The Brainerd Foundation

Kayaking Holland Lake in the Swan Valley of Montana, where Brainerd grantees promote an ethic of land stewardship and the conservation of natural resources for future generations. Photo provided by Dale Dufour, for Northwest Connections.

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Building Infrastructure and Capacity

The Brainerd Foundation has long been a leader in using nontraditional approaches to meet conservation goals.

The Brainerd Foundation is seeking a Program and New Media Summer Associate. Interested? You can read more here.
Sunset and beargrass from Abercrombie-Hooknose Roadless Area in northeastern Washington, a part of the Colville National Forest that Conservation Northwest hopes Congress will designate as protected wilderness.  Photo by Eric Zamora.

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How do you broaden the base, really?

It’s an adage as old as politics itself. A thread is weak. But twist several threads into a rope and it’s strong. But when it comes time to try to foster relationships with diverse allies, how many of us really know how to make rope? Read more