Guest Blog | Northwest Community Forest Coalition:

Earlier this month, the Northwest Community Forest Coalition had the opportunity to join the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District and visit the Eagle Creek Community Forest.

Follow along as we learn about the Cow Creek Umpqua Tribes' efforts to restore their ancestral forests in SW Oregon.

The Blue Mountains in Malheur National Forest was recently the site of significant new research conducted over 10 years showing that mechanical thinning greatly improves forest healthy and resiliency. Photo credit SNW.

Guest Blog | Northwest Community Forest Coalition:

Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS) led a Learn and Burn event taking place within the Mt. Adams Community Forest in May > Read about the experience here!

Sustainable Northwest staff, board and partners toured the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington in June to learn more about conserving dry, east-side forests in the Pacific Northwest. Here are nine things we learned.

Sustainable Northwest is working with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region to enhance collaborative capacity for improved forest management and restoration.

We sat down for a quick chat with Polly during her very busy first week!

The Pacific Northwest showcases exceptional land stewards, spanning from the southern coast of Oregon to the Olympic Peninsula and north to the foothills of Mount Baker.

Learning from these forests and the local communities participating in alternative forest management has been my pleasure.

What can we do to address the wildfire problem? While this question is daunting, reducing fuels can influence the way these forests burn, even during extreme fire weather.

Sustainable Northwest recently convened 15 architects, designers, construction firms, and others in the green building space for a tour in John Day, OR. The trip included visits to Woodgrain’s sawmill in Pilot Rock, Malheur Lumber in John Day, and restoration projects on the Middle Fork John Day and Malheur National Forest.

The Arch Cape Domestic Water Supply District realized the vision of connecting the community to its drinking-water source on June 9th, 2022.

Purchasing the watershed will permanently protect the source of Arch Cape’s drinking water from the headwaters to the tap.

SNW's Public Forestland Team provided Collaborative Leadership Training to 35 new US Forest Service (USFS) District Rangers from across the United States at the historic Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood.

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will have their tribal interest and Indigenous Knowledge integrated into the management of the Mt. Hood National Forest in newly proposed legislation from Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer.

Learn about our Northwest Community Forest Coalition work and upcoming Forum and Field Tour!

Prescribed fire effectively reduces hazardous fuels, restores ecological conditions across a range of landscapes, has a long history with many indigenous peoples, and supports habitat for Tribally-important flora and fauna.

Despite its indispensable role in forest restoration, there are many barriers to significantly limiting the use of prescribed fire in projects.

Knowing the source forest of your wood matters for a lot of the same reasons that knowing where your food comes from.