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aerial view of a densely forested area with a small creek running through

Wyden bill offers real promise, through ecological forestry

Oregon needs to put our forest communities to work and to restore ecological health to our forests.

Brent Davies
November 26, 2013 01 October 2014

Meyer Memorial Trust invests at home — in Ecotrust Forests

Meyer Memorial Trust took the exciting step of investing $1 million of its endowment in one of EFM’s forest funds. The funds are for-profit ecosystem investment vehicle that manages Northwest forestland to enhance forest health and productivity while creating reliable …

Oakley Brooks
September 30, 2013 01 October 2014

Viridian revives old wood

The wood—Jakarta Market Blend—arrived as shipping crates from Japan. It was reclaimed within a mile of the Natural Capital Center, milled in North Portland, and eventually crafted by furniture designer and Ecotrust building engineer Joel Miller into four tables and …

Emma Deans
September 3, 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

Creating Portland’s green design atlas

guest
August 1, 2013 01 October 2014

Farmland below a blue sky with hills.

Community rights movement gaining steam

As the swing states of Pennsylvania and Ohio decided the White House race this fall, another drama — perhaps of greater long-term importance — was playing out on the ground on election day, well below the national media radar. Communities …

Spencer B. Beebe
February 7, 2013 29 July 2016

Past Indigenous Leadership Awards honorees

A rich sense of honor: Learning from tribal leaders

In this world of broken economies, climates, and institutions, it’s an opportune time to ask: what if Native people were in charge?

Spencer B. Beebe
December 6, 2012 02 December 2019

Legislators taste a whole new lunch

To celebrate Farm to School Month, dozens of Oregon legislators headed to school cafeterias this October to check out what's new on the menu

Lola Milholland
November 2, 2012 01 October 2014

Lake backed by snowcapped peaks in Patagonia.

The Future Patagonia National Park

Spencer B. Beebe
March 23, 2012 15 January 2020

Daffodils outside the Ecotrust building

Welcome to Ecotrust’s new blog

Oakley Brooks
February 10, 2012 02 December 2019