Current News
Lightning Canyon Ranch Conserved Forever
Thanks to the generosity of Bob and Cassie Hixon, together with funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board’s Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program, the 2,098-acre Lightning Canyon Ranch was permanently conserved early this summer with Pacific Forest Trust.
Meet Our Summer Intern Court Ballinger
Court Ballinger spent his 2021 summer as a PFT intern working in the Klamath Siskiyou Mountains, helping to prepare for the stewardship of the 1,120-acre Mount Ashland Forest.
Conserving Mount Ashland, Managing for Climate Resistance
PFT is in the midst of an exciting, ambitious effort to acquire, protect, and restore a stunningly diverse forest on the slopes of Mount Ashland, building on decades of conservation work along the Siskiyou Crest.
Meet Board Member Jack Stephenson
Jack Stephenson joined the Board of Pacific Forest Trust in 2019. A passionate conservationist with a career in tech and with McKinsey & Company, Jack is now dedicating his life to the challenge of climate change.
President’s Letter: Fall 2021 ForestLife
A message from PFT President, Laurie Wayburn.
ForestLife Fall 2021
Conserving Lightning Canyon Ranch, forming a diverse fire coalition, saving our wildlife heritage, a demonstration forest on Mount Ashland, and more!
Forest Flash: November 2021
In this issue: COP26 Recap, Celebrating Our Accreditation, and a CE for Elliott State Forest
Seeing the Forest: For the Climate
A live webinar held November 10, 2021 on the role of forests as natural climate solutions.
Forest Flash: October 2021
In this issue: COP26, Climate Smart Land Strategy, and Our Match Challenge
PFT’s Comments to Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Climate Protection Program Draft Rules
PFT's Comments to Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Climate Protection Program Draft Rules Click here to open in viewer
Forest Flash: September 2021
In this issue: Conserving Elliott State Forest, Beavers’ Crucial Role in Healthy Watersheds, and Achieving “30×30”
Forest Flash: August 2021
In this issue: Natural Infrastructure, Forests as a Natural Climate Solution, and Demonstrating More Fire-Resilient Forests
Forest Flash: July 2021
In this issue: How Forests Can Help Heal the Climate – Forests Carbon Offsets, Mt. Ashland Demonstration Forest, and Carbon Reduction Targets
Watershed restoration is key to a climate-smart future
Read PFT President Laurie Wayburn’s op-ed in CalMatters from June 21, 2021 about how investing in Sacramento River headwaters region could secure the state’s water supply for decades.
Forest Flash: June 2021
In this issue: Fire-resilient Landscapes, Habitat for Salmon, UN Supports PFT Approach