Applications open: Indigenous Leadership Awards
A celebration of the determination, wisdom, and continuum of Indigenous leadership across the region. The 2024 Indigenous Leadership Awards call for nominations is open now!
Celebrating Earth Month with Earth Day Oregon
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Check out these four ways to celebrate Earth Month with Ecotrust and Earth Day Oregon!
Introducing our Equitable Evaluation Principles
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Learn more about the four principles we adopted to better guide the design and execution of our evaluation.
Farm to School & Early Childhood Institutes
A unique professional learning opportunity for farm to school and farm to early childhood education practitioners in Oregon and Washington.
A conversation with Eric Rodriguez
STAFF VOICES | Learn more about Ecotrust’s new Director of Food Equity, Eric Rodriguez
A look back: Celebrating Antone Minthorn
PHOTO ESSAY | In June of 2022, friends, family, and community members gathered in the Main Hall of the Redd on Salmon Street to celebrate Antone Minthorn (Cayuse).
Unveiling The Redd’s Collective Reparations Gift Box
FEATURE | Embrace the season of giving with our locally curated gift boxes, showcasing Portland’s talented entrepreneurs!
A reflection on the 2023 Kake Traditional Food Fair
PHOTO ESSAY | Published collaboratively with Sustainable Southeast Partnership
USDA FSA Urban Agriculture Cooperative Agreement
A $1.5M cooperative agreement is supporting utilization of USDA programs among farmers historically underserved or discriminated against by the agency
Getting to know Ronda Rutledge, Executive Director
STAFF VOICES | A conversation with Executive Director Ronda Rutledge
Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation Youth Leadership Council
PARTNER VOICES | An interview with members and advisors of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation Youth Leadership Council.
Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson (Haida), attorney, author, activist, artist, and musician
PARTNER VOICES | An interview with Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, 2023 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
Sgaahl Siid Xyáahl Jaad, Marina Anderson (Haida/Lingít), Director of Sustainable Southeast Partnership
PARTNER VOICES | An interview with Sg̱aahl Siid Xyáahl Jaad, Marina Anderson, 2023 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
Kh’asheechtlaa, Louise Brady (Lingít), Herring Protectors
PARTNER VOICES | An interview with Kh’asheechtlaa, Louise Brady, 2023 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
Gabe Sheoships (Cayuse/Walla Walla), Executive Director of Friends of Tryon Creek
PARTNER VOICES | An interview with Gabe Sheoships, 2023 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
USDA funding supports urban agriculture in Portland Metro
ECOTRUST UPDATES | A $1.5M cooperative agreement will support utilization of USDA programs among farmers historically underserved or discriminated against by the agency.
Corine Pearce, Master Weaver, Pomo
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Corine Pearce, who is honored with a 2023 Indigenous Leadership Award as a master artist in basketry.
Frances Charles, Chair, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
PARTNER VOICES | Learn more about Frances Charles (Lower Elwha), 2023 Indigenous Leadership Awardee
Alyssa Macy, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
PARTNER VOICES | A conversation with Alyssa Macy (Wasco/Navajo/Hopi), a recipient of the 2023 Indigenous Leadership Awards
Na’Ha’Met (Ours to Protect): Salmon Crisis in the Salish Sea
FEATURE | Recordings and resources from the fourth and final event in the 2023 Indigenous Leadership Briefing series with Lisa Wilson and Althea Wilson.
An Uneasy Conundrum: Green Energy & Tribes
FEATURE | Recordings and resources from the third event in the 2023 Indigenous Leadership Briefing series with Jeremy Takala, Maia Bellon, and Lauren Goldberg.
Before Jordan Cove, q’alya, kuunatich, kukwis shichdii me
FEATURE | Recordings and resources from the second event in the 2023 Indigenous Leadership Briefing series with Margaret Corvi and Courtney Krossman.
Pushing Back: Pebble Mine & the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
FEATURE | Recordings and resources from the first event in the 2023 Indigenous Leadership Briefing series with Alannah Hurley, Charlene Stern, and Matthew N. Newman.
Welcoming our new Executive Director, Ronda Rutledge
ANNOUNCEMENTS | After an extensive nationwide search, Ecotrust is pleased to announce Ronda Rutledge as our new Executive Director
Uplifting Farmers in Southeast Alaska
STAFF VOICES | Southeast Alaska’s Juneau staff supported the Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit with a pre-summit marketing workshop
Celebrating community and traditional foods in Keex’ Kwaan
PHOTO ESSAY | A look back at the Keex’ Kwaan Traditional Food Fair
Soil Health Workshop Series
Workshops on soil health for Black, Indigenous and People of Color
A loving critique of the Ag of the Middle Accelerator
PROGRAM UPDATE | As we sunset one of our cornerstone programs, we reflect on the successes, challenges, and new opportunities
Field notes from Ntxwe: The Pend Oreille River
FEATURE | Indigenous storytelling fellow, Jessica Douglas, reflects on a visit with Ecotrust partners at the Kalispel Tribe.
Exploring the abundance of Indigenous homelands
FEATURE | With the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw lndians, we produced an interactive StoryMap that provides educators throughout Oregon with a contemporary presentation on the tribes’ unique history, culture, and homelands
Leadership in transition
ECOTRUST UPDATE | Reflecting on the lessons learned from leadership transitions.
A growing network of food systems leaders
PROGRAM UPDATE | We celebrate the successes of the inaugural cohort and look to the future of the Viviane Barnett Fellowship for Food System Leaders
Ag of the Middle Accelerator
Our business development program designed for small to mid-size food producers
Forest Bank
We explore how community-centered management, operationalized by a unique financial model, can lead the way toward climate resilience.
Supporting farm to school programming in Oregon
Working with partners across Oregon to champion farm to school legislation
Maps that Matter
Maps have always been at the heart of Ecotrust’s work to better connect people to the places they live.
The Bullitt Center
Cities are an integral part of nature. The Bullitt Center demonstrates this principle by blurring the lines between buildings and nature, and giving back more of nature’s benefits than it consumes.
Forestry Tech
Tools and technology to help forest and land managers make decisions
General operating support
Indigenous Forestry Mentorship Program
Matching Yakama Nation Tribal School and Heritage University students throughout an Indigenous Forestry online course