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Publications

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Human Nature: A Trauma Informed Care Approach

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EV Cost Benefit Study Summary

BEF guide to utility electric vehicle planning

A Utility EV Planning Guide

the willamette model watershed partnership. 10 year of innovation and collaboration

The Willamette Model Watershed Partnership: 10 years of innovation and collaboration

A proposed framework for willametter river floodplain implementation, effectiveness and status and trends monitoring

A Proposed Framework for Willamette River Floodplain Implementation, Effectiveness and Status and Trends Monitoring

Reimagining watershed restoration: a call for new investment and support structures for greater resiliency and longterm impact

Are We Doing Our Best to Restore Watersheds? Lessons from a 10-Year Watershed Restoration Strategy

Videos

The Story of Whychus Creek

2021 All-Star Game in Denver, MLB & Rockies Play to Zero for Colorado Rivers

Change the Course Anthem

Changing the Course of the Human Water Story

BSR 2015: Sandra Postel, Global Water Policy Project

Sandra Postel: Troubled Waters | Nat Geo Live

Change the Course 1% for the Planet Presentation

WSI 2014: Sandra Postel, Global Water Policy Project

Quinault Indian Nation Solar Project

Newsletters

03/23/23

Treeline: Hope Issue

06/30/22

Floodplains by Design June 2022

04/27/22

Floodplains By Design April 2022

04/01/22

Treeline: Partnering for Climate Adapted Forest

02/24/22

Floodplains By Design Feb 2022

02/01/22

Collaborative Grow: A Decade of Coordinated Plant Procurement Increases Planting Capacity and Collaboration in the Willamette Basin

12/02/21

Treeline: Partnering for climate adapted forests

06/01/21

Treeline: Partnering for climate adapted forests

04/01/21

Treeline: Partnering for climate adapted forests

02/01/21

Treeline: Partnering for climate adapted forests

09/22/20

Collaborative Grow Sept 2020

07/13/20

Business for Water Stewardship July 2020

12/18/19

Business for Water Stewardship Dec 2019

Media Highlights

02/05/25

How WM Phoenix Open is helping communities thrive

12/19/24

Portland pouring up to $300M into climate-related projects

11/13/24

A hydrogen-powered police car debuts in East Wenatchee

09/04/24

Solar project offers low-income Portland residents relief from high energy bills

08/29/24

How Coca-Cola, Google and REI are Joining Efforts to Protect Arizona’s Verde River

05/03/24

Biden Administration Awards Wyoming $30 Million From New ‘Solar for All’ Grant

05/01/24

Coors Seltzer™ Calls on Canadians to “Do Less” to Help Protect Our Waterways

04/25/24

Feds Sending Over $200 Million to Idaho and Washington to Bring Solar to Low-Income Households

04/23/24

Oregon awarded nearly $87 million to increase solar adopting in low-income communities

04/22/24

EARTH DAY ILLUSTRATES THE PATH TOWARD CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

03/30/24

Grants Illuminate Path for Flathead Electric Cooperative Solar Garden in Whitefish

03/22/24

How P&G Is Working to Revitalize Critical Water Resources in Partnership With Native American Communities

03/21/24

Cocopah Tribe will restore areas along the Colorado River to address climate change

02/07/24

DOUGLAS PUD GETTING HYDROGEN POWERED CARS AS PLANT RAMPS UP

12/13/23

Diving Into Action: Supporting New Water Restoration Projects in California

11/30/23

Solving the Colorado River Crisis Requires Leadership, Innovation and Long-term Investment

11/14/23

State and EPA ready grants to restore salmon habitat, improve water quality near Puget Sound

11/13/23

How Microsoft and P&G are planning to replenish more water than they use

11/02/23

Native American Heritage Month: Collaborating on Water Conservation Initiatives

10/02/23

Stericycle Continues Partnership with the National Park Foundation to Support Habitats and Restore Wetlands in Yosemite National Park and Cape Cod National Seashore

09/01/23

WA Ecology awards $63 million for flood, habitat, farmland mitigation

08/01/23

Nomadix, A Social Purpose Corporation, Continues Commitment To Climate Neutrality

06/27/23

The Coca-Cola Foundation, Silk, Google, Meta, and Microsoft Fund Longleaf Pine Restoration in East Texas

