Our Program

Healthy communities require a healthy planet. Immediate action must be taken to ensure communities can successfully respond to our changing world.  

We believe science-based innovations are most impactful when developed in partnership with communities; leading to durable and sustainable solutions that address climate change and advance biodiversity and human well-being.  

Sustainable, community-focused conservation efforts rely on community members who have decision-making authority and a sense of ownership over the resources being managed. Environmental policies created must recognize community rights and create appropriate incentives and clear governance should be established while local stakeholders are empowered and maintain accountability. When technology is developed, it should be user-friendly and affordable, able to measure progress, and enable people to adapt their approaches based on evidence as they prepare for emerging challenges.  

Piloting community-based natural resource management. We help locally-based practitioners implement projects that gather better data, test conservation methods, and develop technological tools that allow them to manage their ecosystems effectively .

Improving human-wildlife coexistence. We support measures to reduce conflict and competition between humans and wildlife using technology tools, education and outreach, and fostering networks and policies that support community well-being.  

Supporting high-integrity natural climate solutions. We fund community-led, rigorous, place-based natural climate solutions to protect, restore, and manage forests, wetlands, grasslands, coastal systems, and agricultural lands to mitigate climate change.  

$74.1M current active grants in environment

Investing in organizations at the intersection of science and technology as they solve environmental challenges.

Making an impact around the globe

Supporting community-led projects working to advance research and implement technology solutions here in the Pacific Northwest and globally.

Incubating and scaling big ideas 

Encouraging bold, new ideas in community-focused environmental actions, especially advancing research and technologies that support community management and helpful policies.