restoration Archives - Ecotrust

A column of smoke over a forested hills

The future of our forests at the confluence of climate change and wildfire

This year's wildfire season has been nothing short of devastating. How did we get here and where do we go from here?

Brent Davies
September 22, 2020 22 September 2020

one level home, cars in driveway, forest behind, deep purple / red sky from wildfires

Home fires burning

As devastating wind-driven fires reshape forest communities up and down the West Coast, our team reflects on home.

Megan Foucht
September 10, 2020 13 September 2020

Our responsibility to the Southern Resident killer whales: An interview with Cecilia Gobin

An interview with Cecilia Gobin (Tulalip), Conservation Policy Analyst and Southern Resident Orca Task Force Member

Lisa J. Watt
December 6, 2019 11 December 2019

Thousands of people protesting in city, holding signs, peaceful, youthful

Ecotrust stands with the Global Climate Strike

As an organization, Ecotrust stands with the Global Climate Strike. We are going to give this challenge everything we’ve got.

Jeremy Barnicle
September 19, 2019 26 September 2019

Jesse Beers (wearing a woven hat and dark blue sweatshirt) of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians walks on a floating island on Tahkenitch Lake.

A legacy of restoration, in living color

After more than 20 years of working to restore their watershed, the Siuslaw Watershed Council enlists our team to help share their story.

Megan Foucht
May 23, 2019 09 January 2020

A woman in a woven hat stands with a body of water and green hills in the background.

Protecting place, pursuing justice: Continuing the conversation with Jessie Housty

The story behind the Heiltsuk First Nation investigating and eventually litigating a 2016 diesel spill in unceded territorial waters.

Lisa J. Watt
March 18, 2019 18 March 2019

The partially submerged view of a tug boat in green water.

Heartbreak, healing in Heiltsuk home waters: An interview with Jessie Housty

Jessie Housty of the Heiltsuk First Nation shares the social and economic impacts following the grounding of the Nathan E. Stewart.

Lisa J. Watt
February 19, 2019 28 February 2019

Fresh views from Sitka Sedge

In 2014, Ecotrust assisted in securing permanent conservation for one of Oregon's last intact coastal estuaries. Now, our newest state park.

Megan Foucht
May 24, 2018 01 June 2018

Ecotrust’s 2017 progress report

We are proud of our impacts in 2017, and we couldn't have done it without our partners and supporters.

Jeremy Barnicle
November 15, 2017 01 December 2017