Going to Scale with Shasta Timberlands
Straddling the crest that divides the Sacramento and Klamath River basins, PFT’s Shasta Timberlands Working Forest protects the headwaters of these mighty rivers as they flow off Mount Shasta.
Annual Report 2020
2020 was a memorable, tumultuous year for so many reasons — fires and COVID are but two! Despite that, we were able to make major progress on many fronts.
Diverse Voices Join to Support Resilient Forests and Communities
California’s massive fires of 2017-2021 illustrated the need for a new approach to improve fire safety and resilience in both forests and communities.
America the Beautiful or America the Vanishing?
What is the value of a Bachman’s warbler? Last seen in 1988, this beautiful black and yellow forest bird of the southeastern U.S. is now extinct due to habitat loss. It is one of 23 new species that the U.S. declared extinct this October.
Lightning Canyon Ranch Conserved Forever
Thanks to the generosity of Bob and Cassie Hixon, together with funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board’s Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program, the 2,098-acre Lightning Canyon Ranch was permanently conserved early this summer with Pacific Forest Trust.
Meet Our Summer Intern Court Ballinger
Court Ballinger spent his 2021 summer as a PFT intern working in the Klamath Siskiyou Mountains, helping to prepare for the stewardship of the 1,120-acre Mount Ashland Forest.
