Pacific Forest Trust

PFT is conserving America's working forests for all their public benefits: wood, water, wildlife, and a well-balanced climate.

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If you want to shape the future of resilient Western #forests with @PacificForest Trust while advancing bold natural #climate solutions, we’d love to meet you. https://t.co/xgIdJKg0oc #Jobs #Oregon

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For Wildlife Wednesday, we're celebrating California Condors!
After more than a century away, a California condor has returned to Oregon skies. Condor B9 recently flew from Nor Cal to southern OR, marking the first documented free-flying California condor in the state since 1904.

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The Future of the Epstein Family Forest has been Funded!

We are thrilled to share the news that OWEB has approved funding for the conservation of the Epstein Family Forest abutting Ashland, OR.

Click to read about this remarkable landscape!
https://t.co/nI3bGZLNE8

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Northwest Land Camp is happening June 23–26, 2026, at the Florence Event Center in Florence, Oregon.

Join 300 conservation professionals for 35+ peer-led workshops and panels advancing the work of Northwest land trusts and conservationists.

https://t.co/3wn2O5ce97

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It's Wildlife Wednesday, and this black bear stopped to pose for a portrait!

Black bears provide many ecosystem benefits, such as seed dispersal and forest regeneration.

This is important in mixed-conifer forests, coast range forests, oak woodlands, and chaparral habitats.

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It’s time to give Nature a voice in the legal system.
This summer, join a global community committed to advancing Earth law & the Rights of Nature worldwide at The Earth Law Center's Signature Summer Course.
• 8 live (virtual) classes between 6/1 - 6/24.
https://t.co/rgU3kdzbrj

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Today is the UN Intl Day for Biological Diversity, which is a great opportunity to share some gray fox cuteness from one of our trail cameras.

The world can't survive without biodiversity, & healthy whole forest ecosystems are essential.
#biodiversityday #pacificforesttrust

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Forests are more than just trees. They filter our air & water, are home to countless living creatures, & are essential to a livable world.

This is why it's important to manage for whole forest health.

Click to watch our documentary, Beyond the Trees:
https://t.co/lj46onb0AF

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CA is considering giving oil refineries & other polluters billions in free pollution permits with a major overhaul of its carbon market.
This could have serious budgetary impacts for wildfire preparedness, among other climate impacts.
Read more here: https://t.co/V0h7nllRRg

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We hope you can take some time this weekend to get out and enjoy nature. There's always something new, interesting, and unexpected to see if you slow down. #forests #enjoynature

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CA lawmakers are considering bills to expand beneficial fire.
PFT is helping advance the Beneficial Fire Capacity Act & the Good Fire Act to support more proactive prescribed and cultural burning across the state.

Read more: https://t.co/sPRqlcjjPq

#thegoodfireact

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As a pivotal member of Pacific Forest Trust’s Development & Communications team, the Development Associate plays a key fundraising support role.

This position is based in Portland, OR, and has significant room for learning and growth.

Apply now - https://t.co/isoCV1Ezhb

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Years of habitat restoration & reconnecting tributaries are paying off in CA! 30k endangered coho salmon returned to Mendocino Coast rivers this year — a record-breaking comeback!

Read the full article from NOAA Fisheries here: https://t.co/ravHROPmZt

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We often talk about the ecological and economic value of healthy forests—but they have personal benefits as well.
Time in forests is proven to reduce stress, anxiety, & depression, while improving mood, focus, & well-being.
We hope you have a chance to connect with nature soon!

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May the Forest Be With You!
Today, let’s celebrate forests and the power of whole forest ecosystems to solve critical environmental and economic challenges.
#maytheforestbewithyou #pacificforesttrust #climatesolutions #foresthealth

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Pacific Forest Trust was pleased to participate in @SFClimateWeek with a panel focusing on the essential benefits of forests and other lands as climate solutions for both mitigation and adaptation.

Click the following link to learn more: https://t.co/qXRvgbNSND

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It’s still prescribed fire season in the west—an important time for both community safety and the long-term health of our forests.
We partnered with CAL FIRE to share a behind-the-scenes look at prescribed burning on working timberlands.
@CAL_FIRE #prescribedfire #foresthealth

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Happy Arbor Day!

Planting trees is important—but in today’s climate, healthy, functioning forest systems matter much more.

In a new op-ed, PFT president & co-founder Laurie Wayburn explains why& how we can manage forests for their many benefits.
https://t.co/tvXgp5gjGF

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Happy Earth Day from all of us at Pacific Forest Trust!
The health & future of our planet depends on thriving forest ecosystems. We're working to transform the way our forests are managed--creating lasting benefits for people, wildlife, the climate, and the home we all share.

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Wow! Thank you to everyone who was a part of Forest Fete 2026 last week! It was such a special evening, and we’re grateful to have shared it with you. You can view additional photos from the evening at the link below. https://t.co/dUjsoDVmFC

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Check out this recent op-ed by Carlos Garcia in The Oregonian, exploring how shared values around clean water, healthy lands, & strong communities can help move beyond long-standing natural resource conflicts, and how land trusts play an important role.
https://t.co/KHhpz3dNoZ