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SNW provides dedicated, nonpartisan support for a community-oriented, conservation-based economy in the West. Learn more about who we are and what we do.
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Western Stewardship Summit:
Restoring Community and the Land
September 24-26, 2008
Sunriver, Oregon
Annual Auction & Awards Gala a Big Success
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our 2008 Auction & Awards Gala on March 14th in Portland. Over 350 people joined us to help raise more than $150,000 in support of Sustainable Northwest. This year’s Andrus Leadership Awards winners are the Steering Committee of the 2007 Oregon Business Plan, and rural entrepreneur MaryJane Butters of Moscow Idaho. Read More.
View photos from the 2008 SNW Gala.
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Recent News
- RVCC Advances Rural Policy Platform in Washington D.C.
- Coalition of rural advocates visits Washington D.C. to advance community-based forest policies during the annual RVCC Western Week in Washington.
- First It Takes, Then It Gives
- The environmental movement almost killed Hayfork, Calif. Now, it's the town's main hope.
- Oregon Business Plan and Rural Idaho Entrepreneur Recognized for Leadership in Sustainability and Conservation
- 2008 Cecil D. Andrus Leadership Awards Presented at SNW Gala on March 14th in Portland
Stories of People, Places, Prosperity
- Thundering Hooves
- Formerly a struggling conventional wheat farmer, Joel Huesby uses innovative techniques on his successful organic beef, chicken and turkey ranch.
- Shepherd’s Grain
- Fred Fleming and business partner Karl Kupers are Food Alliance certified, use no-till farming, and sell their Washington wheat to local markets.
- Dungeness River Watershed Restoration
- Tribespeople, irrigators, property owners, conservationists, and public agencies come together to bring back threatened salmon populations.