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Point 97 wins Esri design award

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July 16, 2014

West Coast Ocean Data Portal recognized for outstanding work with GIS technology powered By Point 97.

Ecotrust to sell Sand Lake property to Oregon state parks

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June 26, 2014

Organization has acted as interim land holder to guarantee protection

Audubon awards $100,000 Lufkin Prize to Ecotrust founder and chairman Spencer B. Beebe

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June 18, 2014

Beebe is third recipient of the award

Ecotrust awarded $35 million in New Federal Tax Credits

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June 16, 2014

Funds will be put toward job creation, environmental restoration in rural communities

Edible Portland honors six local food heroes

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June 13, 2014

Nell Newman hands out awards to “bold, imaginative” winners, selected by more than 3,000 votes

Ecotrust, Yukon River Inter-tribal Watershed Council launch new project, with funding from RBC’s Blue Water Project

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June 12, 2014

New initiative will boost water quality in Whitehorse

Ecotrust receives Charity Navigator’s highest rating for resource stewardship

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June 5, 2014

Four-star rating for twelfth consecutive year

Ecotrust launches new phase of farm to preschool in Oregon

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May 14, 2014

Mini-grants and peer-to-peer learning will establish leaders on the ground, advance programs across the state.

Information on the Beltz Farm property in Sand Lake estuary

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May 9, 2014

June 12: Feast with local food heroes at summer’s first BBQ

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May 1, 2014

Benefit for Ecotrust is a celebration of our local food heroes. Outstanding chefs partner with local ranchers for their take on the best barbecue. Nell Newman to give keynote on social enterprise in food systems

Ecotrust and Edible Portland present a weekend of fungi

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April 7, 2014

Japanese mushroom dinner, zoetrope sculpture, and mushroom fair

Edible Portland honors six heroes of the local food community

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April 7, 2014

2,300 community members cast their votes, winners revealed

New federal support will help farm to school movement deepen impact in Oregon

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April 7, 2014

Ecotrust receives USDA grant to establish baseline data for Oregon programs

Adventurous blind-tasting nights begin at Ecotrust

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April 6, 2014

All-women chef line-up will test – and delight – the city’s taste buds

Rough & Ready Lumber announces the reopening of its Cave Junction sawmill

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March 9, 2014

Mill brings 67 direct and hundreds of indirect and induced jobs to distressed Josephine County

Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award: call for nominations

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March 9, 2014

Nominations are open for Ecotrust’s 12th annual award