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The Plight of the Yakamas’ Sacred Fruit

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  • What’s threatening the Yakamas’ cherished huckleberry? Heritage University environmental students found out in a study that may help save the fruit on the reservation and beyond. The work has been supported by funding through several federal grants, including a USDA grant administered through Ecotrust.
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12 projects that could transform development along the Willamette River

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  • The sold-out Reimagine the River conference, hosted by the 1803 Fund, Ecotrust and the Willamette Falls Trust, brought together civic, tribal, nonprofit and business leaders to discuss the region’s connection to the Willamette River.
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Mariculture workshop in Juneau highlights growth potential for Alaska oyster farms

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  • Ecotrust’s Mariculture Catalyst Maranda Hamme was part of a small group that visited Juneau for a day-long mariculture workshop organized by Alaska Sea Grant and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Hamme discusses the challenges she experiences as an Indigenous mariculture farmer.
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Tending the Tides – Oregon’s Mariculture Revolution

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  • Members of Ecotrust’s Tending the Tides production team join Ocean Science Radio to share more about how Oregon is building regenerative ocean farming that honors Indigenous stewardship, avoids parachute science, and redefines what sustainable food systems look like.
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These Farmers Want to Use Agrivoltaics to Supply Healthy Food to their Community

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  • Itanna and Yosafe Murphy of Sheba Farm are working to use agrivoltaics–co-locating solar PV energy production with agricultural activities on their 160-acre farm–to provide healthy, fresh and tasty food to their community, along with STEM education and energy resilience. In addition to agrivoltaics, the project, located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, will integrate vertical farming and hydroponics. Oregon State University, Ecotrust, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and others have joined the effort as technical partners.
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First Flour Mill on Umatilla Tribal Land Under Development, with NMTC Support

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  • “Ecotrust CDE’s placement of NMTCs in Cairnspring Mills’ Blue Mountain Mill is an exemplar use of our allocation authority, wholly consistent with our mission and purpose to provide financial support for economic development projects on tribal lands and building triple bottom line benefit.”
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Press Releases

Patrick Tran joins Ecotrust as Vice President of Communications and Development

  • Emilie Chen
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  • – New vice president to help guide 35th anniversary and fundraising strategy –

New Report Details Roadmap for Growing a Resilient Aquaculture Sector in Oregon

  • Megan Foucht and Jon Bonkoski
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  • Set of 12 recommendations address public perception, permitting, building partnerships and more

Ecotrust launches new podcast about mariculture in Oregon

  • Megan Foucht
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  • Series provides insights into opportunities and challenges for the state’s “blue economy”

Ecotrust CDE Provides $15 Million of New Markets Tax Credit Financing to Cairnspring Mills

  • Megan Foucht
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  • Specialized financing unlocks capital to construct a new flour mill in partnership with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Ecotrust Announces 2025 Indigenous Leadership Award Recipients

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  • Six leaders and one group will be honored at a ceremony on October 15

Ecotrust CDE awarded $40 million in New Markets Tax Credits

  • Megan Foucht
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  • Federal funding will be invested in climate and community resilience projects
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