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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

Landscape of Portland during the day

Local investing? An app for that

What if anybody could find investment opportunities in local and social enterprises, with the click of a mouse? ChangeXchange NW, a new website launched Nov. 8 by Portland-based Springboard Innovation,with support from New York’s Mission Markets, will facilitate just that, …

Oakley Brooks
November 13, 2012 23 April 2018

ioby inspires backyard environmentalism through online community

How does one person change the world? Global issues like resource depletion, air pollution, and climate change can feel daunting and even paralyzing to an average citizen wanting to somehow help the environment. To address this feeling of disenfranchisement, three …

Emma Deans
November 2, 2012 01 October 2014

Patagonia National Park

Tompkins Conservation strives for biodiversity in South America

Doug Tompkins founded The North Face. Kris Tompkins served as a long-time CEO of Patagonia. It seems as likely a pairing as any. Now that the two have left the outdoor gear industry, they’ve dedicated themselves to a plethora of …

Emma Deans
October 22, 2012 01 October 2014

a close up of multi-colored eggs brown, tan, and green, in a black wire basket

FoodHub spreads the love of local food across the Pacific Northwest

For those of us who live here, the oft-celebrated agricultural productivity in the Pacific Northwest provides residents with some of the best fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy to hit our plates and palates. In Portland, legions of adventurous eaters flock …

Adrien Schless-Meier
August 8, 2012 01 October 2014

Spencer Beebe stands next to Ezcurra outside on Ecotrust's terrace

A sense of place in Sonora

Spencer B. Beebe
July 19, 2012 29 July 2016

Software for 21st-century decisions

How will we all thrive on a densely populated, rapidly changing planet? For over twenty years, Ecotrust has been tackling this question, through the creation of innovative mapping and software solutions that bridge different perspectives on land and ocean use. …

Tim Welch
July 10, 2012 01 October 2014

A group of people pose in front of a mossy wall on a rainy day

Sundown kicks off Thursday!

We’re getting into full summer swing this Thursday when we kick off our free Sundown Concert Series. On July 5 and each Thursday through the month from 5:30-8:30pm, we’ll feature incredible music line-ups and our Innovation Showcase, highlighting important issues in …

Adrien Schless-Meier
July 2, 2012 01 October 2014

A farmers' market in a small town in the Columbia River Gorge

Going local in the Gorge

While the Columbia Gorge is rich in orchards and wheat fields, local food makes up only 1% of the diet of residents in the five-county area straddling the Columbia River between Hood River, Oregon, and Goldendale, Washington. The majority of …

Laura Ford
June 29, 2012 01 October 2014

Transport revolutions: Viva Las Vegas?

Editor’s note: Writer and urban planner Tim Sullivan traveled the West this spring by bike, bus, foot and several other non-auto modes, as part of a journey to discover how revolutions in transportation are changing the region. He’s at work …

guest
June 27, 2012 01 October 2014