"These times present a
historic opportunity for change."

Spencer Beebe
Founder, Ecotrust

Please enjoy this quarterly news update from Ecotrust.

FRIEDMAN: The New York Times Columnist Talks Green Innovation
Watch part of the free lecture sponsored by Ecotrust and 43 other
organizations.

FUNDING: Ecotrust Kicks-off Its Spring Fundraising Campaign
Help support our nonprofit organization as it seeds innovation to create jobs and protect nature.

FILM: The New, New Deal
Ecotrust's new film short explores how to create jobs, restore communities and protect nature.

NEWS: Farm-to-School, Marine Protected Areas and Friedman
» Oregon Public Broadcasting on a green pitch to VP Biden
» The Oregonian on a change-making day in Portland
» The Oregonian and the broccoli pulpit
» The San Diego Union Tribune on marine protected areas

PERSPECTIVES: People and Climate
Climate change changes everything. Read issue #2 of the Ecotrust web journal
People and Place or follow us on Twitter as we explore ethical, social and economic perspectives of a changing climate.

REPORT: The 2008 Annual Report is Here
Read about the power of slow-growth investments, and efforts to restore our regional economy.

POLICY: Farm-to-School Investment is Good for State Coffers
Oregon House Bill 2800 will steer more local food to schools, and generate local dollars.

FISH: The Fate of Pacific Salmon
State of the Salmon — Ecotrust's joint effort with the Wild Salmon Center — gathers nearly 400 changemakers in Vancouver, B.C.

OCEANS: The Future of Marine Planning
In the battle for the world's oceans, new tools from Ecotrust help create jobs and protect sensitive areas.

CITIZEN: Declare your citizenship in Salmon Nation
When you join Salmon Nation, you join a community that believes in a brighter future for our region.

GIFT: Give the Gift of Edible Portland
Help support Portland's favorite non-profit food magazine with a
gift subscription.

VENUE: Your Next Event Beckons
Organizing a meeting? A wedding? Contact us. We've organized an event or two, and we even enjoy it.

FUN: The Front Fell Off
Satire comedy duo Clarke & Dawe demonstrate that, really, the environment
is just fine.

ABOUT ECOTRUST: Ecotrust's role is to serve as a think-tank that identifies deep innovation, and then it seeks to turn those ideas into proof-of-concept realities. For nearly 20 years, Ecotrust has used this approach to convert $60 million in grants into more than $300 million in capital for local people, businesses, and organizations from Alaska to California. Ecotrust's many innovations include co-founding the world's first environmental bank, starting the world's first ecosystem investment fund, creating a range of programs in the fisheries, forestry, food and farm sectors, and developing new scientific and information tools to improve social, economic and environmental decision-making. Ecotrust works locally in ways that promise hope abroad, and it takes inspiration from the wisdom of Native and First Nations. More on the Web at www.ecotrust.org.

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