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Pacific Forest Trust

Since 1993, Pacific Forest Trust has created economic incentives that reward private forest owners for conserving their lands and practicing sustainable forestry.

PKPR has served as Agency of Record since 2022, raising the organization’s national and regional profile to influence policy on climate, wildfire prevention, and biodiversity. We’ve securing a major segment on CBS Evening News about prescribed burns that reached over 2 million viewers. We’ve also placed a steady stream of thought leadership, from op-eds in The Hill and Los Angeles Times to two New York Times letters to the editor within three months.

By cultivating relationships with key journalists, PKPR has positioned Pacific Forest Trust as a go-to expert on forest and wildfire policy, with regular coverage and commentary in outlets like Bloomberg, USA Today, and Politico.

Pacific Forest Trust in the News

PFT in Capitol Weekly

Laurie Wayburn of Pacific Forest Trust published an op-ed for Capitol Weekly, highlighting Nature-based climate credits as a path forward for cap-and-trade.

PFT in Agri-Pulse Open Mic Podcast

Laurie Wayburn of Pacific Forest Trust was a guest on the Agri-Pulse Open Mic podcast. Laurie says, “Betting on nature is to say: to weather this climate crisis, we need to be investing in our lands and our landowners to do the kind of stewardship that’s needed to get us through this enormously stressful time.”

PFT in Sacramento Bee

Laurie Wayburn of Pacific Forest Trust published an op-ed for the Sacramento Bee, highlighting a key opportunity to stretch wildfire prevention budgets through a simple, bipartisan amendment to the Fix Our Forests Act. 

PFT in The Fulcrum

This Arbor Day, as drought and wildfire fears spread from Southern California to South Carolina, the tree you plant carries hidden importance.

PFT in Common Dreams

Pacific Forest Trust’s Laurie Wayburn penned an op-ed for Earth Day on how the Broadway hit Redwoods is highlighting forest canopies.

PFT in The Hill

PKPR placed an op-ed in The Hill by Pacific Forest Trust’s Laurie Wayburn marking Smokey Bear’s 80th anniversary with a critical examination of how his famous anti-wildfire message has backfired.

Pacific Forest Trust in the LA Times

Laurie Wayburn of Pacific Forest Trust penned an op-ed for the LA Times discussing the merits of Arbor Day – and more meaningful actions against climate change.

PFT on Inside Edition, Mongabay

PKPR secured coverage in Inside Edition and Mongabay of a captivating video showing a black bear taking a refreshing dip in one of Northern California’s rare “sag ponds”—a natural pool formed by earthquake fault activity.

PFT on KQED

PKPR secured an interview for Pacific Forest Trust Co-Founder Laurie Wayburn and “Beaver Land: How One Weird Rodent Made America” author Leila Philip on KQED-FM’s California Report (NPR-San Francisco).