Searle Whitney’s Gift to the Future
C. Searle Whitney left a generous bequest to further Pacific Forest Trust’s effort to conserve working forests. PFT will start a fellowship program in his honor.
More Pacific Crest Trail Conserved
The MountCrest Working Forest has transferred more than 300 acres of land to the BLM, including a mile of the Pacific Crest Trail, to become permanent part of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
Walter and Jeanne Sedgwick
Jeanne and Walter Sedgwick have both poured their substantial energy and skill into conserving the environment. Pacific Forest Trust interviewed Walter about his lifetime dedication to forests and nature.
Working with Fire
This year, Pacific Forest Trust led an effort to gain additional funding for CAL FIRE’s program to help rural forested communities prepare for wildfire, resulting in an additional $10 million of State Responsibility Area funds in the state budget.
Restoring Watersheds Key to California’s Future Water Supply
Pacific Forest Trust looks upstream to the source to help solve California’s water problems with the first-ever Watershed Infrastructure Risk Assessment Report.
Washington Includes Forests in Carbon Plans
This spring, the Washington state legislature considered four carbon tax bills and now one has been submitted as a 2018 ballot initiative.
