rural communities Archives - Ecotrust

The beginning of a partnership in the lands of Keex’ Kwaan

Ecotrust KKCFP Coordinator Miakah Nix shares photos and highlights from Keex' Kwaan Community Forest Partnership's first field season.

Miakah Nix
October 24, 2019 13 November 2019

The view from here: Covering the environment in rural western communities

Join this free webinar with award-winning journalist Ashley Ahearn and Don Nelson, publisher and editor of the Methow Valley News. Learn how how climate change, natural resources and political stories get told in communities where local journalism is under threat - and what’s at stake.

Doe Hatfield
October 23, 2019 10 October 2019

Group of about 20 people, most smiling and looking at camera, standing outside long house next to tall totem pole on a sunny day.

Place and partnership in Southeast Alaska

We are proud to join the Sustainable Southeast Partnership and expand our work together in Southeast Alaska

Jon Bonkoski
June 21, 2019 27 June 2019

aerial view of woman crouching in grassy field with black and white dog at her side

Rural Reporting Fellowship takes root

Our new Rural Reporting Fellowship will provide support for in-depth reporting on climate change from a rural perspective.

Doe Hatfield
February 1, 2019 27 June 2019

The urgency of voting for the long haul

As Election Day 2018 approaches, our executive director urges voting on behalf of the generations to come.

Jeremy Barnicle
November 2, 2018 02 November 2018

Photo essay: A taste for things to celebrate at the Huna Traditional Food Fair

On September 8, 2018, more than 75 Hoonah locals headed for the Yaakw Kahidi (Canoe Shed) for the first Huna Traditional Food Fair.

Miakah Nix
October 15, 2018 13 February 2019

panoramic view of forested hillsides and mountains in the distance.

Tipping the balance to more carbon storage in Pacific Northwest forests

Our new peer-reviewed study finds additional carbon storage potential through just two components of FSC management.

Brent Davies
September 17, 2018 06 August 2019

Catalytic Capital: The value of New Markets Tax Credits

New Markets Tax Credits deliver environmental, social, and economic benefits to economically distressed communities when little else can.

Jeremy Barnicle
September 5, 2018 07 September 2018

An unexpected dialogue

How does an organization with power and privilege learn to collaborate with humility?

Amanda Oborne
July 12, 2018 13 July 2018

Taking action now: the Tribal Climate Change Project

Throughout the Pacific Northwest, tribes are taking action to fight climate change.

Stephanie Cowherd
June 20, 2018 20 June 2018