05/22/23

Does the Avocado Green Mattress Deserve Its “Best-Rated” Status? I Tested It Out

04/17/23

GoForth Electric CarShare to Expand in Bingen, White Salmon

02/22/23

Hair Care Industry Players Prioritizes ESG Goals to Boost Sustainable Business – Astra ESG Solutions

02/13/23

WM collaboratively brings running water to Navajo Nation homes

12/07/22

Global Water Challenge and Cargill Support New Community Water Partnerships Across the United States

11/22/22

$884K to fund EV chargers near Yellowstone, Grand Teton gateway communities

11/13/22

EV fast chargers being deployed at local utility company next year

09/30/22

Coalition offers help to parched #ColoradoRiver — @COWaterTrust #COriver #aridification

09/29/22

NW Natural gives $100,000 to two local organizations through new Conservation Champion Award

09/14/22

Conserve and Restore: How Business Can Leverage a Holistic Approach to Water Management

08/30/22

World Water Week: Metrics That Matter for Water

08/23/22

As tribes ramp up renewable energy development, corporates find opportunities to utilize high-impact financing mechanisms

08/16/22

With a focus on high-impact renewables projects, this nonprofit is enabling energy access to underserved communities

08/08/22

The Ritz Herald Reaffirms Commitment To Environmental Sustainability With Eco-Friendly Data Centers By GreenGeeks

07/20/22

Environment+Energy Leader Awards: CyrusOne’s water conservation efforts continue to impress in North Texas

07/08/22

Conserve and Restore: How Business Can Leverage a Holistic Approach to Water Management

06/17/22

Making Equitable Access to STEM Experiences Possible

06/13/22

Ducks Unlimited, P&G, partner to improve Great Salt Lake water availability

06/09/22

P&G Unveils New Strategy to Help Address Global Water Crisis

06/01/22

Cox Enterprises Invests in the Upper Los Angeles River Watershed Arundo donax Eradication Project

05/16/22

Sciessent Continues Commitment to Sustainability with Renewal of Carbon Offsets through BEF

05/13/22

Phoenix opens funding for companies interested in water conservation projects

04/09/22

$31M Steigerwald restoration project winding down

04/07/22

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge will reopen May 1

03/22/22

Coors Seltzer Supports Water Replenishment With New Acre Project

03/22/22

Building resiliency to the world’s water crisis through collective action

02/15/22

Net Positive Water – How Do We Do It?

02/08/22

How businesses are investing in Colorado’s water future

02/04/22

Here Is How a 12-Pack Coors Seltzer Restores 1,000 Litres of Canada’s Waters

02/02/22

Coors Seltzer contributes to Mimico Creek Habitat Restoration Project

02/01/22

Coors Seltzer Includes Chilcotin River Habitat Restoration Project Within Its Commitment to Help Restore Over 6.5 Billion Litres of Canada’s Waters

02/01/22

Coors Seltzer inclut les projets de restauration de la rivière Champlain, de la rivière St-Maurice et de la rivière des Outaouais dans son engagement à contribuer à la restauration de plus de 6,5 milliards de litres d’eau au Canada.

02/01/22

Coors Seltzer Includes Chilcotin River Habitat Restoration Project Within Its Commitment to Help Restore Over 6.5 Billion Litres of Canada’s Waters

02/01/22

Coors Seltzer Includes Annapolis River and West River Restoration Projects Within Its Commitment to Help Restore Over 6.5 Billion Litres of Canada’s Waters

02/01/22

Coors Seltzer Includes Mimico Creek Habitat Restoration Project Within Its Commitment to Help Restore Over 6.5 Billion Litres of Canada’s Waters

12/07/21

CyrusOne : Chandler IV and V can now boast high ENERGY STAR ratings

11/05/21

WM Phoenix Open Achieves GEO Certified Status For Record Fifth Year

11/03/21

Alaska Airlines and Boxed Water™ tackle the biggest source of inflight plastic waste – eliminating 1.8 million pounds of plastics a year

10/26/21

New Forest Resilience Bond will finance $25 million of restoration to reduce wildfire risk on the Tahoe National Forest in California

10/25/21

MAJOR CORPORATIONS COMMIT FUNDING TO HELP LAKE MEAD

10/06/21

Becoming a Play to Zero Champion How MLB and CO Rockies have accelerated water restoration in the West

