Support Our Work
Your support helps turn community priorities into lasting stewardship across Central and Eastern Washington. Explore our first initiatives and help move this work forward.
Support Our Work
In Perpetuity's first slate of initiatives turns our mission into action across Central and Eastern Washington. Each one began with a real need a community named. Your support helps move it from early development into results on the ground.
Forests That Work For Everyone
Supporting forest practices and partnerships that reduce wildfire risk, promote native tree stock, enhance biodiversity, and restore the snowpack and water retention our region depends on. Ecological health, economic viability, and cultural values do not have to be at odds.
Finding Conflict Before It Costs Everyone
Permit delays rarely come from how long people are given to respond. They come from a project sitting in conflict with a resource a community values, surfacing too late to resolve cheaply. SEPA Democracy moves that discovery to the front end, with a standardized process built to find real conflict early. That serves the public and tribal interests it is meant to, and it protects the developer's investment too. Phase I is underway now, guiding the research and development behind it and setting the targets that will carry it toward real, measurable change.
Honoring Coast Salish Leadership
In Perpetuity has acquired two sculptures by a renowned Coast Salish artist. We are raising funds to restore them and establish an award recognizing Coast Salish community leadership. More to come.
What We're Hearing
Our community needs assessments are ongoing, but a few long-term priorities have already come into focus. Our first-year initiatives already touch some of them. As more input comes in, the Board will direct how we expand into the rest.
Where Our Work Meets These Needs
Our first-year initiatives were not built to answer everything the community has named. Here is what they are already reaching, and what still waits on what we hear and what the Board decides next.
Solid borders and arrows show where this year's work already reaches. Dashed borders are needs the community has named that still wait on future initiatives.
Every Gift Moves This Forward
These initiatives are in early stages, several already in front of state and federal partners for support. Your gift extends what we can do and how quickly we can do it.
Give NowIn Perpetuity is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit. View our nonprofit status.
FOREST MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
Forests That Work For Everyone
Supporting forest practices and partnerships that reduce wildfire risk, promote native tree stock, enhance biodiversity, and restore the snowpack and water retention our region depends on. Ecological health, economic viability, and cultural values do not have to be at odds.
SEPA DEMOCRACY PROJECT
Find Conflicts Earlier
SEPA Democracy is developing a consistent way to identify community and resource concerns early in environmental review. Earlier discovery can support public and tribal interests while helping developers address conflicts before they become costly delays.
Phase I is underway, guiding research, development, and measurable goals for the pilot.
COAST SALISH SCULPTURE AWARD
Honoring Coast Salish Leadership
In Perpetuity has acquired two sculptures by a renowned Coast Salish artist. We are raising funds to restore them and establish an award recognizing Coast Salish community leadership. More to come.
What We're Hearing
Our community needs assessments are ongoing, but a few long-term priorities have already come into focus. Our first-year initiatives already touch some of them. As more input comes in, the Board will direct how we expand into the rest.
Water availability for natural and cultural resources in headwater streams
Effective land use processes
Passing cultural knowledge on to youth
More community art projects
From Listening to Action
Community priorities guide our next steps. Forest stewardship addresses water and habitat needs; SEPA Democracy works toward more effective land use decisions.
As we listen, the Board will guide future work in cultural learning and community art. We welcome your ideas, local knowledge, and potential partnerships.
Every Gift Moves This Forward
These initiatives are in early stages, several already in front of state and federal partners for support. Your gift extends what we can do and how quickly we can do it.
In Perpetuity is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 39-4787244. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. View our nonprofit status.