2016-11-10T14:36:59-08:00 2015-12-31 Kern & Thompson LLC 1800 SW First Avenue Suite 410 Portland OR 97201 990 2015-01-01 931152222 Sustainable Northwest SUST 5032216911 812 SW Washington Suite 700 Portland OR 97205 GREG BLOCK President 2016-11-07 true Cheryl L Morgan CPA P00168869 5032223338 X 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X GREG BLOCK 1248733 false false X WWW.SUSTAINABLENORTHWEST.ORG X 1994 OR SUSTAINABLE NORTHWEST BRINGS PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND INNOVATION TOGETHER SO THAT NATURE, LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE. 14 14 12 0 1492652 1206885 35789 23390 310 218 13916 18240 1542667 1248733 0 0 846359 829653 0 161972 896715 786070 1743074 1615723 -200407 -366990 1908440 1560824 957476 976850 950964 583974 X SUSTAINABLE NORTHWEST BRINGS PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND INNOVATION TOGETHER SO THAT NATURE, LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE. false false 310294 FORESTS: DECADES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION AND LITIGATION OVER LOGGING HAVE LEFT DEGRADED FORESTS, DIMINISHED WILDLIFE, AND DYING TOWNS. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO INCREASE THE PACE AND SCALE OF RESTORATION PROJECTS, AND CREATE JOBS THAT MAKE OUR FORESTS RESILIENT TO THE INCREASING THREAT OF ABNORMAL WILDFIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASE. SUSTAINABLE NORTHWEST HAS CHANGED THE CONVERSATION TO JOBS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO CREATE DURABLE SOLUTIONS THAT RESTORE OUR NORTHWEST FORESTS. 252135 RANGELANDS: DECADES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION HAVE ALLOWED WESTERN JUNIPER TO OVERTAKE RANGELANDS, USING PRECIOUS WATER, AND DESTROYING HABITAT FOR SAGE GROUSE AND OTHER WILDLIFE. FURTHER DATED RANGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE HAS HARMED AGRIGULTURAL PRODUCTION AND HABITAT. THROUGH SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING AND MANAGEMENT WE ARE HELPING COMMUNITIES RESTORE RANGELANDS TO HEALTH AND RETURNING MORE WATER AND A HEALTHY WILDLIFE HABITAT TO THE HIGH DESERT. 218269 WATER: THE COMPETING NEEDS OF OUR CITIES, AGRICULTURE, FISH, AND ENERGY PRODUCTION HAVE LED TO WATER SCARCITY AND POLLUTION IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. EFFORTS TO ADDRESS WATER CHALLENGES IN RURAL AREAS ARE OFTEN HAMPERED BY PLANNING, FINANCIAL, AND SOCIAL BARRIERS. HISTORICALLY, THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN CONFLICT, LITIGATION, AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. THIS HAS LEFT OUR WATER-DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES IMPERILED. 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FURTHER DATED RANGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE HAS HARMED AGRIGULTURAL PRODUCTION AND HABITAT. THROUGH SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING AND MANAGEMENT WE ARE HELPING COMMUNITIES RESTORE RANGELANDS TO HEALTH AND RETURNING MORE WATER AND A HEALTHY WILDLIFE HABITAT TO THE HIGH DESERT. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: MARKETS: SUSTAINABLE NORTHWEST BELIEVES THAT MARKET BASED APPROACHES ARE ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND LONG LASTING STRATEGIES FOR RESTORING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL ECONOMIES. FOR 10 YEARS WE HAVE HELPED WOOD PRODUCTS BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCESS TO A FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC) GROUP CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. THE GROUP CERTIFICATION PROGRAM MAKES OBTAINING FSC CERTIFICATION EASIER FOR MEMBERS BY REDUCING THEIR CERTIFICATION COST AND STAFF TIME, AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: SPECIAL PROJECTS: AS AN ADAPTIVE AND INNOVATIVE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, SUSTAINABLE NORTHWEST IS ALWAYS PUTTING FORTH NEW IDEAS THAT ADDRESS NEW CHALLENGES OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES. SOME OF THESE EFFORTS CURRENTLY INCLUDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR OUR RURAL COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS; NETWORKING INTERESTED PARTIES TO EXPLORE AND LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY OWNED FOREST OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES; AND PROVIDING A FORUM FOR POLICY AND RURAL LEADERS TO DISCUSS RESTORATION OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST'S LANDSCAPE AND RURAL ECONOMIES. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: POLICY: WORKING IN STRONG COOPERATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS, SUSTAINABLE NORTHWEST PROMOTES A HANDFUL OF LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS SPECIFIC CHALLENGES TO RESTORING AND REBUILDING THE RURAL WEST. 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