Our Work
Land
Seaside Hoary Elfin at Ch'vt-le'sr-chvn-dvn (Pistol River, OR)
Currently we are fundraising for our first land acquisition on the SW Oregon Coast to protect vital habitat for the rare Seaside Hoary Elfin Butterfly. If we are successful in acquiring this property, we plan to reintroduce our traditional land management techniques alongside Western restoration science to protect and restore the vital butterfly habitat and biodiversity of this unique and beautiful place. Learn more and support us in our efforts by visiting our fundraising page here.
Land
Seaside Hoary Elfin at Ch'vt-le'sr-chvn-dvn (Pistol River, OR)
Currently we are fundraising for our first land acquisition on the SW Oregon Coast to protect vital habitat for the rare Seaside Hoary Elfin Butterfly. If we are successful in acquiring this property, we plan to reintroduce our traditional land management techniques alongside Western restoration science to protect and restore the vital butterfly habitat and biodiversity of this unique and beautiful place. Learn more and support us in our efforts by visiting our fundraising page here.
People & Culture
Community Stewardship
Through this programming, we are continuing and strengthening what our people have always done, use our senses, minds, and available tools to care for the lands and waters we are in relation with and rely on for our health and happiness. We are bridging gaps between western scientific methods of learning and our cultural teachings of how to learn from the land. In 2026, we hosted gathering and tending trips to traditional mussel, seaweed, and surf smelt gathering sites for over 100 of our people. Through this program, people have opportunities to gather, process, and eat traditional foods together in our homelands and engage in water quality monitoring at the site
Community Support Fund
Due to the diaspora of our people, rising costs of living, and alienation from subsistence lifeways, financial constraints are a major barrier keeping people from getting out on the land and practicing our ways of life. To help this, we are offering travel and equipment support to participants in our community gathering and monitoring trips through our Community Support Fund.
Community Support Fund
Due to the diaspora of our people, rising costs of living, and alienation from subsistence lifeways, financial constraints are a major barrier keeping people from getting out on the land and practicing our ways of life. To help this, we are offering travel and equipment support to participants in our community gathering and monitoring trips through our Community Support Fund.
Siletz Community Fish House
In 2024 Nvn-nes-’a built and outfitted a fishing house at a dip-net fishing site on the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Reservation. The goal of this project was to encourage Tribal families to participate in the revival of traditional dip-netting by providing a warm dry space for elders, children, and families to get out of the wet and cold coastal weather while fishing at the site