Ecotrust is a collaborative nonprofit, working in partnership with community members and organizations.
We work in partnership across our region. Explore some of our 30+ current projects below.
Slideshow: Harvesting kelp in Southeast Alaska, Bethany Sonsini Goodrich | Restoration through Storytelling gathering at Black Futures Farm, Ben Anang for FLI Social | An acorn found at Hall Mountain Community Forest, managed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Sean Gutierrez
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Working along with natural principles, people can create economies that are more reliably prosperous than those we have now and also more harmonious with the rest of nature. Human beings exist wholly within nature, as part of the natural order in every respect.
—Jane Jacobs (1916 – 2006), author, activist and Ecotrust Board member shown here with Spencer B. Beebe, Ecotrust founder
Hear the voices of our region’s leaders and explore stories of home. See some of our latest news below.
Slideshow: Gabe Sheoships (Cayuse/Walla Walla) accepts one of the 2023 Indigenous Leadership Awards, Jason Hill | Red huckleberries harvested in the Tongass National Forest, located in Southeast Alaska. These are the homelands of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Peoples who continue to care for, steward, and honor the lands and waters that sustain all Southeast Alaskans, Bethany Sonsini Goodrich | Ecotrust staff and volunteers help out at Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm, Jason Hill
PARTNER VOICES | In this finale episode, the Tending the Tides team and a few bonus guests reflect on the possibilities for Oregon’s growing mariculture industry.
PARTNER VOICES | Mia O’Connor, rancher with Dancing Ranchers and co-founder of Black Oregon Land Trust, shares her journey into ethical ranching
PARTNER VOICES | Cheryl Chen, CEO and co-founder of Salmon Returns, discusses the emerging world of stewardship credits and what they could mean for coastal communities.
Impact & Partnership
Alongside a network of 500+ of partners—including nonprofits, businesses, Tribes, agencies, philanthropic organizations, and individuals—our impact expands through collective action.
For Earth Day, Ecotrust staff volunteered at Native American Youth and Family Center’s Community Garden, Wapas Nah Née Shaku. Photo credit: Jason Hill