08/27/21

Water from Ruedi Reservoir to be released to Fryingpan, Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers

08/13/21

Aspen partners with Colorado Water Trust to boost Roaring Fork River flows

07/22/21

Low streamflow in Colorado River spurs emergency water buy

07/19/21

TRAIL BLAZERS LAUNCH FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS WITH GAMEDAY POSTER COLLECTION

06/23/21

Groups come together to fund Arizona water conservation program impacting Colorado River

06/08/21

Virtual Currency, Real Impact

05/27/21

Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan for US Pacific Northwest

05/26/21

P&G SUPPORTS PROJECTS TO HELP PROTECT AND RESTORE WATER IN THE SACRAMENTO RIVER BASIN

05/12/21

Farmers test drive electric tractor

05/10/21

Building people power to restore the Willamette River – and communities’ relationships with it

05/10/21

Building peoplepower to restore the Willamette River – and communities’ relationships with it

05/07/21

Chehalis aims to have Washington state’s first hydrogen refueling station

05/05/21

Chehalis Will Be Home of State’s First Hydrogen Refueling Station

05/05/21

Chehalis Will Be Home of State’s First Hydrogen Refueling Station

05/03/21

You Can Get a Free 12-Pack of Coors Seltzer to Celebrate Tax Day

04/19/21

The Great Saw Mill River Celebrates 12th Anniversary

04/08/21

New Water Coalition Launched to Invest in Conservation Efforts for the Upper Trinity River

04/05/21

Tom Bihn Inc’s CEO Interviews Project Developers BEF & Twende Solar

03/31/21

Twin Transit Eyes Renewables as Legislature Considers Allocating Funding for State’s First Hydrogen Refueling Station in Chehalis

03/13/21

Mason PUD 1 and Skokomish Indian Tribe Receive Grant for Zero Emissions Vehicle Partnership

03/09/21

Powering Resilience and Workforce Development: Quinault Indian Nation

03/08/21

Hydrogen production plant groundbreaking signals renewed interest in alt fuel

02/02/21

National Leaders in Clean Energy Education Convene Virtually to Kick Off Efforts to Foster an Equitable Clean Energy Economy

01/29/21

Companies, Quinault Indian Nation, and NGOs Combine to Create Model for Local Energy Solutions

11/19/20

Constellation Awards $500,000 in ‘Energy to Educate’ Grants to Support Student STEM Projects

10/14/19

Partnership Launches Community‐Financed Solar Project for Local Schools: Solar and Batteries will Provide Emergency Power for Neah‐Kah‐Nie School District

Prime Data Centers launches hyperscale data center in California

New grant program aims to restore, protect Puget Sound riparian areas

Yosemite National Park: Crews restore damaged landscape back to conditions not seen in 150 years

Wyden, Merkley Announce $1.9 Million to Promote Sustainable Forest Health for Small-Acreage Forest Landowners

How Coca-Cola, Google and REI are Joining Efforts to Protect Arizona’s Verde River

University of Idaho Researchers Receive $15 Million Grant to Study Drought and Fire Impact on Forest Ecosystems

Tuesday is Deadline to Become One of 18 Ashland Households Powered by Solar Energy

Bird Alliance to open wildlife hospital, nature sanctuary in Northeast Portland

World Water Week: P&G Progresses Toward its Goals to Help Build a Water Positive Future

02/05/25

How WM Phoenix Open is helping communities thrive

12/19/24

Portland pouring up to $300M into climate-related projects

11/13/24

A hydrogen-powered police car debuts in East Wenatchee

09/04/24

Solar project offers low-income Portland residents relief from high energy bills

08/29/24

How Coca-Cola, Google and REI are Joining Efforts to Protect Arizona’s Verde River

05/03/24

Biden Administration Awards Wyoming $30 Million From New ‘Solar for All’ Grant

05/01/24

Coors Seltzer™ Calls on Canadians to “Do Less” to Help Protect Our Waterways

04/25/24

Feds Sending Over $200 Million to Idaho and Washington to Bring Solar to Low-Income Households

04/23/24

Oregon awarded nearly $87 million to increase solar adopting in low-income communities

04/22/24

EARTH DAY ILLUSTRATES THE PATH TOWARD CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE

03/30/24

Grants Illuminate Path for Flathead Electric Cooperative Solar Garden in Whitefish

