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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.
INTERVIEW | Lisa Watt and Doe Hatfield interviewed Alan Parker following the publication of his recent book, Pathways to Indigenous Nation Sovereignty
PROGRAM UPDATE | Now in its second year, we’re accepting applications for our Ag of the Middle Accelerator, a unique business development program
PROGRAM UPDATE | Indigenous fellow Miakah Nix reports on preparing for a traditional foods fair in southeast Alaska
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Our new peer-reviewed study finds additional carbon storage potential through just two components of FSC management.
PROGRAM UPDATE | As the seasons change, the community at the Redd continues to strengthen their connections to one another and build their businesses
PROGRAM UPDATE | New Markets Tax Credits deliver environmental, social, and economic benefits to economically distressed communities when little else can
STAFF VOICES | Stephanie Gutierrez and David Diaz drove to the Swinomish Reservation this past week to partake in a traditional clambake
STAFF VOICES | We sit down for a quick Q&A with our new Communications Director, Doe Hatfield
PARTNER VOICES | Ecotrust’s Events team is proud to announce our 2018 Community Grant Awardees
STAFF VOICES | Our executive director visits Alaska and finds opportunities that benefit the environment and the economy, and advance equity for all
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
PROGRAM UPDATE | We welcome coffee shop La Perlita to the Natural Capital Center, and prepare to open our newest event space
PROGRAM UPDATE | At Hoonah’s Haa Tóo Yéi Yatee Culture Camp, students are learning about their culture and building its vibrant future
STAFF VOICES | Throughout the Pacific Northwest, tribes are taking action to fight climate change
STAFF VOICES | “When I hear the words ‘Soul Food,’ I don’t think Louisiana, I think Alaska,” Miakah Nix says.
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
PROGRAM UPDATE | Ecotrust’s new metrics platform spawns tighter focus in farm to institution programming
PROGRAM UPDATE | Groundbreaking at Redd East signals the green light for the next phase of development on the two-block campus
ECOTRUST UPDATE | In 2014, Ecotrust assisted in securing permanent conservation for one of Oregon’s last intact coastal estuaries. Now, our newest state park.
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.
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Our core values drive our decision-making, inform our strategy and more
PARTNER VOICES | The tidal wave of farmland transition isn’t coming – we’re in the middle of it
FEATURE | Eating responsibly harvested seafood connects us to ocean ecosystems and the people who depend on them.
PARTNER VOICES | Redd tenant Betsy Langton shares her experiences as a first-time businesswoman and the inspiration that launched her product.
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.
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.
ECOTRUST UPDATE | In a time of social unrest, environmental upheaval, and economic uncertainty, our mission matters more now than ever.
STAFF VOICES | There is a growing interest in a regionally-based, responsible fiber economy. And the challenges of scale mirror those in food.
PARTNER VOICES | Ricardo Salvador challenges us to consider the colonial, racist, and extractive underpinnings of our current food system. And to act.