New Year, New Opportunities

Today is an exciting day for Willamette Falls Trust. We have been accepted into the High Line Network, a nation-wide community of non-profit leaders redefining public spaces.

The Network originated following the success of the High Line in New York City, in an effort to highlight the growing sector of projects that transform underutilized and abandoned infrastructure into new urban landscapes that value public spaces. Now, these projects expand opportunities for knowledge and resource sharing among Network members, bringing in new voices and representation to the fold.

The Trust is the first Tribal-led organization to join the Network and one of only three members on the West Coast. We are in illustrious company with the Seattle Waterfront Project and the Presidio Trust in San Francisco.

We look forward to collaborating with great thought-leaders and projects from across the country amplifying new voices and representation within the urban landscape. Learn more about this growing community and the exciting future of public spaces across the country.

We’re excited to become part of a Network that uplifts needed change in how we think about designing a functional world for future generations. Today, we join a cohort across North America that amplifies our work at Willamette Falls through connecting the health of community, land, and access. We look forward to advancing Indigenous knowledge and land justice with our peers across the nation.
— Gerard Rodriguez, Associate Director, Director of Tribal Affairs and Engagement