03/22/24

How P&G Is Working to Revitalize Critical Water Resources in Partnership With Native American Communities

03/21/24

Cocopah Tribe will restore areas along the Colorado River to address climate change

02/07/24

DOUGLAS PUD GETTING HYDROGEN POWERED CARS AS PLANT RAMPS UP

12/13/23

Diving Into Action: Supporting New Water Restoration Projects in California

11/30/23

Solving the Colorado River Crisis Requires Leadership, Innovation and Long-term Investment

11/14/23

State and EPA ready grants to restore salmon habitat, improve water quality near Puget Sound

11/13/23

How Microsoft and P&G are planning to replenish more water than they use

11/02/23

Native American Heritage Month: Collaborating on Water Conservation Initiatives

10/02/23

Stericycle Continues Partnership with the National Park Foundation to Support Habitats and Restore Wetlands in Yosemite National Park and Cape Cod National Seashore

09/01/23

WA Ecology awards $63 million for flood, habitat, farmland mitigation

08/01/23

Nomadix, A Social Purpose Corporation, Continues Commitment To Climate Neutrality

06/27/23

The Coca-Cola Foundation, Silk, Google, Meta, and Microsoft Fund Longleaf Pine Restoration in East Texas

05/22/23

Does the Avocado Green Mattress Deserve Its “Best-Rated” Status? I Tested It Out

04/17/23

GoForth Electric CarShare to Expand in Bingen, White Salmon

02/22/23

Hair Care Industry Players Prioritizes ESG Goals to Boost Sustainable Business – Astra ESG Solutions

02/13/23

WM collaboratively brings running water to Navajo Nation homes

12/07/22

Global Water Challenge and Cargill Support New Community Water Partnerships Across the United States

11/22/22

$884K to fund EV chargers near Yellowstone, Grand Teton gateway communities

11/13/22

EV fast chargers being deployed at local utility company next year

09/30/22

Coalition offers help to parched #ColoradoRiver — @COWaterTrust #COriver #aridification

09/29/22

NW Natural gives $100,000 to two local organizations through new Conservation Champion Award

09/14/22

Conserve and Restore: How Business Can Leverage a Holistic Approach to Water Management

08/30/22

World Water Week: Metrics That Matter for Water

08/23/22

As tribes ramp up renewable energy development, corporates find opportunities to utilize high-impact financing mechanisms

08/16/22

With a focus on high-impact renewables projects, this nonprofit is enabling energy access to underserved communities

08/08/22

The Ritz Herald Reaffirms Commitment To Environmental Sustainability With Eco-Friendly Data Centers By GreenGeeks

07/20/22

Environment+Energy Leader Awards: CyrusOne’s water conservation efforts continue to impress in North Texas

07/08/22

Conserve and Restore: How Business Can Leverage a Holistic Approach to Water Management

06/17/22

Making Equitable Access to STEM Experiences Possible

06/13/22

Ducks Unlimited, P&G, partner to improve Great Salt Lake water availability

06/09/22

P&G Unveils New Strategy to Help Address Global Water Crisis

06/01/22

Cox Enterprises Invests in the Upper Los Angeles River Watershed Arundo donax Eradication Project

05/16/22

Sciessent Continues Commitment to Sustainability with Renewal of Carbon Offsets through BEF

05/13/22

Phoenix opens funding for companies interested in water conservation projects

04/09/22

$31M Steigerwald restoration project winding down

04/07/22

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge will reopen May 1

03/22/22

Coors Seltzer Supports Water Replenishment With New Acre Project

03/22/22

Building resiliency to the world’s water crisis through collective action

02/15/22

Net Positive Water – How Do We Do It?

02/08/22

How businesses are investing in Colorado’s water future

02/04/22

Here Is How a 12-Pack Coors Seltzer Restores 1,000 Litres of Canada’s Waters

02/02/22

Coors Seltzer contributes to Mimico Creek Habitat Restoration Project

02/01/22

Coors Seltzer Includes Chilcotin River Habitat Restoration Project Within Its Commitment to Help Restore Over 6.5 Billion Litres of Canada’s Waters

02/01/22

Coors Seltzer Includes Chilcotin River Habitat Restoration Project Within Its Commitment to Help Restore Over 6.5 Billion Litres of Canada’s Waters

