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  Winter 2025 Donor Highlight: Erik Wohlgemuth Erik Wohlgemuth is CEO of Future 500, and Secretary for PFT’s Board of Directors. Erik’s expertise spans environmental strategy, as well as the private and NGO sectors. We asked him about his love of forests and his...

  Winter 2025 Engaging the Next Generation on Mount Ashland Demonstration Forest PFT is continuing its mission to advance climate-resilient restoration through our Mt. Ashland Demonstration Forest (MADF), a vital outdoor classroom for local students. This 1,130-acre...

  Winter 2025 Documenting the Tallest Trees: A Conservation with Michael Taylor Pacific Forest Trust supports Michael Taylor’s work documenting the tallest, biggest trees in California and beyond. Here, he shares some of his findings and motivations. 1. What compels...

  Winter 2025 Shaping California’s Fire Policy Pacific Forest Trust plays a pivotal role in shaping and driving key fire legislation that promotes the use of beneficial fire as a tool for reducing wildfire risk and restoring ecosystem health. This year, PFT was the...

  Winter 2025 Securing California’s Water and Wildlife: The Trinity Headwaters Conservation Project In a unique partnership, PFT completed the acquisition and protection of almost 11,000 acres at the headwaters of the Trinity River, conserving some of the most...

  Winter 2025 Supporting Fire and Habitat Resilience through Accelerating Fuels Management The Pacific Forest Trust has launched an exciting new project focused on how fuels and fire management practices can benefit both human and animal/plant forest communities,...

  Winter 2025 President's Letter: The Beauty and Blessings of Old ForestsBeing in an old forest is always inspiring, calming and rejuvenating. You walk into one overwhelmed by our current press of events and emerge more settled, with a sense of our place in the world...