Love where you live
April 21, 2020
STAFF VOICES | This Earth Day, we continue to realize our vision for resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems, in our region and beyond
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Climate resilience
A time for connection and resilience
March 17, 2020
STAFF VOICES | Amidst uncertainty, we’re looking to stories of resilience to remind us that a new way forward is possible and necessary
Climate threat v. climate opportunity
January 21, 2020
ECOTRUST UPDATE | With rapid adoption of forward-looking policies, we have a chance to develop a robust regional response to climate change.
Ecotrust stands with the Global Climate Strike
September 19, 2019
STAFF VOICES | As an organization, Ecotrust stands with the Global Climate Strike. We are going to give this challenge everything we’ve got
Cutting to the core of the climate crisis
September 12, 2019
STAFF VOICES | Grant Coordinator Madeleine Corich reflects on how she overcame climate despair, by organizing with the youth-led movement Sunrise.
Protecting place, pursuing justice: Continuing the conversation with Jessie Housty
March 18, 2019
INTERVIEW | The story behind the Heiltsuk First Nation Investigating and eventually litigating a 2016 diesel spill in unceded territorial waters
Rural Reporting Fellowship takes root
February 1, 2019
PROGRAM UPDATE | Our new Rural Reporting Fellowship will provide support for in-depth reporting on climate change from a rural perspective.
Defining direction for a regional climate response
October 22, 2018
STAFF VOICES | We’re working hard to shed new light on our regional opportunity to draw carbon out of the atmosphere
Small insights on the Great Land: A report from Alaska
August 8, 2018
STAFF VOICES | Our executive director visits Alaska and finds opportunities that benefit the environment and the economy, and advance equity for all
Taking action now: the Tribal Climate Change Project
June 20, 2018
STAFF VOICES | Throughout the Pacific Northwest, tribes are taking action to fight climate change
Change starts here
January 2, 2018
ECOTRUST UPDATE | In a time of social unrest, environmental upheaval, and economic uncertainty, our mission matters more now than ever.
Under water, on fire: Waking up to a new climate reality
September 8, 2017
STAFF VOICES | In the latest string of extreme natural disasters, we are all made living witnesses to a new geological epoch.
Wanted: Jobs, infrastructure, equity
June 14, 2017
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Everyone wants greener cities and good jobs. But not everyone has access.
Centering frontline communities
May 20, 2017
ECOTRUST UPDATE | This year, we endorsed the People’s Climate Movement to support the power shift from dominant-culture to frontline community leadership.
Don’t call it climate change
April 27, 2017
PARTNER VOICES | On Thursday, April 20, we welcomed best-selling author, environmentalist, entrepreneur, and climate advocate Paul Hawken to present Drawdown
Creating jobs and building equity in the urban forest
February 17, 2017
STAFF VOICES | A new report by Ecotrust and PolicyLink shows economic and social benefit of increasing equity in the growing green infrastructure industry.
Culture trumps data: A new myth for our planet
November 10, 2016
STAFF VOICES | The story of our bioregion is real, immediate, and fundamentally hopeful.
Forging a future economy with equity at its heart
November 10, 2015
PARTNER VOICES | Van Jones speaks at Portland State University on the essential connection between the environment, social justice, and the economy