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wool Pendleton blanket with Native American pattern is embroidered with "2015 TWANAT Award All Things Connect, Spencer Beebe"

In support of Native culture and communities

The Museum at Warm Springs honors Spencer Beebe with the TWANAT Award for his deep commitment to honoring indigenous knowledge.

A'Nova Ettien
April 22, 2015 22 April 2015

Portland Public Schools Nutrition Services Director speaks to attendees at an event

Pecking at the barriers for “chicken of the middle” producers

Ecotrust's second Food Forum digs into the overuse of antibiotics in meat production and how to source chicken locally.

Dory Athey
April 15, 2015 09 October 2017

people hike on a steep deeply forested hillside

EFM registers first forest carbon project in Northwest

Moss Creek — the first forest carbon project in Oregon and Washington — has successfully generated carbon credits for sale.

Megan Foucht
March 27, 2015 30 March 2015

Ecotrust founder Spencer Beebe with a falcon at Biddle Landing.

Learning from birds

Spencer Beebe tells the story of his introduction to falconry — an experience he continues to draw on today.

Spencer B. Beebe
March 10, 2015 23 July 2016

Celia Grijalva, Tatiana Tatton, and Natalie Philips, culinary students at Bend High School wearing their chef's coats, work together to break down a pig's leg with a saw.

Students go whole hog

In Edible Portland's Summer Issue: Students in a groundbreaking farm to school program in Bend raise, butcher, and cook the whole hog.

Lola Milholland
June 18, 2014 01 October 2014

Children enjoying lunch at New Day School, Portland

Accelerating farm to preschool

With resources and support, child care providers will connect more children and families with healthy, local foods.

Stacey Sobell
May 13, 2014 30 April 2020

Two women volunteers for the Portland Fruit Tree Project are holding the lacross stick-like batons used to harvest apples. They are gathering the excess bounty in an orchard as part of a harvest party.

Meet local food hero nominees

Interviews with this year's Local Hero Award nominees offer a deeper and closer look at businesses that are changing the face of food

Lola Milholland
May 1, 2014 01 October 2014

Black and white staff photo from 1977 of the Rough and Ready Lumber Mill Co. Over 100 peope are sitting outside together with the mill in the background. Smiling, sunny, warm.

Rough & Ready teams with Ecotrust to reopen Southern Oregon mill

Local lumber mill reopens, providing needed jobs and services.

Oakley Brooks
March 7, 2014 01 October 2014

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

Mushroom fanatics, on film

Three videos exploring the lives of local mushroom fanatics!

Lola Milholland
October 17, 2013 29 July 2016