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Tacoma City Association of Colored Women’s Clubs purchases Historic Nettie Asberry Home in partnership with Forterra NW
1/6/2022
The home of local Black civil rights leader to become a center of learning for Tacoma’s Hilltop residents
Highlights • A founder of the Tacoma chapter of the NAACP in 1913, the first chapter founded west of the…
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Forterra and Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group Secure Final 50 Acres Along Hood Canal’s Big Beef Creek for Restoration
1/5/2022
The property is part of a larger restoration of critical habitat for salmon species in the Hood Canal watershed
Highlights • Conserves in perpetuity a key 50 acres that would otherwise fall into the hands of developers. • Adds…
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Forterra Acquires 33 Acres Along South Prairie Creek for Restoration
12/23/2021
The 33-acres are critical riparian zones and salmon habitat
Highlights • Conservation of 33 acres expands South Prairie Creek Preserve Floodplain Restoration efforts. • Continues two decades of Forterra…
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Forterra and Pierce County Complete Transfer of Key Property on Fennel Creek
12/15/2021
The 14-acre land parcel is critical salmon habitat in the Puyallup River watershed
Highlights • The transfer of 14 acres of key salmon habitat on Fennel Creek. • Creates a permanent conservation zone…
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Forterra Acquires 46 Acres Along East Fork Satsop River as part of the State’s Aquatic Species Restoration Plan for the Chehalis Basin
12/9/2021
These 46 acres are critical for reducing flood damage and restoring riparian zones and salmon habitat
Highlights • This floodplain property is another key parcel conserved in Washington’s second largest watershed. • This acquisition, in coordination…
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Affordable housing’s future? Innovative home built in Everett
12/7/2021
Swiss and American carpenters built the nation’s first “modular home” made of cross-laminated timber.
By Zachariah Bryan Monday December 6, 2021 EVERETT — The echo of the hammer was deafening on Wednesday. A carpenter…
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New timber jobs coming to Snohomish County
12/2/2021
A new facility soon to be built in Darrington will produce "cross-laminated timber" which is more environmentally friendly and just as strong as concrete or steel.
Author: Eric Wilkinson, King 5 News Published: 5:23 PM PST December 1, 2021 DARRINGTON, Wash. — New timber jobs are…
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Forterra Completes Creative Buy-and-Hold Transfer of Lake Washington Property for Conservation
11/30/2021
The City of Lake Forest Park gains rare lakefront property for public access
Highlights · Conserves two parcels of Lake Washington waterfront · This site provides the only Lake Washington public access along…
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Skanska Taps Forterra for Carbon Neutral Goal
11/26/2021
Skanska in Seattle to become first US construction company to offset year-long construction operations emissions through Forterra’s Evergreen Carbon Capture Tree Planting Program
Seattle, Wash. – The Seattle office of Skanska, a leading construction and development firm, will become the first construction company…
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Join Us for Green Shoreline Day 2021
10/27/2021
Give back to your community and help restore our parks through a morning of volunteering
Highlights • November 13, 9 a.m. to noon • Shoreline Parks: North City Park, Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, South Twin…
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Join Us for Snohomish County Healthy Forest Day
10/15/2021
Give back to your community and help restore our parks through a morning of volunteering
Highlights • October 23, 9 a.m. to noon • Lord Hill Regional Park • Anyone can join- no experience necessary!…
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An interview with Forterra modular prototype designer and architect Omar Degan
9/20/2021
Interview by Kevin Max Omar Degan, 31, was born in Italy and studied architecture at the Politecnico di Torino and…