Wildfire at Home
Winds have carried smoke from wildfires in eastern Washington, Oregon, and California to Puget Sound, an uncomfortable reminder that we collectively share this plight — the anguish and responsibility.
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Four Autumn Walks Recommended By Forterra’s Charlie Raines
We got to talking about walking in the time of COVID with Forterra’s longtime senior director of forest conservation.
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Learning As We Go, Forterra Finds Trust and Transparency Are Paramount in Community Development
Residents of Hilltop, Tacoma, know what they want—attainable homes, space for Black-owned businesses, and a voice in the future of their neighborhood. Forterra is listening.
BREAKING GROUND ON I-90’S FIRST WILDLIFE OVERPASS
Forterra partners on a milestone in both transportation and wildlife policy.
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Kent Community Garden Opens!
Thirty-five family gardening plots and an apple, pear and cherry orchard benefit recent immigrants from Congo, Sudan and Bhutan.
Hugelkultur
Soil enhancement for increasing conifer growth and overall diversity of under-story plants
Breakthrough at 23rd and Union will help sustain the historic Central District
Innovative land deal for “most controversial block in Seattle” makes a mark for inclusion and affordability in Seattle’s rapidly-changing Central District. Forterra teams with Africatown, Lake Union Partners, and Yesler Community Collaborative to make it possible. A Historic Neighborhood Forterra secures places
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Cultivating crops, cultivating community in Tukwila
Community members pitched in last weekend to make a great project even better. Namaste Garden in Tukwila is doubling in size just in time for its sixth growing season. Forterra has been a part of this project since its inception
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Getting ready to grow at Namaste Garden
Forterra staff, garden leader Dal Diyali, and IRC volunteers prepare the path with donated burlap bags.
Making it easier to urban farm in Federal Way
In the summer of 2012, Forterra began a project to improve access to healthy food in Federal Way. On December 3rd, 2013, the Federal Way City Council adopted the new Urban Agriculture Codes.