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📢 Upcoming Actions
Urge Legislators to Pass 1.25% for Wildlife
Deadline: Feb 26, 2026
Learn More →Oppose the F*x Our Forests Act (FOFA)
Deadline: Mar 3, 2026
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Join our movement
Join ECC’s workshops and classes to explore how art and activism can protect our local ecosystem. Through hands-on learning and creative expression, you’ll discover the challenges facing our forests, rivers, and coastline—and the solutions within our reach. Whether you’re a seasoned advocate or just starting your journey, our programs connect you with experts, artists, and community members who share a passion for preserving this unique landscape. Come learn, create, and take action to safeguard the place where the forest meets the sea.
Letters from the Collective
November Craft & Chat: Linocut Stamp Carving
Last night at our monthly gathering, members of the Emerald Curtain Collective came together for an engaging workshop in linocut stamp-carving, taught by a local artist and founding member of ECC, Elizabeth Fox. We learned how artists begin by sketching a design, transfer it in mirror-image to a lin…
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Building Community & Insect Hotels: A Summer Gathering at the Heart Barn
Emerald Curtain Collective gathered at the Heart Barn for an evening dedicated to creativity, connection, and care for our local pollinators. What started as a simple idea to build insect hotels together turned into something much more meaningful: a celebration of hands-on making, shared meals, and …
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Art/Activism/Play
My desire to connect and communicate drives my art and the concern I feel for our planet draws me to be part of the Emerald Curtain Collective. I enjoy sculpting masks of key species that help educate others about our unique ecosystems. I’ve lived on the Oregon coast for most of my life and navigate…
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