Stories of Home

Hear the voices of our region’s leaders and explore stories of home on the Ecotrust blog. Learn more about What We Do and our Current Projects.

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!

Why we’re here

ECOTRUST UPDATE | A reflection and programmatic update from our Interim Executive Director, Olivia M. Rebanal

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Passing the mic

PARTNER VOICES | Rural Reporting Fellow Bethany Goodrich shares how community care, reciprocity, and centering Indigenous voices guide her storytelling.

In humble collaboration

ECOTRUST UPDATE | In humble collaboration, the Ecotrust team embarked on a strategic planning process.

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The opportunities and hard work ahead

PROGRAM UPDATE | In reviewing the plans put forward by the incoming Biden administration, several elements align with work already underway

Three adults standing near an all-terrain vehicle, in scrub habitat, with a forest behind them.

Building back better

STAFF VOICES | As we confront the multiple crises here in our home region, we need to think bigger than getting back to “normal”

Food, farms, and fire

ECOTRUST UPDATE | As farmers and food producers in our region weather an unprecedented wildfire season, we offer our support and a list of resources.

Home fires burning

STAFF VOICES | As devastating wind-driven fires reshape forest communities up and down the West Coast, a team member reflects on home, partnership, and staying connected.

Remembering Susan Hammer

IN MEMORIAM | A beloved board member and regional champion for a more equitable, prosperous, and climate-smart future, Susan Hammer passed on August 25

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A look back at Back to the Root

FEATURE | The second annual Back to the Root Conference convened 100+ BIPOC producers at the Redd on Salmon Street

Progress in perspective

ECOTRUST UPDATE | In a series of timelines, we share examples of how our work has progressed over the past decade.

Love where you live

STAFF VOICES | This Earth Day, we continue to realize our vision for resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems, in our region and beyond

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A time for connection and resilience

STAFF VOICES | Amidst uncertainty, we’re looking to stories of resilience to remind us that a new way forward is possible and necessary

Climate threat v. climate opportunity

ECOTRUST UPDATE | With rapid adoption of forward-looking policies, we have a chance to develop a robust regional response to climate change.

A photo of a banner that says "This is an Emergency, climate debate now" hung over a parking structure

Cutting to the core of the climate crisis

STAFF VOICES | Grant Coordinator Madeleine Corich reflects on how she overcame climate despair, by organizing with the youth-led movement Sunrise.