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Forterra and Yakama Nation preserve Frog’s Home, returning ancestral lands to the Yakama Nation.
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. – Washington state land trust Forterra and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (“Yakama Nation”) have completed the purchase and transfer of a 180-acre property known as “Frog’s Home” along the Yakima River. This multi-year partnership resulted in the return of the ecologically and ...
Forterra Secures nearly $1.8 Million EPA Grant to Clean Up Historic Roslyn Mine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Highlights: Forterra purchased 30-acre Kittitas County mine site in 2020 with Washington Department of Commerce funding to help clean and restore land for public use. The EPA selected Forterra for a nearly $1.8 million cleanup grant in 2024 and formally awarded the grant in Spring this year ...
News Release from “Homestead Community Land Trust”
- Read the original release from Homestead Community Land Trust - Homestead Community Land Trust Acquires Hilltop Property in Tacoma for Community-Centered Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2025 Site Secured for Equitable Development and Permanent Affordability TACOMA, WA – Homestead Community Land Trust is proud to announce the purchase ...
40 acres of unique, at-risk habitat protected at Woods Lake in Snohomish County
Forterra completes the acquisition and transfer to Tulalip Tribes for long-term stewardship and cultural access Highlights: Forterra purchased 40 acres of unique freshwater bog habitat and surrounding forested wetlands at Woods Lake in Snohomish County. Forterra transferred this property to the Tulalip Tribes for culturally-informed ecological stewardship. This purchase was ...
Forterra Timber Rights Purchase fills critical conservation gap in Central Cascades
30-acre Hancock Creek transaction preserves old-growth and mature forest Oct. 11, 2024. KING COUNTY, Wash. – Located along the western rim of the Cascades, close enough to the Salish Sea for the endangered marbled murrelet to make a round trip back with food for nestlings hidden high in the branches ...
Forterra conserves Arrowhead, expanding Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore
The rare undeveloped Lake Washington shoreline is a critical wildlife corridor Sept. 25, 2024 KENMORE, Wash. – Forterra has facilitated the purchase of a rare undeveloped stretch of land along the Lake Washington shoreline for the expansion of Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore. Forterra and Washington State Parks secured ...
