Current News
Forest Flash: May 2022
In this issue: Bringing back the beaver, California investments in climate change and water resiliency, and a conservation easement for Mt. Shasta Timberlands.
Forest Flash: April 2022
In this issue: Forest Fete 2022, old forests as a key climate solution, and investing in a climate smart future.
Wildfire Resiliency Group Budget Recommendations Letter
On March 29, PFT and other organizations submitted a letter to the Governor and Legislative Leaders of California to provide recommendations on the state budget to advance wildfire resiliency.
Forest Flash: March 2022
In this issue: Forests, Water & Fete; Protecting Trinity Headwaters; and the North American Carbon World Conference.
Seeing the Forest: For the Water
Join us April 7th for a live webinar on the role forests play in providing water in a warming, drying world.
Forest Flash: February 2022
In this issue: The Oregon Legislation’s short session, Voluntary private conservation as key to achieving 30×30, and Forest Carbon Offsets.
Forest Fete 2022
Forest Fete 2022 – Let’s Make a Splash With Forests was a lively celebration of PFT’s work in partnership for forest landowners and communities as we kicked off our 30th year!
Forest Flash: January 2022
In this issue: Southern Oregon wildlife crossings, Protecting critical watersheds through Springs For Life, and PFT’s legacy of forest stewardship
Forest Flash: 2021 in Review
In Pacific Forest Trust’s e-newsletter, Forest Flash, we send you the most recent PFT news and updates on forests, clean water, climate, and wildlife, no more than once or twice a month.
Wildfire Resiliency Budget Letter 12.2021
December 15, 2021 Governor Gavin Newsom The Honorable Toni Atkins, Senate Leader Pro Tempore The Honorable Nancy Skinner, Chair Senate Budget Committee The Honorable Bob Wieckowski, Chair Senate Budget Subcommittee 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy...
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.