Summer 2018
ForestLife is Pacific Forest Trust’s newsletter, with news and insight about our work to sustain America’s forests for all their benefits of wood, water, wildlife, and people’s well being, in cooperation with private landowners and communities. View or download this issue as a PDF, or read the individual stories online below.
In This Issue:
President’s Letter, Summer 2018
PFT President Laurie Wayburn reflects on the state of the climate and what is being done to prevent further damage.
Restoring carbon rich, climate resilient forests across the west coast
Washington, Oregon, and California are taking steps to protect their forests while fighting climate change.
A first for Oregon: Mountcrest Working Forest conserved
A conservation easement on the Mountcrest Working Forest lays the groundwork for helping forests, working people, and threatened wildlife.
Saving beavers, headwaters, and tall timbers at McCloud Soda Springs
Through a conservation easement in partnership with Schroll Timberlands, PFT is helping build a sustainable forest future and preserve this rural community’s way of life.
Pioneering progress on forest and climate policy
PFT is working to expand California’s natural and working lands climate change policy portfolio.
Forestry at McCloud Soda Springs: Back to the future
PFT examines the future of forestry on one of our conserved properties.
Donor profile: Andrea Tuttle, PhD
We talked with Dr. Andrea Tuttle, former Chair of the PFT Board of Directors, about her role in our organization over the past 14 years.
What price a watershed?
Is there an emerging industry standard for investments in watershed health?
A fabulous Forest Fete 2018!
PFT looks back on an amazing Forest Fete.