Ecotrust Expert Bios
Howard Silverman
Senior Writer and Analyst
Ecotrust, Portland, Oregon
503-467-0769
Ecotrust projects of special interest:
Ecotrust publications, marine spatial planning, life cycle assessment of Pacific salmon, ecosystem services, People and Place weblog, SectionZ public education campaign, Vivid Picture project.
Areas of professional expertise:
Writing, editing, publishing, creative direction, new media, history and evolution of environmentalism and sustainability, natural resource economies, community-based social change, systems analysis.
Howard Silverman is Ecotrust's Senior Writer and Analyst. Working with the organization since 1999, he has guided the development of Ecotrust communications and publications in a wide variety of media. Silverman provides strategic support in creative direction, messaging, editing, writing, and public engagement.
His public speaking covers a wide range of topics and has included events and workshops with: Portland State University Center for Urban Studies, Hatfield School of Government, and Center for Public Humanities, Bioneers, Portland Metro, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Art Institute of Portland, Audubon Expedition Institute, University of Portland, and Cascadia Convergence.
He has developed, written, edited and/or published materials in collaboration with or on contract to numerous partners and clients: USDA Forest Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Roots of Change Council, Renewing America's Food Traditions Consortium, Patagonia, ShoreBank Pacific, Evergreen State College, Celilo Group Media, Forest Stewardship Council, Oregon Sustainability Board, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board, The Nature Conservancy, Wild Salmon Center, Resource Innovations, Tomales Bay Institute, Friends of the Eel River, Olympic National Forest, Siuslaw National Forest, Community Alliance with Family Farmers, Warm Springs Forest Products Industries, Miller Lumber, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Rogue Group of the Oregon Chapter Sierra Club, Portland Public Schools Nutrition Services, Injury Free Coalition for Kids, Skeena Fisheries Commission, University of California Santa Barbara, and others.
Silverman received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and comes to Ecotrust with a background as an English teacher, web designer, and translator of Mandarin Chinese.
Publications include:
Gottesfeld, A. and K. Rabnett. 2008. Skeena River Fish and Their Habitat. Ecotrust (H. Silverman, publisher).
Davies, B., M. Geffen, M. Kauffman, and H. Silverman. 2008. Redefining Stewardship: Public Lands and Rural Communities in the Pacific Northwest. H. Silverman, editor. Ecotrust and Resource Innovations.
Silverman, H. and M. Geffen. 2008. Ecotrust 2007 Annual Report. Ecotrust.
Silverman, H. 2007. Market Design for Limited Access Privileges Programs in U.S. Fisheries. Ecotrust Working Paper Series Number 4.
Silverman, H. 2007. "A Survey of Sustainability." In Sockeye Magazine. H. Silverman, guest editor.
Von Hagen, B. and H. Silverman. 2007. "Forests and Carbon." In Sockeye Magazine. H. Silverman, guest editor.
Mertens, M. and H. Silverman. 2007. "Landscape Production Analysis for Ventura County: A Preliminary Summary for the Ag Futures Alliance and Ag Innovations Network." Ecotrust.
Beebe, S., H. Silverman, and J. Marlow. 2007. Ecotrust 2006 Annual Report. Ecotrust.
Marlow, J. and H. Silverman. 2007. Pathways to Resilience: Restoration on the Olympic National Forest. Olympic National Forest and Ecotrust.
Silverman, H., J. Marlow, and D. Kane. 2006. New on the Menu: Districtwide changes to school food start in the kitchen at Portland's Abernethy Elementary. Abernethy Elementary, Portland Public Schools Nutrition Services, Injury Free Coalition for Kids, and Ecotrust.
Silverman, H., series editor. 2006-07. Salmon Nation Voices. Ecotrust.
Scholz, A. and C. Steinback. 2006. Socioeconomic Profile of Fishing Activities and Communities Associated with the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries. H. Silverman, editor. Ecotrust.
Silverman, H. 2006. "Salmon Nation: The Art of Household Management." ShoreBank Pacific Econotes.
Silverman, H. and L. Johnson. 2006. Ecotrust 2005 Annual Report. Ecotrust.
Nabhan, G. 2006. Renewing Salmon Nation's Food Traditions. Renewing America's Food Traditions and Ecotrust (H. Silverman, publisher).
Bollier, D. and J. Rowe. 2006. The Commons Rising. Tomales Bay Institute (H. Silverman, co-publisher).
Brady, E., G. Feenstra, M. Mertens, H. Silverman, K. Mamen, A. Gunnell, and C. LeCompte. 2005. The New Mainstream: A Sustainable Food Agenda for California for Review by the Roots of Change Council and the Roots of Change Fund. Ecotrust.
Mertens, M. and H. Silverman. 2005. "Agro-ecologic Zone Analysis and Evaluation of Correlated Crops in 2030 in California." Ecotrust.
Silverman, H. 2005. Copper River Salmon Workshop Series 1 Proceedings. USDA Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Sea Grant Alaska, Alaska Departmern of Fish and Game, Wrangell/St. Elias National Park, Copper River Watershed Project, Prince William Sound Science Center, Alaska Conservation Foundation, and Ecotrust.
Silverman, H., E. Wolf, S. Zuckerman, B. Davies, C. Dewberry, D. Reiber, and D. Holmgren. 2005. Roots of Prosperity: The Pacific Coast Watershed Partnership. USDA Forest Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board, Ducks Unlimited, and Ecotrust.
Beebe, S. and H. Silverman. 2005. Ecotrust 2004 Annual Report. Ecotrust.
Silverman, H. 2004. "Embracing Ecological Forestry." Tidepool.org.
Silverman, H., series editor. 2003-4. SectionZ: Making our economy safe for people and nature. Ecotrust.
Related Web links:
Ecotrust: www.ecotrust.org
People and Place: www.peopleandplace.net
Salmon Nation: www.salmonnation.com
SectionZ: www.sectionz.info
Conservation Economy: www.conservationeconomy.net
Inforain: www.inforain.org
Vivid Picture project: www.vividpicture.net
Sustainable Oregon: www.sustainableoregon.net