Pinnacle Partner Spotlight: Worthy Brewing Company
Worthy Brewing takes a stand for forests, water, & wild lands
Worthy Brewing Company takes trees seriously. They stand by their motto: “Earth First, Beer Second.”
Worthing Brewing has been an advocate for healthy and resilient forests in Central Oregon and beyond. Worthy is a Pinnacle Partner of Central Oregon Landwatch, helping to fund our programs and initiatives that support Oregon’s big trees and mature forests. At LandWatch, we work to ensure Central Oregon’s forests are protected to support biological diversity and critical wildlife habitats. We are grateful to Worthy for making our work possible.
“LandWatch is deeply grateful to have a partner in Worthy Brewing who sees the forest for the trees. Worthy’s commitment to Central Oregon’s livable future, one with thriving mature and old forests that are safeguarded by policies and laws that protect them from corporate interests, is remarkable. I have seen very few for-profit businesses invest in their community as significantly as Worthy does.”
Current issues and projects
Thanks in part to the generous funding from Worthy Brewing Company, we are working to protect big trees, biodiversity, and resiliency across Central Oregon. Explore a few of our ongoing initiatives.
Oregon’s big trees are fighting climate change
In Eastern Oregon, big trees store 42% of all carbon in the forest. After a century of rampant timber harvest in Oregon, large trees are incredibly scarce on the landscape, making up only 3% of trees left in our forests.
On Earth Day 2022, the Biden administration issued the Executive Order on Strengthening the Nationals Forests, Communities, and Local Economies directing the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to inventory and conserve mature and old-growth forests on federal lands. The executive order sends a clear message: We must work to bolster conservation measures for our remaining large trees, not cut them down.
Now, we are asking Oregon’s elected leaders to take a stand.
Save Skyline Forest
From nearly anywhere in Central Oregon, if you can see the green forested foothills that run along the base of the Cascade Mountains, you're looking at Skyline Forest. Skyline Forest is a vast, intact 50-square-mile landscape just west of Bend and Sisters. This privately-owned area is a local gem beloved by residents and visitors alike—and it’s currently up for sale.
Working with other local groups and partners, LandWatch is bringing our community together to “Save Skyline Forest” and build on the grassroots efforts that have long sought to conserve this area. If you are ready to help shape a brighter, safer, healthier future for this forest, the time is now.
Protecting old-growth trees on 7 million acres of national forests
Preserving large and old-growth trees has been at the core of LandWatch’s wild lands work since the organization's inception in the 1980s. Nearly four decades later, as we are increasingly confronted with the twin threats of the climate and biodiversity crises, this work is more important than ever.
In June, Central Oregon LandWatch, along with five other conservation organizations, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Forest Service’s decision to allow logging of large and old trees in national forests across Central and Eastern Oregon.
This decision, made in the final days of the Trump administration, removed protections on large trees from logging on at least 7 million acres (or 11,000 square miles) of national forest.
Worthy hosts an event featuring Dr. Dominick DellaSala on the importance of old-growth preservation to respond to the climate crisis: August 2022
Get to know Worthy Brewing Company
With some of Central Oregon’s best brews and craft food, you can’t go wrong with Worthy. Your support for this local business comes back to the Central Oregon community in more ways than one. If you haven’t visited one of their brewpubs or restaurants, be sure to check them out!