Forterra and the Tulalip Tribes have acquired five parcels along the Wallace River in Snohomish County to protect critical salmon habitat in the Skykomish River Basin. The purchase was funded by Snohomish County Conservation Futures and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board. Forterra purchased the property for $490,000 in July 2015 ...

This afternoon the regional sustainability organization Forterra turned back the clock. In an unprecedented move, it bought back a subdivision in order to return it to farming. The property’s agricultural soils were poised for destruction, having been platted and permitted for fourteen 10-acre lots and physically prepared for development—including installation ...

Joshua Freed and Michelle Connor, Executive Vice President of Forterra, announced today an historic agreement that allows Forterra to purchase the 39-acre back nine of the Wayne Golf Course, along the Sammamish River, averting imminent development of the property. “I am pleased we were able to come to terms with ...

Pierce County and Forterra ensured this week that one of the largest farms in Pierce County will be farmed for generations to come by removing development rights through a conservation easement. Through a deal crafted by Forterra, Pierce County made two purchases totaling $1.73 million involving the 153-acre Matlock Farm ...

Forterra signed a purchase and sale agreement with Pope Resources to protect 175 forested acres as a nature preserve and a link in the Sound to Olympics Trail on Jan. 22, 2015. The property will be part of the new 270-acre Grovers Creek Preserve and is across the road from ...

Forterra and partners conserved nearly 700 acres of wildlife habitat in the Upper Kittitas Valley in December 2014. On December 20th, Forterra purchased the 640-acre Cole Creek property from Plum Creek Timber Company and transferred it to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for permanent conservation. Three days ...