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Joshua Porter, the director of ’s Sustainability Pathways program, recently received the Red-tailed Hawk Award for conservation and climate leadership from the (MVCC).   

The award presented at an event at the Winthrop Barn in the Methow Valley in December recognized Porter’s “commitment to grounding the generations coming up ... with real-life experiences that will shape their futures.”   

“The congratulations I’m receiving around town are a testimony to how collaborative and community-engaged our program is,” said Porter. “Our �������� presence is appreciated, and deepening.”   

Sustainability Pathways is a summer residential program that brings �������� students to the Methow and Okanogan Valleys. The program supports young people pursuing careers across sustainability sectors while advancing local initiatives. The fellowships are open to all majors and pair paid work experience with local organizations, governments, schools, and businesses and aligned coursework in community-based project management. 

Sustainability Pathways is housed in the College of the Environment and works in close partnership with the ’s Climate Leadership Certificate program.    

MVCC, an organization whose purpose includes bringing the community together to protect the Methow Valley, has been a Sustainability Pathways partner since it started in 2020. Through the program, �������� students have worked with MVCC on the local climate action plan through Resilient Methow and environmental justice via the Clean Air Methow program.