The Brainerd Foundation is a Northwest-focused family foundation that provides grants to strengthen the ability of nonprofits, communities, and decision-makers to protect our region’s air, land and water. Read More
Our Conservation policy program invests in regional or state-level policy priorities that build a track record of success and demonstrate the benefits of pro-conservation policies to public officials.
Idaho environmental regulators issued a permit in late 2009 to a company that plans to operate a coal gasification fertilizer plant in the state. The permit limits carbon dioxide emissions under an agreement between the state, Southeast Idaho Energy, the Sierra Club, and Idaho Conservation League. It is the first plant in the state—and the nation—with enforceable greenhouse gas emission limits and one of the first "clean coal" plants with a permit in the nation. "This permit is a win-win for the people of Idaho," stated the Idaho Conservation League.
- Get a window into the way the Brainerd Foundation thinks. Read about our mission, vision, values and methods on our Strategy & Focus pages.
- The Brainerd Foundation is driven by its trustees' lifelong respect for the environment and entrepreneurial instincts. Read more about how we got started.
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Change the Story, Change the World
If you are in the business of changing beliefs and behavior, public interest communications author, speaker, and consultant Andy Goodman says you must ask yourself two questions about your audience: What story is already in their heads, and is your story strong enough to replace it?