Donor Profile: Ben Hammett
Ben Hammett is a lifelong conservationist deeply committed to fighting climate change. He, and his late wife Ruth, began supporting PFT in 2012. Ben recently shared why he feels PFT’s work is so important.
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.
Restoring Fire and Climate Resilience
PFT was a lonely voice in 2017 (and for many years before that!) when we advocated for $20 million to increase the use of prescribed fire to reduce unnatural fuel buildup and get more “good” fire on the ground safely.
Offsetting Fiery Rumors
It is widely recognized that forests are our most powerful, rapidly expandable, and extensive natural carbon sink.
Reaching for the Sky on California van Eck
Twenty years ago, Fred van Eck entrusted the conservation of some 9,400 acres of forestland in Oregon and California to PFT. We’ve been steadily demonstrating new approaches to forest management.
Meet Outside-the-Box Awardee Merv George
Recipient of this year’s Outside-the-Box Award, Merv George Jr. is the Supervisor of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, working out of Medford, OR, when he isn’t at his grandmother’s home in the Hoopa Valley Reservation.
