The Chemeketans
The Chemeketans are a nonprofit, member based, outdoor club founded in 1928 and based in our hometown of Salem, Oregon.
Our Community
Friends of the Columbia Gorge Web Interview
Friends works to protect, preserve, and steward the Columbia Gorge for future generations. Ensuring the Gorge remains a vibrant, living place—wondrous, wild, and open to all—is at the core of what we do.
Portland Area Climber's Coalition
Portland Area Climber’s Coalition (PACC) is a relatively new member-based non-profit made up of local climbers with the goal of land-stewardship and maintaining access to Portland area crags. Their mission is, “to make the Portland area a better place to climb through advocacy, stewardship, and education.”
Friends of Trees Interview
Our first non-profit feature is about Friends of Trees (FOT), an Oregon-based non-profit that is dedicated to improving the natural world by planting more trees. They work in both natural areas (parks and greenspaces) as well as urban areas, helping to increase tree cover and thereby improve the health of communities that reside there.