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Ecotrust executive director stands on an outdoor stage speaking at a podium

A birthday bash to remember

Ecotrust Executive Director, Jeremy Barnicle, reflects on being at the helm of Ecotrust now and into the next 25 years.

Jeremy Barnicle
September 26, 2016 29 September 2016

Green bike with black SoupCycle labeled carrier in front of old rust colored double doors

Pedaling soup with a mission

Now a tenant at the Redd on Salmon street, SoupCycle takes its values to the streets, delivering delicious meals to Portlanders by bike.

guest
July 19, 2016 21 July 2016

woman smiling in old warehouse

Meet Sydney DeLuna, General Manager for the Redd

Meet the new general manager of the Redd on Salmon Street who brings an operator's perspective to this 80,000-square-foot food campus.

Megan Foucht
February 29, 2016 17 March 2016

Doug Tompkins speaks with Spencer Beebe during a trip to Tompkins' propert in Chile.

Remembering Doug Tompkins

Ecotrust recalls the life of Doug Tompkins-a pioneer for the natural model of development-as told in Spencer Beebe's Cache.

Spencer B. Beebe
December 9, 2015 14 December 2015

Chelsea Clinton stands at the podium and addresses an audience of 100 people in the Billy Frank, Jr. Conference Center

Chelsea Clinton encourages kids to consider the future of food

Chelsea Clinton visits Ecotrust to talk food and inspire kids to take action in a changing world.

Megan Foucht
November 10, 2015 10 November 2015

Spencer Beeb stands behind a lectern and gestures broadly to a large audience

Honoring a lifetime of achievement

Our founder is honored with a lifetime achievement award at the National Audubon Society gala.

Carolyn Holland
April 21, 2015 22 April 2015

A lone canoe crossing a wetland before an icy mountain.

We’ve got some stories for you

This spring, Ecotrust is excited to unveil two exciting new storytelling venues. First, we will be launching a completely redesigned website offering new ways for you to explore our latest work, partnerships, and events here at the Natural Capital Center. …

Carolyn Holland
February 20, 2014 01 October 2014

The mystery meal: Eating blind-folded

We recently hosted our final game of our six-month Blind-Tasting Bingo series. We really went out with a bang. Naomi Pomeroy, fresh on the heels of opening her new joint, Expatriate, came ready to entertain, and the crowd, blind-folded and …

Lola Milholland
August 30, 2013 01 October 2014

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