“The Trees are Speaking” with author Lynda Mapes
The power of persistence. A celebration of renewal.

We’re excited to announce that Lynda Mapes will headline the Forterra Spring Fundraiser. This vibrant celebration will be Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Fremont Foundry in Seattle—our largest annual fundraiser supporting Forterra’s core mission. Friends old and new will connect over drinks, a delicious dinner  and engaging conversation.

Registration opens in January 2026.

About Lynda Mapes:

Lynda V. Mapes specializes in coverage of the environment and Indigenous cultures and governments. Over the course of her 27-year career as a reporter at The Seattle Times she earned numerous awards, including twice winning the international 2019 and 2012 Kavli gold award for science journalism from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest professional science association. She and a team of journalists at the Seattle Times were finalists for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.

She has written seven books, including most recently The Trees are Speaking, Dispatches from the Salmon Forests just published by the University of Washington Press.  She is the winner of the 2021 National Outdoor Book Award, and 2021 Washington State Book Award for non-fiction. She is an associate of the Harvard Forest, and lives in Seattle.

Learn more about Lynda Mapes.

Event date
5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location
Fremont Foundry
154 N 35th St
Seattle, WA 98103

Registration
Opens in January 2026.