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Gene Duvernoy takes a new role after three distinguished decades as Forterra’s president
4/26/2018
Duvernoy to serve as champion of Earth Day Northwest 2020 and special advisor to Forterra’s new president, Michelle Connor.
SEATTLE, 26-APRIL-2018 — Gene Duvernoy founded Forterra (formerly the Cascade Land Conservancy) in 1989 in the attic of his home,…
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A detailed look at the audacious real estate play unfolding in Tukwila
2/16/2018
Puget Sound Business Journal
By: Marc StilesEverything about the recent $4.25 million sale of an old Tukwila motel on Highway 99 last month looked ordinary except…
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Unusual partnership gives displaced Tukwila immigrants a new home
Puget Sound Business Journal
By: Marc StilesEverything about the recent $4.25 million sale of an old Tukwila motel on Highway 99 last month looked ordinary except…
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Tech investors, housing developers, others help Forterra close $10.25M first round of innovative Strong Communities Fund
2/9/2018
First projects: community and affordable homeownership development in Seattle + refugee housing and international market in Tukwila
SEATTLE — Forterra, a nonprofit whose mission is securing places that are keystones of a sustainable future in the Pacific…
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A Gift to the Region: Over 1,500 More Acres of Port Gamble Forest Secured On Kitsap Peninsula
12/22/2017
Forterra has secured the acquisition of over 1,500 more acres of the cherished Port Gamble Forest from Pope Resources—thanks to over 1,200 community donations and grants totaling $4.0M—bringing the total Kitsap Forest and Bay Project’s conserved area to 4,000 acres.
PORT GAMBLE, December 22, 2017 – On Friday afternoon, Forterra closed a transaction to secure more than 1,500 acres of…
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It’s Official! Huge New Park Coming To Bothell
12/13/2017
King County and City of Bothell agree to purchase historic 89-acre Wayne Golf Course from Forterra to permanently protect the greenspace and create a giant new park
BOTHELL, December 12, 2017 – The Bothell City Council voted tonight to complete its acquisition of the former Wayne Golf…
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Forterra meets fundraising goal of $275K by October 30 to save the Lake Serene Trail from imminent logging and ensure permanent public access for over 45,000 annual users
11/1/2017
Thanks to public support, Forterra can move forward towards purchasing the 190-acre inholding to preserve the trees along the trail and ensure permanent access to its breathtaking views, waterfalls and reflective alpine lake. The popular trail crosses privately-owned land that was slated to be logged this year.
SEATTLE, WA — Forterra met its fundraising goal of $275,000 by October 30 to save the beloved Lake Serene Trail…
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Forterra launches campaign to save the Lake Serene Trail from imminent logging and preserve public access for over 45,000 annual users — must raise $275,000 by Oct. 30th
8/16/2017
The popular trail crosses privately-owned land that is slated to be logged this year. Public support is needed to preserve the trees along the trail and ensure permanent access to its breathtaking views, waterfalls and reflective alpine lake.
SEATTLE, WA — Forterra has launched a campaign to raise $275,000 by October 30 to save the beloved Lake Serene…
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Port offers environmental grants to airport communities | Organizations encouraged to submit applications for ecology projects
6/20/2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | June 20, 2017 Contact: Brian DeRoy Media Officer, Port of Seattle deroy.b@portseattle.org 206.787.6801 SEATTLE —…
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Seattle Begins Construction on Cross-laminated Timber School
6/5/2017
KING 5
By: LiLi Tan
It was a sight students could not resist: Construction crews raising large panels of wood using a crane. “It’s as…
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Does 23rd & Union deal signal Seattle as place ‘everyone can live?’
5/26/2017
Seattle PI
By: Joel Connelly
A land deal at 23rd & Union, longtime the heartland of Seattle’s African-American community, offers a ray of light in…
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Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz celebrates installation of new classrooms built from innovative Cross Laminated Timber in Seattle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 30, 2017 Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz celebrates installation of new classrooms built from…