous people have been doing for thousands of years.”
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Community Supported Fisheries Prove Seafood Can Be Local, Too

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  • Fisheries and Food Systems Program Manager, Tyson Rasor, offers perspectives on opportunities around frozen fish, and assisting fishers in reaching new markets.
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Urgency, Ambition Essential in NMTC Investments in Fight Against Climate Change

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  • Ecotrust’s Director of Community Investments Sara Pietka shares perspectives on assessing potential New Markets Tax Credit investments within our “3E” framework of equity, economy, and the environment in a recent issue of Novogradac’s Journal of Tax Credits.
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Portland-based nonprofits get $50M in grants for climate-smart commodity projects

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  • A proposal led by Sustainable Northwest and a collaborative of partners, including Ecotrust, has been awarded a $25 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture to support the climate-smart wood economy
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Events with a heart at Portland’s Ecotrust

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  • Ecotrust’s historic venues at the Natural Capital Center and the Redd on Salmon Street get the spotlight on Northwest Meetings and Events.
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Fire on the Landscape

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  • In this expert Q&A, tribal ecologist Dr. Frank K. Lake offers his unique perspective to the topic of fire on the landscape and mentions a new agroforestry story map made in partnership with Ecotrust.
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Press Releases

Ecotrust endorses Oregon Farm to School funding in 2023

  • Angela Hedstrom
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  • Coalition of advocates urge Oregon legislators to maintain investment in impactful program.

New Investment in the Green Workforce Academy

  • Doe Hatfield
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  • Black and Indigenous Pathways to Green Sector Jobs Supported by Portland Clean Energy Fund

Statement on Supreme Court decision limiting EPA’s oversight of emissions

  • Megan Foucht
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Salt & Soil Marketplace starts another season to savor

  • Doe Hatfield
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  • Local nonprofit marketplace connects Southeast Alaska consumers to their local food producers

Celebrating Antone Minthorn

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  • Ecotrust names the Redd on Salmon Street’s board room “Big Dawn” in celebration of Antone Minthorn, Pacific Northwest Indigenous leader and longtime Ecotrust board member.

Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Awards 2022 Awardees Announced

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  • Four leaders will be celebrated for their tireless contributions to uplifting Indigenous communities and food sovereignty.
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