policy Archives - Ecotrust

young salmon crowd group around clear plexiglass in a pipe

Turning a new page on Columbia River salmon recovery

In the aftermath of the latest in a 5-year streak of rejected plans to recover Columbia salmon, hope for a new path emerges.

Jim Norton
May 6, 2016 10 May 2016

two students stand in a garden bagging a zucchini

Investing in the future of farm to school

Landmark legislation in Oregon gives schools $4.5 million to bring local food to the table

Stacey Sobell
August 4, 2015 04 August 2015

man in red waders and red stocking hat holds large fish in from of san francisco bay

America’s gold is in our fisheries

In the face of serious threats to our nation’s fisheries, fishermen, conservationists, and scientists are coming together.

Megan Mackey
May 29, 2015 01 June 2015

A basket of silver bowls, one filled with salad, one with roasted sweet potatoes and parsnips, one with creamy orange soup; in the background, there is a tray of roasted vegetables.

10,000 foot view of a region

Ecotrust and regional farm to school partners consider the next steps in developing and maintaining local food programs in the West.

Stacey Sobell
November 6, 2014 17 March 2015

Roy Sampsel-cropped

Roy Sampsel, Indigenous Leadership Award honoree

A national and regional leader, Roy Sampsel possesses an exceptional ability to make the most of opportunities and help others do the same.

guest
November 4, 2014 26 November 2014

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

Camas-Country-Mill

Empowering school food directors to buy local

Four years ago, under the fluorescent lights of the Salem Conference Center, I stood at a table heaped with Oregon apples free for the taking, trying to catch the eyes of some 300 school district food service staff. I found …

Stacey Sobell
June 20, 2013 01 October 2014

Close-up of gourmet pizza.

Local wheat in school pizza? It’s back to class for Oregon farmers

Farm to School typically brings to mind fruits and vegetables — a bowl of bright red apples, or a salad bar station. But for Tom and Sue Hunton, owners of Hunton’s Farm and Camas Country Mill, located southwest of …

Lola Milholland
May 6, 2013 01 October 2014

Landscape of river and rocky mountains

Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council named in top 25 innovations in government

Last week, our partners at the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) were named one of the top 25 innovations in government by Harvard University’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. …

Carolyn Holland
May 4, 2013 01 October 2014

Side of fishing boat named Helen

Diving out of the ivory tower, fisherman organizes on the docks

Stephanie Mutz was on track to becoming a professor. She earned a bachelor’s degree in marine biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master’s degree in tropical marine biology from James Cook University in Australia. But while …

Emma Deans
May 3, 2013 01 October 2014