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.

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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

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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Our Conserved Working Forests

Alsea River Bend Working Forest

Oregon | 1,100 acres

More than 1,100 acres of highly productive and biodiverse forest land near Oregon’s coast have been protected forever …

Bear Creek Working Forest

CA | 8,230 acres

Conserving the headwaters of the Fall River protects California’s water supply, wildlife habitat, and jobs.

Butte Creek Meadows Working Forest

CA | 3,468 acres

A home to headwaters that provide cold, clear water for people and an abundance of wildlife.

Goose Lake Restoration and Working Forest

CA | 32,686 acres

We joined Collins in California’s largest forest conservation and restoration partnership.

McCloud Dogwood Butte Working Forest

CA | 12,646 acres

This project expanded conservation of the McCloud River Watershed, benefitting California’s water, wildlife, and climate.

McCloud Soda Springs Working Forest

CA | 1,346 Acres

Once rezoned for residential development, this rolling woodland will stay intact to benefit wildlife, water, and the local economy.

Mountcrest Working Forest

OR | 2,065 acres

Atop Oregon’s Siskiyou Crest, Mountcrest Forest has critical water, wildlife, and historic connections.

Mt Ashland Demonstration Forest

OR | 1,120 acres

An extraordinarily diverse forest in the upper Rogue River basin on Oregon’s Siskiyou Crest.

Shasta Timberlands Working Forest

CA | 7,490 acres

A keystone property that knits together the checkerboard ownerships of the adjacent Shasta-Trinity and Klamath National Forests.

Trinity Headwaters Forest Partnership

CA | 11,000 acres

PFT and the WRTC are teaming up to acquire forested headwaters encompassing almost 10% of the Upper Trinity watershed.

Van Eck Forest Laboratories

CA & OR | 9,400 acres

Two learning laboratories demonstrate the synergy of economic and ecologic return in sustainable forest management.