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About The Pacific Forest Trust California Main Office |
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Know The Facts. Four out of every five forests in the Lower 48 states are privately owned. These forests deliver many essential benefits including water, wildlife, wilderness, working landscapes and a well-balanced climate. Tragically, more than 1.5 million acres of these forestlands are converted to shopping malls, subdivisions and other forms of development each year. |
Know Our Story. Since 1993, the Pacific Forest Trust has been dedicated to sustaining America's private working forests and safeguarding their many public benefits. Yet, the future and fate of these forests is really everyone's concern. So, we ask you to join us and share your support. Together, we can ensure working forests will continue to work wonders for us all. |
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Wayburn and Best Honored by U.S. EPA with 2009 Climate Protection Award The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has honored Pacific Forest Trust founders Laurie Wayburn and Connie Best with its 2009 Climate Protection Award. The international accolade recognizes their leadership directing our Working Forests, Winning Climate program advancing forests and their climate benefits. Read more about the EPA Award on our blog or view the press release. |
 PFT is Now Blogging! Stay up on the latest news, insights and other musings about forests, conservation, climate, stewardship and more in our new blog. |
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Van Eck Provides Safe Harbor to Threatened Owls in Addition to Delivering Climate Benefits The working forest conservation easement on the Van Eck Forest has helped the Pacific Forest Trust negotiate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to obtain a Safe Harbor Agreement for Northern Spotted Owls. This innovative agreement rewards the landowner, ensures sustainable timber harvests and increases critical wildlife habitat. Read more about the Safe Harbor Agreement |
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900 Acres Added to Monument with BLM's Purchase of Lands Previously Conserved by PFT The BLM has acquired nearly 900 acres of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument planning area lands previously owned by PFT and have officially added these lands to the Monument. Now open to the public, the tracts include critical wetlands and wildlife habita, plus a section of the famed Pacific Crest Trail, the Monument’s primary hiking experience. Read more about the BLM acquisition - Watch video Download Campaign to Complete the Vision brochure: Lo-Res Web View PDF - Hi-Res Print PDF |
 Summer 2009 Newsletter Read Online - Download PDF |
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Forest Owner to Manage for Climate Benefits
The owners of the Love Creek Forest that borders Big Trees State Park and Stanislaus National Forest in Calaveras County, CA, have listed their forest carbon project with California's Climate Action Reserve. The Smiths plan to gain 75,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reductions through their forest management by the avoiding losses of carbon sequestration that would have occurred under a conventional timber harvest management scheme and by logging less wood than the forest is growing. Read more on page 6 of our current newsletter |
 2008 Annual Report Read Online - Download PDF |
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Watch Our Videos on YouTube! Take a virtual tour of tthe Van Eck Forest, watch a news clip about our Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument project, see Forest Fete award winners speak and more all on our YouTube channel. |
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We're A Climate Action Leader As a member of the California Climate Action Registry and by calculating, reporting and verifying our organization's greenhouse gas emisions, the Pacific Forest Trust has earned the status of Climate Action Leader. Learn more. |
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Buy Forest Carbon Offsets Climate-conscious individuals can now buy carbon offsets sourced exclusively from the Van Eck Forest Project. |
Conservation © 2009 The Pacific Forest Trust |
