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Teanaway purchase clears way for Washington’s first community forest
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), and Forterra today announced the purchase of 50,272 acres in the headwaters of the Yakima Basin watershed that are being designated as the Teanaway Community Forest. The Teanaway acquisition is the largest single land transaction ...
TDR updates drive Snohomish sustainability goals
The Snohomish County Council unanimously adopted an update to the County’s Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program on Sept. 4, 2013. The updates make the program a more effective tool for conservation and development, and contribute to regional sustainability. County Council leaders and staff, Snohomish Planning and Development Services and ...
Old growth forest protected in Tacoma’s watershed
Forterra purchased 344-acres of forest land along Sawmill Creek from Plum Creek Timber Company for permanent conservation in December 2012. The Sawmill Creek property was the largest privately-owned swath of old growth forest left in the Green River Valley and contains habitat for spotted owl and other wildlife species. Conservation ...
Pristine estuary conservation increases habitat
Forterra and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) conserved in perpetuity 162 acres of estuary, freshwater wetlands and forested buffer in Chetlo Harbor along the southeast shore of Willapa Bay. Forterra purchased the property from Hancock Timber Resource Group using $350,000 in funding from U.S. Fish & Wildlife ...
Community celebrates first Green Kent Day
On Saturday, October 27 from 9 a.m. - noon, hundreds of volunteers, Kent’s mayor and others will join the Green Kent Partnership at the first annual Green Kent Day, a day of volunteer restoration events to celebrate the Partnership’s great successes. The Green Kent Partnership is public-private collaboration among the ...
Tacoma adopts TDR, joins regional effort
The Tacoma City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 25, 2012 to adopt its first transfer of development rights (TDR) program. The program will allow Tacoma to promote economic development and growth in its 16 mixed-use centers while protecting important farm and timber lands, wildlife habitat, and Tacoma’s historic buildings. TDR ...
