Current News
What price a watershed?
Is there an emerging industry standard for investments in watershed health?
A fabulous Forest Fete 2018!
PFT looks back on an amazing Forest Fete.
PFT on Video
25 years ago, we set out to occupy the “radical middle.” Watch where we’ve been and where we’re going.
McCloud Soda Springs Protected
Previously slated for development, McCloud Soda Springs Working Forest is now permanently conserved for wood, water, and wildlife.
2017 Annual Report
PFT made real progress in 2017 to conserve forests and sustain our shared future. Read more in our 2017 Annual Report.
WCB grants PFT $590,000 for McCloud Soda Springs Working Forest project
On May 24th, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) of California’s Department of Fish & Wildlife awarded a $590,000 grant to Pacific Forest Trust’s McCloud Soda Springs Working Forest project, completing the funding needed to conserve this outstanding working forest property.
PFT comments on California’s Natural and Working Lands Climate Change Implementation Plan (NWL Plan)
California’s Natural and Working Lands Climate Change Implementation Plan (NWL Plan), targeted for completion by the end of 2018, will describe the state’s climate goals and provide a blueprint to achieve them. Here are PFT’s comments on the draft NWL plan of May 2018.
Op Ed: Invest in watershed improvements, not taller dams
There is broad consensus that California’s water challenges are only going to get worse as climate change continues. In this era of global warming, we need new approaches to help solve our water problems. New built infrastructure proposals ignore the least expensive and most effective means of increasing water security: restoring watersheds.
Forest Fete 2018
Friends and colleagues gathered on April 27, 2018 at the elegant Julia Morgan Ballroom in downtown San Francisco for Forest Fete, the premiere forest event of the year, to celebrate Pacific Forest Trust’s 25th Anniversary.
PFT’s 2018 Legislative Priorities
In 2018, PFT is advancing the role of forests in climate policy in Oregon, Washington, and California.
Yes on Prop 68: California’s June 5 Park & Water Bond
Proposition 68 on California’s June 5 ballot, for critical natural resources funding: clean water, parks, forests, and more.
Mountcrest Working Forest Protected
After 5 years of collaboration, a broad partnership has protected the 2,085-acre Mountcrest Working Forest near Ashland, Oregon.
One of Oregon’s largest family-owned forests protected for timber and wildlife
After 5 years of collaboration, a broad partnership has protected one of Oregon’s largest family-owned forests for timber and wildlife. The Parsons family, who have managed Mountcrest Forest for nearly 100 years, have partnered with Pacific Forest Trust to ensure Mountcrest Forest will never be broken up or developed, and that it will continue to be owned and well managed by the Parsons family for timber, wildlife habitat, and watershed values.
PFT’s 2017 Top Ten!
Here is Pacific Forest Trust’s 2017 Top Ten. We take one more look back (or ten) at a very eventful year before setting our sights firmly on 2018.
CDFW awards PFT $500,000 grant for McCloud Soda Springs project
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has awarded the Pacific Forest Trust (PFT) a grant of $500,000 to fund watershed restoration at the McCloud Soda Springs Working Forest, a more than 1300-acre property that is home to a variety of wildlife and a source of clean water.