What We Do - Pacific Forest Trust

What We Do

We create and advance strategies that cultivate commitment, imagination, and resources to make it easier and more rewarding to give back to forests that give so much to us.
Since 1993, we have created economic incentives that reward private forest owners for conserving their lands and practicing sustainable forestry. We have helped shape regional and national forest conservation and climate policies, all in an effort to save wildlife and their habitats, create effective climate change solutions, conserve intact forested landscapes, and protect natural water sources.

What We Do

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Conserve Forests

We work with landowners to conserve well-managed forests, building resilient landscapes.

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Advance Climate Solutions

We protect, restore, and sustain forests to mitigate climate change and help species adapt.

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Protect Water Sources

We ensure water security by protecting forests that provide life-sustaining water to millions.

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Save Wildlife Habitat

We conserve and restore habitat to protect the animals and plants that depend on forests.

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Recent News

Forest Flash: Wins for Wildlife

Forest Flash: Wins for Wildlife

In this issue: HB 4134: A Smart Investment in Oregon’s Future that Makes Sense for Wildlife and People, PFT’s Stewardship in Action, and Supporting Wildlife through Ecological Forest Management

Forest Flash: January 2026

Forest Flash: January 2026

In this issue: facilitating the use of prescribed fire to reduce wildfire risk, welcoming new PFT Board Member Malcolm North, and conserving key salmon spawning in southern Oregon.

ForestLife: Winter 2026

ForestLife: Winter 2026

Returning Land to the Southern Sierra Miwuk, States Embracing Natural Climate Solutions, Diversity on the Siskiyou Crest, and the Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act

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