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Sustainable Northwest provides dedicated, nonpartisan support for a community-oriented, conservation-based economy in the West. Learn more about who we are and what we do.
Recent News
- Clock Ticking For Klamath Dams
- Oregon Public Broadcasting highlighting the opportunities to change the course of history in the Klamath Basin.
- Conference charts restoration of Klamath Basin
- Weeklong conference in Medford, Oregon will share the latest ecological science on the Klamath Basin to help both salmon and farming thrive.
- Small Business Rural Resource Network Initiative to Launch
- Oregon Public Broadcasting partners with non-profits to address employment crisis in rural Oregon
Our Blog
Our blog is where we reflect, ruminate and share thoughts and ideas related to sustainability in the Northwest.
- Oregon BETC critical for development of appropriately scaled renewable energy
- The Oregon BETC has been instrumental in renewable energy development. Small-scale community projects, such as school heating systems, are at risk without BETC assistance.
- Wyden Bill presents encouraging options for NW forests and communities
- A shift to landscape-scale restoration could increase forest health and increase support for natural-resource depended communities throughout the Northwest.
- New Videos Uploaded
- From time to time, Sustainable Northwest posts videos that describe our work and the work of our partners. We just created a new section of the website to host these videos.
Stories of People, Places, Prosperity
Rebuilding Center
To reunite and meet the needs of the neighborhood, Shane Endicott started the non-profit Our United Villages, and the Rebuilding Center was its first success.
Making Creative Use of Juniper
Juniper is growing at an alarming rate in Eastern Oregon. Mark Cobb of West Coast Juniper found a way to use this tricky wood for furniture and flooring.
Sequim Lavender Festival
Sequim, Washington residents joined together to reinvent and revitalize the area’s agricultural heritage and celebrate with an annual festival.
