Field Reports & Stories

The work, written down.

Field reports from our restoration leads, profiles of the people doing the work, plain-language policy explainers, and the occasional scientific note from the ecologists we work with.

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Field ReportApril 2026 · 7 min

Five years on the Wilson River reach

I planted my first Doug fir on this slope in spring 2020. The crew was eight people, the slash was waist-deep, and we were certain a third of the seedlings wouldn't make it through the dry summer. They did.

Maren Holstad · Restoration Lead, Coast Range · Tillamook County, OR

What a conservation easement actually does

A plain-language explainer of the legal instrument that holds 12,400 acres in perpetuity.

Portland, OR

5 min read

ProfileFebruary 2026

The fellowship cohort of 2025

Eight early-career practitioners, eighteen months, and the work that comes next.

Mt. Hood, OR

6 min read

ScienceJanuary 2026

What the marbled murrelet tells us

A seabird that nests in old-growth canopy is the cleanest indicator we have. Its return is a verdict.

Olympic Peninsula, WA

8 min read

Smoke drifting through tall conifers at golden hour

Field ReportNovember 2025

Fire season and the hundred-year plan

How prescribed burns, drawn from tribal fire knowledge, are reshaping our stewardship playbook.

Mt. Adams, WA

9 min read

Field ReportOctober 2025

Buying back the Coyote Creek headwaters

Six hundred and forty acres, two retiring siblings, and a closing that took eleven months.

Lane County, OR

6 min read

The Dispatch

Four field reports a year, by email.

Restoration milestones, acquisition closings, what we're seeing return. No filler.