cities Archives - Ecotrust

A wetland field under sunny blue skies

A greener future for Colwood Wetland

Thanks to for-purpose business practices and unique partnerships, North Portland's Cully community is looking a little greener.

Noah Enelow
September 2, 2016 02 September 2016

Ecotrust's Nathan Kadish holds white buffalo head award while smiling broadly

Two city blocks for food, one big win

The Redd on Salmon Street, two city blocks in central eastside Portland imagined to be a working hub for the food economy, wins at SXSW Eco.

Megan Foucht
October 20, 2015 20 October 2015

Student looking across highway in Cully Neighborhood

Tree city: creating prosperity for all

Ecotrust and our partners will explore the economic impacts of building neighborhood wealth through investments in urban ecosystems.

Noah Enelow
October 15, 2015 10 November 2015

old flyer advertising the Portland truck terminal, ephemera

The Old McCracken Warehouse

We were looking for a place to call home, and in 1998, we found it in a turn-of-the-century warehouse ready for renewal.

Spencer B. Beebe
March 26, 2015 27 April 2015

This mural, in North Portland's Village Market, was painted by neighbors and community organizers who collaborated on the plans and vision for a vibrant small-scale grocery store offering healthy foods to an underserved neighborhood. It sits above a vegetable case full of fresh produce. The image shows three flowers in bloom.

Say good-bye to “food deserts”

Edible Portland questions the use of the term food deserts among food system advocates.

Lola Milholland
January 14, 2014 01 October 2014

SBA Love Garden

Beyond Bankruptcy: The resilience of Detroit

On Thursday, July 18th, 2013, the City of Detroit made U.S. history with the largest municipal bankruptcy in the country to date. Approximately $18 billion in size, it dwarfed the second-largest, Jefferson County, Alabama, by a factor of four. “There …

Noah Enelow
August 19, 2013 03 May 2016

GreenDesign Atlas

Creating Portland’s green design atlas

guest
August 1, 2013 01 October 2014

Sundown July 2012 from roof of Ecotrust building

Crystal Bowersox will take the stage at tomorrow’s Sundown concert

Green Hammer and Ecotrust are excited to welcome Crystal Bowersox with Wayward Vessel tomorrow evening (Wednesday, July 24) as we continue the 2013 Sundown series. Join us from 5:30pm-8:30pm and learn more about the night’s theme of Treasuring FORESTS. The “Sundown Kid’s …

Emma Deans
July 23, 2013 01 October 2014

A deer makes an appearance at Tualatin Hills Nature Park, part of Metro Portland's network of nature areas. Courtesy of Intertwine Alliance.

The Intertwine Alliance: Restoring nature in the city

Imagine yourself at a park in your neighborhood. You might be playing basketball or soccer, running or jogging, lounging in the grass, letting your dog run in the off-leash area, or pushing your kid on the swings. Do you envision …

Noah Enelow
July 23, 2013 01 October 2014

Come join the party at Ecotrust! Photo: Lucas Balzer

Come reimagine energy and dance the night away at Sundown

Umpqua Bank and Ecotrust are excited to welcome the Portland Cello Project with Adam Shearer tomorrow evening (Wednesday, July 17) as we continue the 2013 Sundown series. Join us from 5:30pm-8:30pm for an all-ages dance party and learn more about …

Emma Deans
July 16, 2013 01 October 2014