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- EIN 93-0843521
- (503) 222-9091
- 700 Sw Taylor St Ste 200 Portland OR 97205-3138 USA
- www.thefreshwatertrust.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Animals, Environment, Environmental Education, Fisheries Resources, Water, Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management
Mission: To preserve and restore freshwater ecosystems.
Programs: Water quality trading - the freshwater trust's water quality trading program allows for regulated entities to achieve regulatory compliance by funding restoration actions. By calculating and quantifying how much thermal energy is avoided on a river by planting streamside trees, the organization generates credits that are then purchased by wastewater facilities and power plants to offset their impacts to impaired rivers and streams. The work is done in partnership with regulated agencies, irrigators, regulators and farmers. This program can include restoration actions that generate not only temperature credits, but also credits generated from reductions of other pollutants, such as nutrients.
flow - the freshwater trust restores stream flows by working collaboratively with willing landowners. The organization uses a variety of cooperative solutions, including financial compensation, technical assistance and expert advice to keep more water in our streams and rivers.
habitat - the freshwater trust actively restores aquatic habitat in oregon through its habitat restoration program. From placing logs instream to create river complexity and planting trees to stabilize streambanks and provide shade to lower water temperature, the organization advances science-based, ecologically-sound restoration projects to restore habitat function critical to salmon productivity.