Sustainable Northwest

07/10/2026

Our Grazing Lands Program Manager, Audrey Carrión, visited a ranch in Lonerock, Oregon last month with range scientists from Oregon State University to collect field data. And she shared this photo because, “This is about as good as it gets for native range in Oregon,” she said.

As for the data she gathered, she’s working on a project to improve spatial mapping in Eastern Oregon rangelands, making it it easier and faster to plan post-fire restoration at a landscape-scale.

06/15/2026

Last week, Sustainable Northwest staff and board toured Jetty Creek - the source of the City of Rockaway Beach’s drinking water. The City is purchasing the lower portion of the watershed from Nuveen Natural Capital to manage for drinking water. Nuveen has been an amazing neighbor, helping ensure water quality and quantity for city residents and improving wildlife habitat as well, but the City knows that ultimately, the best way to ensure clean, reliable, affordable drinking water in perpetuity is to buy and own the watershed. SNW helped make this happen by supporting policies and funding for the project (like Oregon’s new source drinking watershed protection fund) and by supporting the City and Nuveen with negotiations. Northwest Community Forest Coalition Nuveen, a TIAA company Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce Visit Rockaway Beach North Coast Land Conservancy

05/26/2026

Excited to join E-Farms and Puget Sound Energy at Jensen Farms in Ellensburg, WA, on June 25th for High Voltage Harvest, a hands-on field day exploring the future of electric agriculture! ⚡🚜

Come explore e-tractors and equipment up close, watch live demos, and connect with farmers and industry partners over a free BBQ lunch at the farm.

Open to producers, landowners, and ag professionals.

📍 Ellensburg, WA | 11 AM – 2 PM

Hosted by E-Farms and Puget Sound Energy in partnership with Jensen Farms and the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce.

Fuel prices got you wondering what electric equipment can actually handle on the farm, ranch, jobsite or acreage? Come kick the tires at our Ag industry High Voltage Demo Day 🚜

Whether you’re a farmer, hobby farmer, seed producer, grounds crew or other ag professional, this is your chance to get hands-on and see what electric equipment can really do in the dirt, dust and daily grind of agriculture.

⚡Test drive and demo equipment including:
• Full-sized Chevy & Ford EV trucks
• Can-Am 4-wheeler
• Polaris Kinetic UTV
• Fusion commercial utility cart
• STIHL chainsaw & pole saw
• EGO push mower
• Combi pole saw/weed whacker
• Backpack blower
• Hedge trimmer
• And more!

This isn’t a “look but don’t touch” kind of event. Climb in. Fire it up. Put it to work. 🛻

And, because no day on the farm should happen on an empty stomach… we’ll be serving up a FREE BBQ lunch🍔

More details can be found in the link provided in comments. It also includes registration, simply so we can plan accordingly for lunch. 👇

Come see what the future of ag looks like, without giving up the grit. ➡ This event is NOT for the general public. This is a day for folks working in Ag.

Sponsored by: E-Farms, Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and Puget Sound Energy

03/18/2026

2026 is International Year of the Woman Farmer and in celebration of that, ODA is thrilled to shine a spotlight on Oregon women whose hard work powers our communities and beyond.

Meet Alex Sharp, a fourth-generation cattle rancher who lives and works in Oregon’s Klamath Basin. She also manages water projects for Sustainable Northwest in the Upper Klamath Basin, partnering with landowners to improve water and habitat. In the past four years, she has led conservation projects totaling over $1.2 million.

Learn more about Alex -- and/or nominate a woman farmer in your life to be featured by ODA throughout 2026 -- by visiting our web site: https://oda.direct/IYWF

03/12/2026

Happy Women’s History Month. 💐

At Sustainable Northwest, we are proud to celebrate the incredible women who lead, steward the land, and work every day to build solutions for nature, people, and rural communities. Throughout March, we will be highlighting women whose leadership is shaping the future of conservation and sustainable land stewardship.

Today we are honored to spotlight Lee Rahr, Vice President of Programs at Sustainable Northwest.

“One of the most rewarding parts of my job is working with, supporting, and championing the next generation of leaders in conservation. As a woman trying to balance a career in conservation and raise a family, I find working with women in conservation especially fulfilling. Supporting their efforts to solve complex natural resource challenges, collaborate effectively, find common ground, and safeguard our planet for the next generation.”

Thank you, Lee, for your leadership and for helping guide the next generation of conservation leaders.

02/25/2026

Today we got to watch begin replanting one of the many properties in Clackamas County that was leveled by the 2020o Labor Day Fires. Working with , , and we are helping private landowners affected by the 2020 Labor Day Fires recover and replant with climate-resilient, native trees, shrubs, and other species. The goal is to restore private forestlands so that they can keep supporting resources we all rely on: clean air, clean water, and healthy wildlife habitat — and be more resilient in case of another catastrophic wildfire. Remember, not all fire is bad, and in fact sometimes fire is beneficial. But when a wildfire turns catastrophic, it can have lasting consequences for all of us. Sustainable Northwest is helping improve forest health to withstand catastrophic fire.

02/24/2026

We loved seeing this segment on the narrated by spotlighting the innovation behind the Portland International Airport transformation. Projects like this highlight the power of regional collaboration and responsible wood sourcing across the Pacific Northwest. and are proud to be part of the story connecting forests, mills, and communities to the materials shaping spaces people experience every day.

02/04/2026

Our staff went to Olympia last week to educate Washington state legislators about the need to fully fund wildfire resilience and community forest in Washington — and the many benefits that come from both. We can balance nature, people, and local economies by strategically investing in community-led natural resource solutions.

01/29/2026

In Washington, there is a bill lawmakers passed in the wake of catastrophic fires in 2020 that would fund more wildfire prevention. But lawmakers are failing to fully fund it. New research shows that if they did fully fund it, we could:
🔥 Prevent over 31,000 acres of severe wildfire
💵 Save taxpayers $8 for every $1 spent
💲Avoid $1B in long-term damages
💰Support nearly 1,100 jobs statewide
💸 Generate $174M in economic output
Washington legislators - let’s fully fund HB 1168.

12/02/2025

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