Project

Forterra worked with landowners to stop the spread of knotweed on Bear Creek, improving and enhancing water quality and wildlife habitat while preserving landowner landscape preferences.

The Maloney Creek and Forest property permanently protects old-growth forest and habitat connectivity. Conserving Maloney Creek and Forest will protect ecosystems with specialized habitat for species particularly vulnerable to climate change.

The Teanaway Community Forest, Washington’s first Community Forest, is a model designed to empower communities to partner with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to purchase forests that support local economies and public recreation.

Forterra and Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG) announced in January 2022, the buy, hold and transfer of 50 acres of critical salmon habitat along Big Beef Creek, a tributary to Hood Canal. Conserves in perpetuity the final piece to a 302-acre restoration project along Hood Canal.

Conserved 274 acres of working land north of Ellensburg through a conservation easement on Hairpin Ranch. The easement allows the property to remain working land – no matter the owner.

In collaboration with partners, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the 4,500 acres of Cowiche Creek is now permanently protected and part of the larger Oak Creek Wildlife Area.