Forterra and partners conserved nearly 700 acres of wildlife habitat in the Upper Kittitas Valley in December 2014. On December 20th, Forterra purchased the 640-acre Cole Creek property from Plum Creek Timber Company and transferred it to the Washington Department […]
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North Kitsap Heritage Park has nearly doubled in size thanks to a 366-acre purchase by Kitsap County. Following on the heels of the County’s February 2014 purchase of 535 acres and 1.5 miles of forested shoreline on Port Gamble Bay,
The Seattle City Council recognized the Green Seattle Partnership (GSP) and 10 years of successful collaboration between Forterra and the City of Seattle to build this important community resource that works to restore and care for the City’s forested parklands.
Over 1,000 acres of land in restoration in Seattle Read More »
Snohomish County and Forterra are pleased to announce the 190-acre Port Susan Farms near Stanwood is permanently conserved thanks to the purchase of a working farmland conservation easement. In 2006, lifelong dairy farmer Jeff Ellingsen, Forterra and Snohomish County began
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Thanks to support from The Russell Family Foundation, Forterra was recently able to acquire five urban wetland acres in southwest Puyallup, known locally as Dead Man’s Pond, with the intention to permanently conserve it through a partnership with the City
The Makah Tribe and Forterra are pleased to announce the final conservation of 240 acres of forest land near Lake Ozette. The forested land includes a significant stretch of Umbrella Creek, which serves as critical spawning ground for the endangered
Forterra has purchased 128 acres of high-quality estuarine and forest land on Willapa Bay in Pacific County for permanent conservation. The property, known as Sunshine Coast, includes one mile of shoreline and is located near the point where the Naselle
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The City of Mukilteo has purchased 98 acres within Japanese Gulch for $5.4 million dollars from the court-ordered Metropolitan Mortgage liquidation trust. The acquisition will permanently preserve the gulch for community park uses and resolve the potential for conflicting industrial
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Kitsap County has purchased 535 acres of forestland and 1.5 miles of shoreline on Port Gamble Bay for permanent conservation. It is the first acquisition of the multi-year Kitsap Forest & Bay Project, and has tremendous community benefit. The purchase
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Forterra has purchased 120-acres of high-quality estuarine, riparian and forest land near Willapa Bay in Pacific County for permanent conservation. Ownership of the land was transferred to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for long-term management and stewardship.
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