Pacific Forest Trust
Innovation + Conservation
Innovation + Conservation
To safeguard forests and sustain forest economies
What We Do
We pioneer new sources of financial return for landowners to steward and protect their forests.
Conserve Forests
We work with landowners to conserve well-managed forests, building resilient landscapes.
Advance Climate Solutions
We protect, restore, and sustain forests to mitigate climate change and help species adapt.
Protect Water Sources
We ensure water security by protecting forests that provide life-sustaining water to millions.
Save Wildlife Habitat
We conserve and restore habitat to protect the animals and plants that depend on forests.
Our Mission
To sustain America’s forests for their public benefits of wood, water, wildlife, and people’s well-being, in cooperation with landowners and communities.
Current Projects and News
Six generations of stewardship at Phillips Family Tree Farm; Oregon makes history; an alliance for forests and water; the benefits of carbon offsets; Yosemite rises from the ashes; safeguarding our water; and more!
PFT is pioneering new and effective approaches to managing and conserving forests for their climate services, amongst other values. Read about all about that and other highlights of PFT’s work in 2019 inside.
PFT and the Michigan-California Timber Company have partnered with CAL FIRE to permanently protect the iconic landscape at Black Butte Working Forest, at the foot of Mount Shasta.
25 years ago, we set out to occupy the “radical middle.” Watch where we’ve been and where we’re going.
PFT’s report looks upstream to find a cost-effective long-term water solution: repairing & maintaining California’s watersheds.