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- 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
- Op-Ed: A paradigm shift in resolving conflict
- Op-Ed by Martin Goebel on the proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement
- Klamath Basin Agreement establishes new paradigm for Western watershed management
- The proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement represents a positive step forward for the management of the West's rivers, rangelands and forests.
- Commentary: City of Second Comings
- Commentary on Portland, Oregon's fascination and commitment to re-use and the sustainability movement, with Sustainable Northwest in the spotlight.
- Commentary: Cecil Andrus: A class act plays on
- Commentary praising the work and thoughts of Cecil Andrus, founder of Sustainable Northwest.
- Sustainable Northwest introduces Cecil D. Andrus Award
- Sustainable Northwest awards two companies for their demonstrated success as an urban or rural enterprise, and commitment to stewardship of the environment.
- Oregon governor renews sustainability board
- Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) reinstated the state's sustainability board nearly five months after a bill to extend its funding failed in the state's legislature.
- Former Idaho governor recognized with conservation award
- Cecil Andrus presented an award in his name to two companies that have demonstrated economic success while being stewards of the environment.
- Governor reinstates sustainability board
- Gov. Ted Kulongoski reinstated the state's sustainability board to oversee the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, energy use in Oregon's largest agencies.
- Farmers honored for practices
- Corvallis-area farmers Bill and Karla Chambers were honored for their leadership in sustainable farming.
- Governor extends sustainability board
- Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed an executive order January 19, 2007 extending the Oregon Sustainability Board and expanding its membership.
- Report outlines use plans for small-diameter timber
- A report on overcoming obstacles to expanding the use of small-diameter timber doesn’t offer a simple solution to the complex problem.
- Op-Ed: Irrigators and Tribes Engaged in Productive Dialogue
- The followíng opinion piece was developed and submitted jointly by the Klamath Water Users Association, the Karuk and the Yurok Tribes of Northern California.
- Tribes, farmers say they understand each other
- Tribes and farmers in the Klamath Basin choose to work together to meet shared goals of restoring fish habitat and water usage for farmers.
- Collaboration in the Northwest
- Formerly opposing groups are moving past old model of conflict and litigation towards collaboration in order to meet shared goals for sustainability.
- Collaboration—The evolution of a movement
- Former adversaries now working together to stabilize degraded streams, improve grazing lands, and enhance forests, met at the Seventh American Forest Congress.
- Economic push for environment honored
- Sustainable Northwest recognizes companies that tie together concern for the environment and economic development.
- Federal grant aids local biomass efforts
- Sustainable Northwest was awarded a grant in 2007 from the USDA to promote woody biomass use in Baker, Crook and Deschutes, Oregon counties.