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 since 

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We have been committed to linking community and conservation – people and place.

We implement our mission through land

Forterra innovates and scales land-based solutions to address the climate crisis and support equitable, green and prosperous communities.
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HOW
DO WE ACHIEVE THIS?

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How do we achieve this? • We implement our mission through land: how it is owned, stewarded, developed and financed.
• We use our expertise in land-based programs to help ensure that our communities are thriving socially and economically.
• We demonstrate equitable solutions that enable collaboration and self-determination of the communities we serve.
• We institute landscape-scale approaches that address climate change, social equity and population growth.
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WHAT
ARE THE IMPACTS?

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What are the impacts? • We’ve conserved more than 275,000 acres of community, habitat and recreational land, ensuring the protection of critical conservation and community assets.
• We’ve managed hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours, ensuring beloved spaces and urban forests remain vital and vibrant community spaces.
• We’re linking conservation and community-driven development to build affordable housing and spaces. Currently we are developing 1,000 homes and developing 80,000 square feet of commercial space for BIPOC businesses.
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We drive impactful, innovative land-based solutions

Whether it takes 10 days or 10 years, we drive land-based solutions by being collaborative and tenacious. It took 10 years for Forterra to facilitate the conservation of 50,272 acres in the Teanaway River Valley – Washington’s largest conservation transaction in more than 50 years.
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Forest to Home

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Forest to Home
The Forest to Home initiative is Forterra’s answer for creating long-term affordable housing, wealth and social equity through home ownership. It brings attainable homes to overburdened communities, creates new jobs for rural timber towns, replaces traditional carbon-intensive building practices and materials
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Evergreen Carbon Capture Highlights

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ECC 2021-2022 Key Highlights 
In the past year, ECC participants increased their support for climate action in the Puget Sound region by setting a new program record. With these commitments, we are supporting local forest restoration by planting 5,695 native evergreen trees to offset carbon emissions, an increase of 34% over the previous year. Read the annual report to learn more!
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