02/01/22

Coors Seltzer Includes Annapolis River and West River Restoration Projects Within Its Commitment to Help Restore Over 6.5 Billion Litres of Canada’s Waters

02/01/22

Coors Seltzer Includes Mimico Creek Habitat Restoration Project Within Its Commitment to Help Restore Over 6.5 Billion Litres of Canada’s Waters

12/07/21

CyrusOne : Chandler IV and V can now boast high ENERGY STAR ratings

11/05/21

WM Phoenix Open Achieves GEO Certified Status For Record Fifth Year

11/03/21

Alaska Airlines and Boxed Water™ tackle the biggest source of inflight plastic waste – eliminating 1.8 million pounds of plastics a year

10/26/21

New Forest Resilience Bond will finance $25 million of restoration to reduce wildfire risk on the Tahoe National Forest in California

10/25/21

MAJOR CORPORATIONS COMMIT FUNDING TO HELP LAKE MEAD

10/06/21

Becoming a Play to Zero Champion How MLB and CO Rockies have accelerated water restoration in the West

08/27/21

Water from Ruedi Reservoir to be released to Fryingpan, Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers

08/13/21

Aspen partners with Colorado Water Trust to boost Roaring Fork River flows

07/22/21

Low streamflow in Colorado River spurs emergency water buy

07/19/21

TRAIL BLAZERS LAUNCH FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS WITH GAMEDAY POSTER COLLECTION

06/23/21

Groups come together to fund Arizona water conservation program impacting Colorado River

06/08/21

Virtual Currency, Real Impact

05/27/21

Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan for US Pacific Northwest

05/26/21

P&G SUPPORTS PROJECTS TO HELP PROTECT AND RESTORE WATER IN THE SACRAMENTO RIVER BASIN

05/12/21

Farmers test drive electric tractor

05/10/21

Building people power to restore the Willamette River – and communities’ relationships with it

05/10/21

Building peoplepower to restore the Willamette River – and communities’ relationships with it

05/07/21

Chehalis aims to have Washington state’s first hydrogen refueling station

05/05/21

Chehalis Will Be Home of State’s First Hydrogen Refueling Station

05/05/21

Chehalis Will Be Home of State’s First Hydrogen Refueling Station

05/03/21

You Can Get a Free 12-Pack of Coors Seltzer to Celebrate Tax Day

04/19/21

The Great Saw Mill River Celebrates 12th Anniversary

04/08/21

New Water Coalition Launched to Invest in Conservation Efforts for the Upper Trinity River

04/05/21

Tom Bihn Inc’s CEO Interviews Project Developers BEF & Twende Solar

03/31/21

Twin Transit Eyes Renewables as Legislature Considers Allocating Funding for State’s First Hydrogen Refueling Station in Chehalis

03/13/21

Mason PUD 1 and Skokomish Indian Tribe Receive Grant for Zero Emissions Vehicle Partnership

03/09/21

Powering Resilience and Workforce Development: Quinault Indian Nation

03/08/21

Hydrogen production plant groundbreaking signals renewed interest in alt fuel

02/02/21

National Leaders in Clean Energy Education Convene Virtually to Kick Off Efforts to Foster an Equitable Clean Energy Economy

01/29/21

Companies, Quinault Indian Nation, and NGOs Combine to Create Model for Local Energy Solutions

11/19/20

Constellation Awards $500,000 in ‘Energy to Educate’ Grants to Support Student STEM Projects

10/14/19

Partnership Launches Community‐Financed Solar Project for Local Schools: Solar and Batteries will Provide Emergency Power for Neah‐Kah‐Nie School District

Prime Data Centers launches hyperscale data center in California

New grant program aims to restore, protect Puget Sound riparian areas

Yosemite National Park: Crews restore damaged landscape back to conditions not seen in 150 years

Wyden, Merkley Announce $1.9 Million to Promote Sustainable Forest Health for Small-Acreage Forest Landowners

How Coca-Cola, Google and REI are Joining Efforts to Protect Arizona’s Verde River

University of Idaho Researchers Receive $15 Million Grant to Study Drought and Fire Impact on Forest Ecosystems

Tuesday is Deadline to Become One of 18 Ashland Households Powered by Solar Energy

Bird Alliance to open wildlife hospital, nature sanctuary in Northeast Portland

World Water Week: P&G Progresses Toward its Goals to Help Build a Water Positive Future