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.
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.
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.
PFT is in the midst of an exciting, ambitious effort to acquire, protect, and restore a stunningly diverse forest on the slopes of Mount Ashland, building on decades of conservation work along the Siskiyou Crest.
Jack Stephenson joined the Board of Pacific Forest Trust in 2019. A passionate conservationist with a career in tech and with McKinsey & Company, Jack is now dedicating his life to the challenge of climate change.
A message from PFT President, Laurie Wayburn.
