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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
- Frank Pender of Tanglewood Timber Products promotes diversification and creativity
- A range of diversification strategies highlighted in this article about a Healthy Forest Healthy Communities partner
- Green homes sell for more and faster than other homes
- Our newly launched Sustainable Northwest Wood will help continue this trend in green home sales.
- Oregon's Klamath Basin Deal Helps Farmers and Fish
- New York Times article highlights how Klamath Agreements can serve an an example for the rest of the country.
Our Blog
Our blog is where we reflect, ruminate and share thoughts and ideas related to sustainability in the Northwest.
- Behind the scenes -- How we created our new look
- Take a closer look at the process behind the new Sustainable Northwest logo.
- 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.
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.
